Nintendo’s always been litigious and controlling of their brand. What they haven’t been (until recently) is price-gouging peddlers of derivative schlock resting on their laurels. They used to be afraid of low-quality games and rehashes diluting their brand (they witnessed the carnage of 1983). Now they just don’t care.
The first appearance of "Mario" is in Donkey Kong (1981) where he is named "Jumpman". The first game in which the character is named "Mario" is Mario Brothers (1983), an arcade game. Mario didn't become a household name until Super Mario Bros. (1985) on the NES.
I still have the Mario35 game. Though it's not playable. But i do have the 3D All-stars game, and it works great. So stupid of them to sell that as fomo. They could've been taking in money for years on that.
Low key kinda glad they made it a FOMO game cause the game fucking sucks, so when I sell it for hundreds of dollars in a couple of years I won't feel bad about it at all.
That's just how bad Nintendo is at porting their own games! There's constant FPS dips, and the input lag is so bad that you can literally see the delay without needing any equipment to measure it. It's so bad in Mario 64 that it renders the game unplayable, leaving you with two games can actually be played (but just barely so. They still have input lag, and it's much more difficult to control the water gun in Sunshine since the Switch doesn't have analog triggers).
I much rather play these games in an emulator. At least they'll run properly.
The collection was fine. There are speed runners who weren't happy about the version of Mario 64 that they chose to use because you can't do backwards long jump.
I think most of the hate is due to that. Also the lack of Galaxy 2 was questionable.
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DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 68 pts · 355d
Shame about Nintendo becoming such a shitty company though...
Tuxman@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 355d
Couldn’t agree more
Good thing we have 40 years of history to play through instead of giving them new money 😁
taiyang@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 355d
Given their lawsuits, emulation is 100% the right way to piss them off. Lol
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 354d
becoming?
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 354d
Nintendo’s always been litigious and controlling of their brand. What they haven’t been (until recently) is price-gouging peddlers of derivative schlock resting on their laurels. They used to be afraid of low-quality games and rehashes diluting their brand (they witnessed the carnage of 1983). Now they just don’t care.
Zorque@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 354d
I'm sure when they were a hanafuda maker they were a little less litigious...
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 354d
Given they were literally on the payroll of organized crime and happily profited off of blood money I‘d say it‘s quite ironic how they abuse the law.
Vitaly@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 354d
The fact that they killed a few emulators kills them for me
carrylex@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 354d
Happy birthday
... and now you're getting sued due to unauthorized use of game assets...
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 354d
Thanks for making games illegal!
ghostlychonk@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 355d
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 21 pts · 355d
Yes. Super Mario Bros (pictured) came out in 1985.
That was 40 years ago.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 354d
Right, but it says "Mario", and that was not the first game that featured the character.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 354d
That's literally the box art for Super Mario Bro. (1985)
You playing concerned and ignorant doesn't change what it is.
__nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 354d
The first appearance of "Mario" is in Donkey Kong (1981) where he is named "Jumpman". The first game in which the character is named "Mario" is Mario Brothers (1983), an arcade game. Mario didn't become a household name until Super Mario Bros. (1985) on the NES.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 354d
That's cool
razzazzika@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 354d
I am the same age as mario.... i have a shirt that says made in 85. Mario is 3 months older than me... Im getting to the top of the hill.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 354d
This meme is a lie. The first appearance of Mario was donkey kong in 1981.
razzazzika@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 353d
Yeah... true. My shirt is wrong too. Its been 40 years since Super Mario Bros on the NES, but there was Donkey Kong in 81 and Mario Bros in 83.
carrylex@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
uhm anyway belated happy birthday :)
Edit: Whoops happy birthday in 3 months then...
razzazzika@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 354d
My 40th is in 3 months. Mario is 3 months older than me.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org · 1 pts · 354d
I don't think mario came out of the womb as an adult with a mustache
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 353d
And yet you still play video games, curious.
Xed@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 355d
Nintendo makes great games but they are becoming very greedy
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 6 pts · 354d
When the OGs are retiring and dying off, the next generation is always greedy for their money.
Linktank@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 354d
Fuck Nintendo
Nikls94@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 354d
Happy 40th Mario! Birthday Bros. Entertainment!
Someone definitely got a stroke making this.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 8 pts · 355d
I still have the Mario35 game. Though it's not playable. But i do have the 3D All-stars game, and it works great. So stupid of them to sell that as fomo. They could've been taking in money for years on that.
Tuxman@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 355d
You want a ripoff?! The 25th Wii game! It was straight up a SNES rom of All-Stars (and not even the revision that included Mario World) 😅
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 355d
I bought that at a pawn shop for $20 back then.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
I'm a sucker for a slip-case, though. And this one looks really nice!
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 354d
Even worse is that they just announced that they're releasing a Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 collection (and it's $70 on the eShop).
So if you got 3D All Stars, you only got Galaxy 1, and if you want to play 2 on a modern system (without emulation), then you need to buy 1 again.
Psythik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 354d
Low key kinda glad they made it a FOMO game cause the game fucking sucks, so when I sell it for hundreds of dollars in a couple of years I won't feel bad about it at all.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 354d
How did it suck? It's three critically acclaimed games for the price of one.
Psythik@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
That's just how bad Nintendo is at porting their own games! There's constant FPS dips, and the input lag is so bad that you can literally see the delay without needing any equipment to measure it. It's so bad in Mario 64 that it renders the game unplayable, leaving you with two games can actually be played (but just barely so. They still have input lag, and it's much more difficult to control the water gun in Sunshine since the Switch doesn't have analog triggers).
I much rather play these games in an emulator. At least they'll run properly.
https://youtu.be/0q5qOYp9ihY
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 354d
Interesting. I didn't have any delay with my 8bitdo. Thanks for the info.
I know the Zelda emulation they used was horrible.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 354d
The collection was fine. There are speed runners who weren't happy about the version of Mario 64 that they chose to use because you can't do backwards long jump.
I think most of the hate is due to that. Also the lack of Galaxy 2 was questionable.
TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 354d
Welcome to back pain, Mario.
rockettaco37@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 355d
Was just playing this on my Famicom earlier. :D
ashley@feddit.fr · 5 pts · 354d
happy birthday mario🍰🍰🍰🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🍰🍰🍰
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 354d
Donkey Kong came out in 1981. Mario is 44.
hdnsmbt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
You're trying to tell me a baby starred in that game? A literal baby, fresh out of the womb? Get your math straight.
kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 355d
donuts@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 355d
It's just a picture? Or is there more to the post?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 0 pts · 355d
What in the world could you nitpick about this picture?
kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 355d
missingno@fedia.io · 3 pts · 355d
Then why comment at all?