{"id":1968,"date":"2021-08-21T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T12:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2021-08-21T12:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T12:58:57","slug":"5-great-games-like-super-mario-that-you-will-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/5-great-games-like-super-mario-that-you-will-love\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Great Games Like Super Mario that You Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We will always have a soft spot for Super Mario, as it\nis the quintessential game that has hooked several generations on consoles and\ngaming in general. Our parents played it, we\u2019ve spent hours playing all the\nlatest iterations \u2013 from Mario Cart to Super Smash Bros \u2013 and it\u2019s something we\nwill proudly teach the next generation how to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Even reputable publications have written about the influence of the plucky plumber<\/a> on our culture and how he\ncontinues to inspire and innovate.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, variety is the spice of life, and today we\nwill be looking at a few other games \u2013 some of them well-established franchises\nin their own right \u2013 that have the same magical and adventurous feel, albeit\nwith some unique twists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some safety precautions when playing\nonline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A quick word of caution before we move on \u2013 some of\nthese games have online multiplayer or co-op modes, and you\u2019ll want to take\nsome precautions against hackers and trolls. Online gaming is exciting, but it\nmight not be the safest. Not all gamers are friendly and honest, and, in worst-case\nscenarios, they might even target you with DDoS attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It means that they try to push you offline to win the\nmatch or interrupt your gaming. While you cannot stay completely immune to\nthis, a gaming VPN<\/a> can help minimize its\nimpact. Additionally, this tool will mask your IP address, meaning that other\ngamers will not be able to locate you. Since swatting and even more severe\nthreats persist, it is crucial to protect your identity while gaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.  Crash Bandicoot Trilogy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This plucky and highly agile mouse-like marsupial is\nprobably the closest to Super Mario in layout, game mechanics, colorful\nsettings, and the overall vibe. You have an evil adversary, Dr. Neo Cortex, a\nkidnaped love interest, jumping on boxes and slamming them with your head,\nthough you collect gems instead of huge coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trilogy has recently been polished up to feature\nhigher-quality graphics, and it looks simply stunning. It\u2019s sure to give you\nhours of fun and a bit of frustration now and then, especially during the time\ntrial runs through the levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.  Sackboy: A Big Adventure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the dangerously cute end of the spectrum of\nMario-like games, we have Sackboy, a brave little puppet-like creature and\nmember of the noble Sackpeople. As you might imagine, a bad guy called Vex\ntries to take over their home, Craftworld, through the use of a diabolical\nmachine, and Sackboy is the only one who can stop him. It\u2019s a quirky and\nfast-paced full 3D platform adventure game, an offshoot of the massively\nsuccessful LittleBigPlanet series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You get to collect Dreamer Orbs, unlock bonus levels,\naccess power-ups, and even customize Sackboy with different outfits<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.  Rayman Legends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another old-school classic revamped for the modern\nage, complete with breathtaking scenery, big and challenging levels, incredibly\nresponsive controls, and a killer soundtrack as icing on the cake. You get to\nplay Rayman, a uniquely quirky protagonist, as well as Barbara, Globox, the\nTeensies, and Barbara’s two sisters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to four players can play together, making this an\nincredibly fun, if at times nerve-wracking, experience for the whole family or\na group of friends. You now also have the ability to shoot out fists at enemies\nand well over a hundred unique levels to explore. There\u2019s even a cool\nmultiplayer game called \u201cKung Foot,\u201d where you need to punch and kick a ball\ninto an opponent\u2019s goal to score points. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.  The Legend of Zelda \u2013 Breath\nof the Wild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We come now to veritable video game royalty, a revered\nfranchise dating back to 1986 and with dozens of iterations over the decades.\nThe game follows Link, an elf-like Hylian with all the fashion sense and\nhonorable intentions of Robin Hood and the silent brooding look of Legolas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use a variety of weapons, explore large\nlevels, pick your clothes and gear carefully based on the situation, fight tons\nof challenging foes, and continue the legacy of all those brave heroes before\nyou. With the latest game in the series, the direct sequel to Breath of the Wild<\/a>, scheduled to hit the stores\nin 2022, you can rest assured that the adventure will continue.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.  Spyro Reignited Trilogy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cute purple dragon Spyro is neck and neck with\nSackboy when it comes to overall cuteness and warm fuzzy feelings, but he is a\nunique beast. You get to explore vast open levels, breathe fire, fly around,\npick up gems and dragon eggs, and just have a blast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire trilogy has been remastered and has\nwonderful graphics, but the old voice actors also came in to re-record their\nlines, and even the music was redone to fit modern, high-quality audio systems.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With these five great adventure and platforming games,\nyou are sure to get a hit of nostalgia and that tingling feeling in your\nstomach that you had while playing Mario games as a kid and even as an adult.\nBe sure to give them all a try \u2013 you won\u2019t be disappointed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We will always have a soft spot for Super Mario, as it is the quintessential game that has hooked several generations on consoles and gaming in general. Our parents played it, we\u2019ve spent hours playing all the latest iterations \u2013 from Mario Cart to Super Smash Bros \u2013 and it\u2019s something we will proudly teach the next generation how to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mario-lists"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1969,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions\/1969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}