Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World.
In the above titles, Mario could either breathe underwater, or hold his breath infinitely.
Why did he lose his water breathing abilities in SM64 and later titles?
In most side scroller games, it would be annoying if you could drown, not being able to breathe also gave the games an extra challenge.
Answer me this...
Why is Mario even able to shoot fireballs under water...
And the fire ball's bounce off the ground.
>_>
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Mario could breathe underwater in NSMB.
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on April 29, 2010, 03:36:05 AM
Answer me this...
Why is Mario even able to shoot fireballs under water...
And the fire ball's bounce off the ground.
>_>
Magic.
Why you're asking for logic and continuity in a japanese franchise is beyond me.
Quote from: Zero on April 29, 2010, 10:05:51 AM
Why you're asking for logic and continuity in a japanese franchise is beyond me.
Logic + Games = Fantasy
He could breathe through his shoes in SM64, isn't that enough?
He has off days.
SM64? He was sick that day. That's why Peach was going to bake him a cake.
Quote from: X-3 on April 29, 2010, 06:19:05 PM
He has off days.
SM64? He was sick that day. That's why Peach was going to bake him a cake.
That...makes perfect sense.
Almost.
A better question is why can mario breath in space?
Quote from: Sherlock on May 01, 2010, 12:50:37 AM
A better question is why can mario breath in space?
All video game characters and cartoons can breath in space.
Quote from: Sherlock on May 01, 2010, 12:50:37 AM
A better question is why can mario breath in space?
And yet, he can't breathe in space in Super Paper Mario, the only sidescroll Mario game that ventures to space, even though he can breathe in water in the same game. You need to find a fishbowl, which really shouldn't contain nearly enough oxygen to last him the entire chapter. But no such issue exists in Paper Mario TTYD's Moon nor in Super Mario Galaxy.
So he can either choose between breathing underwater or breathing in space. Too bad he didn't go into space in 64 or Sunshine to put that ability to good use.
Quote from: bluaki on May 01, 2010, 03:52:02 AM
And yet, he can't breathe in space in Super Paper Mario, the only sidescroll Mario game that ventures to space, even though he can breathe in water in the same game. You need to find a fishbowl, which really shouldn't contain nearly enough oxygen to last him the entire chapter. But no such issue exists in Paper Mario TTYD's Moon nor in Super Mario Galaxy.
Mario clearly has mysterious magic powers that he is incapable of consciously controlling. As long as he
thinks he can do something, its possible. Mario is also somewhat unintelligent, not realizing that you can't breath in the air you breath out, so his magic powers make it safe.
Quote from: So_So_Man on May 01, 2010, 11:41:27 PM
Mario clearly has mysterious magic powers that he is incapable of consciously controlling. As long as he thinks he can do something, its possible. Mario is also somewhat unintelligent, not realizing that you can't breath in the air you breath out, so his magic powers make it safe.
...Or Miyamoto just forgets. :p
Fuck you, Miyamoto is infallible.
Quote from: bluaki on May 01, 2010, 03:52:02 AM
And yet, he can't breathe in space in Super Paper Mario, the only sidescroll Mario game that ventures to space, even though he can breathe in water in the same game. You need to find a fishbowl, which really shouldn't contain nearly enough oxygen to last him the entire chapter. But no such issue exists in Paper Mario TTYD's Moon nor in Super Mario Galaxy.
Simple (Yet a bit dull minded) answer to this question: SPM was half-assed.
aren't i so kind :D
Not sure why it matters.
Quote from: Zero on May 03, 2010, 01:44:32 PM
Not sure why it matters.
Fun to discuss.
WHY SO SERIOUS?
Nah but seriously, why does everything have to be so serious with you?
Quote from: Jeff Probst on May 03, 2010, 01:46:40 PM
Fun to discuss.
WHY SO SERIOUS?
Nah but seriously, why does everything have to be so serious with you?
It's probably just this particular topic. I'm usually only serious when the situation demands it.
Mario only breathes underwater when its inconvenient for him to.