IGN Editorial: Blinded by MARIO

[LordTheNightKnight]

haxxiy said:

hsrob said:

haxxiy said:

hsrob said:

haxxiy said:
Yes, he is using Splosion Man while trying to hide what this article should be about. I kinda gree with him but not to the same raging hate extent.

I can't shake the feeling NSMBWii was about half of what I expected it to be. Barely secret levels at all, the same basic and linear design through eight worlds (a step down from 19-year old SMW). Some levels were quite innovative but a lot of them lacked what made 2D Marios great back in the 80's and 90's. The biggest trumph on NSMBWii is the nostalgic feeling, and that's it =/

Are you sure that NSMBWii has less levels and worlds than SMW?

Silly question. Of course I am, otherwise I would not have said it :P

NSMBWii = 5 worlds with 8 levels plus 3 worlds with 9 levels plus 1 world with 10 levels = 77 levels within 9 worlds

Super Mario Bros has nine worlds too (Yoshi island, Donut island, vanilla fortress, twin bridges/mountains, forest of illusion, chocolate island, bowser valley, star world, special world) but 96 levels, mastefully slammed on a 1MB or so cartridge.

 

 

I'm not going to harp on it because it wasn't your only point but SMW does not have 96 levels, you were fooled:)

Silly boy, pay attention now. I'll give you a full analysis on NSMBWii value when compared to SMW.

Levels on SMW - Yoshi island = 6, Donut plains = 10, Vanilla dome = 8, Upper bridge = 9, Illusion forest = 9, Chocolate Island = 10, Bowser valley = 8, Star road = 5, Special = 8, 13 star points, 1 yoshi house, 1 recover level

PLUS

The original 73 levels all over again after you beat the special. They are different now.

The grand total = 176

77/176 = 0.4375 

AND

1MB cartridge verse 440MB compressed DVD data. 1/440 = 0.002

AND

SMW was free (bundled with a SNES) while NSMBWii costed yoy $50. Let's assume the cartridge manufacturing costs as $10. 10/50 = 0.2

Result - 0.002 * 0.4375 * 0.2 = 0.000175 and 1/0.000175 = 5714

NSMBWii is only 1/5714 of what SMW is and Nintendo brainwashed you all.

You forgot the simultaneous multiplayer, while SMW had turned based. How would you calculate that? And what's the value of the propellor suit versus the cape. And SMW doesn't have the ice suit or penquin suit.

I think we may have to use long division for this one.