New Power
By john4128
@john4128 (6)
United States
May 12, 2009 10:05am CST
I mean come on who does not like mario but people come on we r sick and tired of the same old powers get a mushroom hes bigger get a star he is invincible get the fire plant and he shoots fire out of his hands. we all love those but come on we need a new one. i think he should be able to turn into ice wen he grabs somethin like a mushroom or star so people plz send me comments or start a new discussion on what powers should mario get
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@codezebra (94)
• United States
12 May 09
It's old for you, but for a new generation of gamers the powers Mario has they are entirely new.
I found Mario when I was a lad during the NES era... and it's been a while for me now. However for my future kids and the kids that were born in the last few years, the powers that Mario has are entirely new and different for them. In fact, they are probably just as unique to them now as Mario was to us back when we first discovered him.
I don't think Mario needs to change to appease the initial set of fans that are getting older - there is a sense of nostalgia, as well as newer gamers that "need" it, if you'll allow me to go that far.
Also there are so many things that you can do just using the current Mario mythos without going into "new" things.
Have you played Super Mario Galaxy? Have you played Super Mario 64? He has the classic Mario powers (the star and the fire flower) but has SO much more, yet it fits in perfectly so it's good for old fans and new fans. The Bee suit... Metal Mario... to name my favorites. There's so much out there I don't know why you're focusing just on the star, mushroom, and fire flower.
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@BishounenNerd (373)
• United States
12 May 09
To add to that, Super Mario Galaxy DOES have an ice flower that allows him to skate on ice and walk on water! Let me see if I can think of all the powers he had besides the usual ones...
Raccoon suit.
Tanuki suit.
Hammer bros. suit.
Frog suit.
Winged cap.
Metal Mario.
Invisible Mario.
Bee Mario.
Spring Mario.
Boo Mario.
Ice Mario.
Rocket Mario.(Not the official name probably, but I think it was the last power you could get in Super Mario Galaxy, that turned his clothing black and his coveralls red. It allowed him to fly.)
Rabbit ears.
Super cape. (Even though it's functionally the same as the Raccoon suit, I still count it as a different power.)
With all those powers, it would be interesting to think of a new power that Mario could use in his adventures. Here's some ideas...
Electric flower: Allows Mario to shoot bolts of electricity at his foes.
Fox mask: Mario grows a white fox tail and ears, and he can shoot fireballs and fly. (Inspired by the fox spirits of Japanese mythology and the Tanuki suit.)
Mallet: Hey, he did it in Donkey Kong! Why not?
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@kamimatsu (26)
• United States
30 Aug 09
They did add new powers. Remember Super Mario Galaxy when he gets a bee suit?
