Comments on: Arcade Archives: Mario Bros. https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/ Indie and Retro Gaming Reviews from the one and only IGC Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:00:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mario Clash (Review) | Indie Gamer Chick https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-63045 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:00:37 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-63045 […] Clash is such a weird name to begin with for what is basically a direct sequel to Mario Bros. As in the 1983 Nintendo coin-op that occasionally shows up as a mini-game in other Mario releases. […]

]]> By: Arcade Archives: Vs. Balloon Fight (1984 Arcade Review) | Indie Gamer Chick https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-63037 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:26:53 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-63037 […] then can hit them a second time as they parachute down, or kick them off the ledge once they land, Mario Bros.-style. So, yea, in a nutshell, Balloon Fight is really just Joust with an extra hit-point and […]

]]> By: Arcade Archives: Sky Skipper | Indie Gamer Chick https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-62627 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:10:30 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-62627 […] is so painful to sit through. In fact, most Arcade Archive games don’t stop the timer. Only Mario Bros. does as far as I’ve noticed, where the timer stops during the explanation screens. But in […]

]]> By: Arcade Archives: Ice Climber | Indie Gamer Chick https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-62621 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:13:30 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-62621 […] through the blocks. This is incredibly annoying. The NES version of Mario Bros does this too. The arcade version of Mario doesn’t, which is the only reason why I bought Arcade Archives: Ice Climber. I figured if […]

]]> By: Indie Gamer Chick https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-62605 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:11:40 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-62605 In reply to LexGear.

I’m actually halfway through the Switch NES/Famicom library right now. Coming very soon to Indie Gamer Chick will be the Retroboards, where older games will be ranked against each other like the Leaderboard. And the first board will be all the NES/Famicom games in the Switch Online library.

]]> By: LexGear https://indiegamerchick.com/2019/07/07/arcade-archives-mario-bros/#comment-62604 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:10:01 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.com/?p=12712#comment-62604 I recently got a switch and this weekend I signed up for the Nintendo online service. With it you get access to free NES titles such as Mario Bros. Lotta good memories, but no one to play with which is a shame. Was surprised to realize/remember that there was no ‘change in direction’ while jumping in these originals. Makes simple tasks such as jumping on enemy’s backs so much harder.

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