by Camden Mercurio
Meet Toads, Goombas, Kopa Tropas, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Kamek, and, most of all, Mario! Now, let`s hop into that green pipe and pay Mario a visit!
The basic moves in Mario games are easy to pick up. In fact, there are only basic moves! The most important move is jump. Without jump, the games would be impossible!
Super Mario 64 was Mario`s first 3-D adventure, and it was awesome! Each course had multiple stars to collect. There are 120 stars to collect. You battle Bowser not once, not twice, but three times! Sounds tough, huh?
After a long time in 3-D, Mario decided to have a 2-D game. New Super Mario Bros. was that game. New Super Mario Bros. 2, Wii, U, and U deluxe followed.
Super Mario Odyssey lets you play as enemies! Just throw Cappy onto an enemy and, BAM! - you’re playing as them! You can also buy new outfits for Mario.
Super Mario Maker lets you build Mario levels. The sequel, Super Mario Maker 2, added a new game style: Super Mario 3D World. It also added many more level types.
Over the years, Mario has gotten tons of power-ups from Mushrooms to Power Acorns and even 1-up Mushrooms.
Mario and Luigi have many foes, from The Kopalings to a space alien named Tanga. Luckily, the brothers have some tricks up their sleeves, so they manage to defeat their foes, even though they keep coming back for more.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was Mario’s first strategy game. Things from Mario’s world were sucked into the Rabbid’s world.
The Mario Party series is a collection of board game like video games. You even get to roll a die! That’s the end! Now, let’s get gaming!
This writing is part of a collection featured in the 2020 Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest, an annual contest hosted by The Arts Council of Westerville, Westerville Public Library and the ThisWeek Westerville News & Public Opinion as one of many events organized by the Arts Council to mark April as “Celebrate the Arts” month in Westerville.
