A theory about Mario games and where they've been and where they're headed.

[steven787]

Soleron said:

Wouldn't Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) be a better comparison than Super Mario Bros. 2 (Western)?

 

That doesn't fit his logic though, so he left it out.

 

Edit: on the other discussion of Escher, I think level like different artstyles would be cool.  Realism, Expressionist, surrealism, Cubism, Ancient and Medieval styles, wow.