Author Topic: Has Mario ever appeared on Non-Nintendo systems? (Read 17415 times)

Suffix · « **Reply #15 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)

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #16 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).

Is that supposed to be a sick joke? Or a real but still wrong game?

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:40:52 AM »

You never heard of Phalanx?

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #18 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.

WarpRattler · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2008, 10:00:10 AM »

There was also a GBA port of the game, with completely different box art.

The Chef · « **Reply #20 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?

missingno · « **Reply #21 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.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2008, 01:38:42 PM »

It catches your attention and seems less generic, doesn't it?

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #23 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?

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #24 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.

missingno · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:08:23 PM »

The boxart is definitely a win.

Bag of Magic Food · « **Reply #26 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.

CrzyFlmngMnkyHead · « **Reply #27 on:** April 22, 2008, 07:32:53 PM »

Quote from: Lizard Dude on April 21, 2008, 11:22:14 PM

You just won this topic.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #28 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:41:42 PM »

Phalanx - 1992
Voyager: "Caretaker" - 1995

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #29 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!

:)