I find myself agreeing with about 90% of Malstroms ideas and rants, but I don't quite get his hatred for 3D Mario. While I definitly agree classic 2D Mario is superior, 3D Mario games are still of high quality in their own right and a lot of fun, particularly Mario 64 and Galaxy 2. Even if you don't like the 3D Marios, I don't really see the harm in them as long as 2D Mario games continue to be made along side of them, which seems to be what Nintendo is going for.
Malstrom is a gaming traditionalist, and a hardcore one at that. So I guess I can see why he clings so much to 2D Mario and spits venom at any changes in the series, but I think changes in franchises and gameplay should be welcomed in an industry where there as SO many rehashes and copies.
