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Khuutra on 10 November 2011
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RolStoppable said:
Khuutra said:

I can respect that, but... I guess I just don't see games that way. Mechanically, SML and SMB feel the same to me, so they're not able to be split along those lines just because of the platform they're on.

Actually, I can expand a little bit more on that. SML feels like a sidestory, because it is one. Aside from Mario and the mechanics, SML has nothing in common with SMB. Maybe there are Goombas, but it's hard to say for sure. The sprites look like they could be, but then again enemies like the Piranha Plants look a lot differently. In terms of lore, SML doesn't take anything from SMB. Also, nothing of SML's lore went back into SMB.

SML2 has at least Goombas and Koopas, but most levels are filled with completely new enemies. The antagonist, Wario, is also new and never made it into a SMB game, even though he became popular on his own. SMB revolves around Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser. Heroes, victim and enemy. This has been the common theme throughout all games of the series.

NSMB should count towards SMB, because other than it being on a handheld, there's no point you can make against it.

And the last game in line on handhelds, Super Mario 3D Land, doesn't count because its gameplay skeleton differs from SMB drastically.

Right, I understand, I'm just saying that it being a sidestory doesn't really matter to me.