The Ghost of RubangB on 25 February 2009
| pakidan101 said: I believe the "real" boss fight is not Bowser, but the castle itself. If you reach Bowser, why struggle through the fight when you had to go through all those obstacles? Besides, the Bowser fights are always easy... they always were. We just realize it now because we are now more experienced at playing Mario games compared to when we were kids. |
I agree.
The way I see it, the boss level of a Mario game is the real challenge. It's like a gauntlet, with tons of tricks and traps that are not only fun to master, but fun to see in action. The Bowser battle isn't a challenge, but a reward for surviving the gauntlet. The Bowser battles are more like a celebratory dance. You and Bowser go through the motions, show off some moves, and then you get to see the finale. It's been this way ever since 8-4 in SMB. The level has a pipe maze, a hammer brother, an underwater section with firebars, and then... you just have to run under him or jump over him once. But it's still fun and epic and hilarious.
