Gaming Goss: Why Mario Should Retire

[dbroncos78087]

If you’ve read the headline and are already flexing your fingers ready to write an outraged response on the T&G message boards telling me that I'm more evil than Wario and Bowser's demonic offspring, let me explain why I think it's about time that Nintendo's most famous character is put out to pasture.

The stuff of gaming legend
The thing is, Mario is a true icon of gaming. He's forever going to be associated with all that's good about our favourite consoles of yesteryear. His Jumpman beginnings in Donkey Kong and the arrival of Luigi for Mario Bros make him more old-school than the Tucker years on Grange Hill.

And then there was his foray into sideways scrolling action and the genuinely world-class Super Mario Bros, the only game whose first level music can be hummed by 99% of gamers – who could also put in the jump and power up sound effects at the most appropriate places.

Source: MSN Tech

[H-MYK]

I like the Mario games.

[Zaunnie]

he should...i mean he saves a princess who NEVER puts out.

[Shawh]

I've always disliked Mario games.

[MvpMets00]

Mario is video games.

[BigSteve]

I don't really play Mario games anymore, but I don't think they should completely stop making them. Almost all the entries into the series have been good. Maybe when they run out of ideas.

[downsos]

Yeah, as long as they keep making good Mario games who cares.

[dbroncos78087]

I've always disliked Mario games.

How dare you! Super Mario Bros 3 was one of the top 5 games of all-time in my book.

[Ramon Nivar]

Mario is like Mathew Thomas Ryan. He will never retire because he is the GOAT.

[_Sn1P3r_]

Yeah, as long as they keep making good Mario games who cares.

True. I wonder what types of Mario games they are trying to develop now. Galaxy was really good, let's see if they could top that.

[dbroncos78087]

My brother just got a Mario baseball game, he seems to enjoy it but it seems like a stretch to make money to me. It just seems to get away from what made Mario great in my mind. That simple 2D game was amazing, it would be like trying to stretch a game list asteroids into more.

[bigmac8675]

Mario will never retire!!!