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Title: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Chocobo on April 18, 2008, 06:45:39 PM: I don't know why, but this question popped up into my mind today. Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems? The only instance I could think of was Donkey Kong being released on one of the pre 8-bit systems, the Atari Something. I vaguely remember Mario was supposed to be a hidden character in some basketball game a few years back but I wasn't certain if that game was a mutli-system game or not. I'd also be very interested in any would-be Marios that appear -- you know, Marios that are different enough from the copyright that they can get snuck into games. If there are any.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: BP on April 18, 2008, 07:27:12 PM: I'm pretty sure that the 2600 had Mario Bros.

And, despite the pain and suffering we may have to endure by me bringing this up, I must answer with: The Philips CD-i.
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Post by: MEGAß¥TE on April 18, 2008, 07:35:58 PM: Check this site's game list.
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Post by: Super-Jesse on April 18, 2008, 07:52:06 PM: Why do I have a feeling someone is going to say "Wait, Fungi Forums has a site?!"
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 18, 2008, 08:19:17 PM: The Atari 2600's processor is 8-bit, by the way.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Luigison on April 18, 2008, 08:24:23 PM: Quote from: Super-Jesse on April 18, 2008, 07:52:06 PM
Why do I have a feeling someone is going to say "Wait, Fungi Forums has a site?!"
http://www.fungi.com/
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: missingno on April 18, 2008, 08:47:50 PM: Of course, where else was Mario going to appear in the pre-NES days?
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Vidgmchtr on April 18, 2008, 09:15:47 PM: There've also been the PC titles like Mario Teaches Typing, a version of Mario is Missing, etc.

The Mario characters in the basketball games were exclusive to the Gamecube version.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: CrzyFlmngMnkyHead on April 18, 2008, 09:39:19 PM: I lol'd. (http://callofduty.filefront.com/file/UO_Flak_88_Mario;78405)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Linkin800 on April 18, 2008, 10:06:43 PM: Quote from: Super-Jesse on April 18, 2008, 07:52:06 PM
Why do I have a feeling someone is going to say "Wait, Fungi Forums has a site?!"

What website?
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Chocobo on April 19, 2008, 11:17:50 PM: TMK does have a pretty good section on this kind of thing.

I found this Allusion the most entertaining: http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/ss/cameo/aoxxl2mlv.jpg (http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/ss/cameo/aoxxl2mlv.jpg)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Kojinka on April 20, 2008, 07:35:08 PM: Larion and Muigin on WoW
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Luigison on April 20, 2008, 07:46:27 PM: (https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fifelse.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fbaitohel_2000.jpg&hash=8e6f7babd823446e345b940693db4bfdec673362) (http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2005/10/23/sony-rips-off-mario-and-warioware/)
http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2005/10/23/sony-rips-off-mario-and-warioware/
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Super-Jesse on April 20, 2008, 09:16:08 PM: Quote from: Chocobo on April 19, 2008, 11:17:50 PM
TMK does have a pretty good section on this kind of thing.

I found this Allusion the most entertaining: http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/ss/cameo/aoxxl2mlv.jpg (http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/ss/cameo/aoxxl2mlv.jpg)

Imagine that! A site about Mario has a pretty good section about Mario being on Non-Nintendo systems! It's like we live eat and breathe Mario so much that we database each and every appearance, news or information, merchandise, event, and video game feature Mario!

Ok, I'll stop being a jerk now.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Lizard Dude on April 21, 2008, 11:22:14 PM: Today I realized that the guy on the best boxart ever is wearing Mario clothes kind of. (I know the SNES is a Nintendo system).

(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fa%2Fa0%2FPhalanxart.jpg&hash=f657be9cd322402281732a7a8584a36435e9390e)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Suffix on April 21, 2008, 11:35:47 PM: Quote from: Luigison on April 20, 2008, 07:46:27 PM
http://ifelse.co.uk/archives/2005/10/23/sony-rips-off-mario-and-warioware/

Interesting: "Mario's" hat says "Ma," but Luigi's says "Ki." What's with "Ki?" (I would think it would say "Ru," or what I identify as a curly three)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 22, 2008, 09:35:16 AM: Quote from: Lizard Dude on April 21, 2008, 11:22:14 PM
Today I realized that the guy on the best boxart ever is wearing Mario clothes kind of. (I know the SNES is a Nintendo system).

(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fa%2Fa0%2FPhalanxart.jpg&hash=f657be9cd322402281732a7a8584a36435e9390e)

Is that supposed to be a sick joke? Or a real but still wrong game?
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 22, 2008, 09:40:52 AM: You never heard of Phalanx?
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 22, 2008, 09:51:33 AM: Nope. I didn't really get into video games until the PS1 came out... brings back memories.
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Post by: WarpRattler on April 22, 2008, 10:00:10 AM: There was also a GBA port of the game, with completely different box art.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: The Chef on April 22, 2008, 01:33:11 PM: Is that banjo player guy in the game in any form? What the hell is his purpose for being on the box?
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: missingno on April 22, 2008, 01:35:50 PM: Is that seriously how the SNES boxart for Phalanx is?

It's a shump for crying outloud. I have the GBA port and it's decent.
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Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 22, 2008, 01:38:42 PM: It catches your attention and seems less generic, doesn't it?
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Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 22, 2008, 02:52:27 PM: I guess that's the key to marketing a game to a casual gamer, isn't it?
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Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 22, 2008, 04:39:13 PM: Or the key to marketing to a discerning gamer in a sea of similar games. In the case of side scrolling space shooters, ridiculously similar games.
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Post by: missingno on April 22, 2008, 05:08:23 PM: The boxart is definitely a win.
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Post by: Bag of Magic Food on April 22, 2008, 06:13:01 PM: I thought it was a reference to Star Trek: Voyager having an old man playing the banjo in its first episode, but I don't think that came out until later.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: CrzyFlmngMnkyHead on April 22, 2008, 07:32:53 PM: Quote from: Lizard Dude on April 21, 2008, 11:22:14 PM
(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fa%2Fa0%2FPhalanxart.jpg&hash=f657be9cd322402281732a7a8584a36435e9390e)

You just won this topic.
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 22, 2008, 08:41:42 PM: Phalanx - 1992
Voyager: "Caretaker" - 1995
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Lizard Dude on April 23, 2008, 01:54:25 AM: Quote from: CrzyFlmngMnkyHead on April 22, 2008, 07:32:53 PM
You just won this topic.
Well I definitely hijacked it!

:)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 23, 2008, 05:13:40 AM: The topic, or the spaceship in "Phalanx"? ;)
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: ShadowBrain on April 23, 2008, 07:53:11 AM: I saw that Phalanx (isn't that the name of one of the Colossi... or some organ?) thing originally in an old EGM where they had some gaming-related burning questions (in this case, "what in the world is up some boxarts?" or something to that effect).
Title: Re: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems?
Post by: N64 Chick on April 25, 2008, 02:10:06 PM: Huh. Kemco. Aren't those the same folks that made Top Gear?

But seriously, what the crap?! O_o