User blog comment:Moon Snail/Top 10 ways to make Mario games original again! (Mostly the NSMB series)/@comment-3396321-20141119115127

You have to look at the series from a different perspective.

Mario games aren't supposed to be hard. They aren't designed to have you get game overs at every world.

I'll agree with you that the NSMB series has gotten a little unoriginal, mainly NSMB2. Your point is right there. The others, though, at least have some variety in the levels....although U could've added more variety in the worlds as you said. You can't bash NSMB for being easy and not having a special world, though. That game was the first in the series and the DS had limitations.

You say powerups and other things break the game, but that isn't a problem. I used to complain about games like 3D Land being too easy, but then I realized Nintendo's recent philosophy....make progressing through Mario somewhat easy for kids and then provide a challenge with collectibles for veteran players. This is where optional life grinding comes in. (3DW's Green Star limits on levels were pathetically low, btw.)

Mario Kart 8 is basically all of the past games combined, minus Double Dash. Sure, gravity isn't THE BEST, but the graphics are beautiful...I don't think I've ever said that about graphics before. The online is the best in the series...even if single player offline is a bit easy.

Being a little unoriginal doesn't make a game bad.