I was examining the major milestones that Mario series had received that changed things with the series. I have found some games that I can find to be the pinnacles of the series in certain areas.
The pinnacles of the Mario series for me are Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy.
Super Mario 64 is when Princess Toadstool became universally known as Peach for the second time & became the de facto standard, and the introduction of major elements such as Peach's castle and the Power Stars.
Super Mario Sunshine is the game where realism was added into the Mario series in some form, in particularly with Peach. It introduced her ponytail updo/up-style/hairstyle which was the the second time Peach wore her hair up since All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (if you count the geisha outfit with the shimada, which I do) and the first time anyone outside of Japan ever got see her hair worn differently for a change of pace. Unlike the shimada which is the cultural updo, her ponytail was just a normal traditional upstyle. It added realism into the series in particular to how women in real life put their hair up in the summer time where it is too hot (which reflected realism in Peach's case for this game), and during sporting events where female athletes wear ponytails to look neater when playing sports which is why this game is where the realism starts in the series.
Super Mario Galaxy is another pinnacle in the series because it brought orchestrated and sci-fi-ish music into the series. It is where Rosalina was added into the series and where Mario explores beyond the boundaries of the Earth.
Those are what I think are the pinnacles of the Mario series. What games do you think that are the pinnacles of the Mario series?
The pinnacles of the Mario series for me are Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy.
Super Mario 64 is when Princess Toadstool became universally known as Peach for the second time & became the de facto standard, and the introduction of major elements such as Peach's castle and the Power Stars.
Super Mario Sunshine is the game where realism was added into the Mario series in some form, in particularly with Peach. It introduced her ponytail updo/up-style/hairstyle which was the the second time Peach wore her hair up since All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (if you count the geisha outfit with the shimada, which I do) and the first time anyone outside of Japan ever got see her hair worn differently for a change of pace. Unlike the shimada which is the cultural updo, her ponytail was just a normal traditional upstyle. It added realism into the series in particular to how women in real life put their hair up in the summer time where it is too hot (which reflected realism in Peach's case for this game), and during sporting events where female athletes wear ponytails to look neater when playing sports which is why this game is where the realism starts in the series.
Super Mario Galaxy is another pinnacle in the series because it brought orchestrated and sci-fi-ish music into the series. It is where Rosalina was added into the series and where Mario explores beyond the boundaries of the Earth.
Those are what I think are the pinnacles of the Mario series. What games do you think that are the pinnacles of the Mario series?
