Comments on: The Anatomy of Super Mario: XXXI. The in-fish-ity gauntlet http://www.anatomyofgames.com/2013/09/27/the-anatomy-of-super-mario-xxxi-the-in-fish-ity-gauntlet/ Defunct, amateurish, game design analysis by Jeremy Parish Wed, 25 Nov 2015 23:31:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.7 By: Chicago Frank http://www.anatomyofgames.com/2013/09/27/the-anatomy-of-super-mario-xxxi-the-in-fish-ity-gauntlet/#comment-329 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:16:01 +0000 http://www.2-dimensions.com/?p=8896#comment-329 It was always at around this point late in the Mario games that the thrill of playing always waned and it felt like just an endurance test to get through it all. That goes for SMB3, World, New, etc. . .the penultimate world was nothing but a hassle you had to slog through.

]]> By: Sarge http://www.anatomyofgames.com/2013/09/27/the-anatomy-of-super-mario-xxxi-the-in-fish-ity-gauntlet/#comment-328 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:58:52 +0000 http://www.2-dimensions.com/?p=8896#comment-328 Didn’t get to comment on the 6-3/6-4 entry, but am I the only weirdo that thought World 6-3 was like a petrified forest or something? (I mean, it sort of makes sense with all the Mushroom Kingdom inhabitants being turned to bricks or whatever, although I’m not sure that actually entered into my youthful reasoning.)

]]> By: MetManMas http://www.anatomyofgames.com/2013/09/27/the-anatomy-of-super-mario-xxxi-the-in-fish-ity-gauntlet/#comment-327 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:19:39 +0000 http://www.2-dimensions.com/?p=8896#comment-327 I usually barely notice the difference between 2-3 and 7-3 because I rush through it like a maniac. But yeah, much more aggressive.

7-4 is probably my least favorite level, but really I’m not a fan of the “walk the correct path” mazes in general. Frankly, after two castles being more vicious rehashes of previous castles and World 7 bringing back half of World 2, I was surprised 7-4 was actually an original maze instead of 4-4 but now it has Hammer Bros. jumping between path rows or Lakitu filling the place with Spinies.

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