Month Of Mario Closes

This is the final post on the month of Mario and we'll be looking at Pinball and Arcade games today.

First up the rules. A small pack of small games for a small price. No DLC, sprites only and emulation only when its really obscure, and as its the final post these rules are now codified.

Think of Pinball on the various Nintendo platforms and you'd be thinking of either Pokemon Pinball, Metroid's DS outing or the really old game for the NES, but that's not all there is.

Kirby's Pinball Land.

Must have played the GB original of this a dozen times, its Kirby as a ball being spun around an arena based on Wispy Woods, and some other places I can't remember.  I always wanted an updated version of this for current hardware, flinging the overpowered pink guy around some new areas and even have the platform ball saver to rescue you when you fell through the flippers.

Super Mario Ball.

Is the name of the disappointing pinball game for GBA, can remember it reviewing badly in Edge Magazine back in the day.  Would rather they had Super Mario Bros Mushroom World from Gottlieb instead.  Better still, instead of licensing pinball arcade from Stern, they should create their own Mario Pinball cab instead.

Link crossbow shooting Gallery.

Remember that bit in Link to the Past where you have the chance to earn rupees by shooting octoroks and not hands.  I would love a fleshed out version of this with risks and rewards. 

Nintendo Badge Arcade.

Can remember this was run by some skanky Duracell rabbit knock off.  You had to use real cash to gain anything in this, he was a corrupt cold hearted bastard along the lines of Tom Nook.  Lets have a proper non scammy version with proper crane toy mechanics.  Maybe with credits gained from playing the other games on the list.  Just a thought.

Pokemon Pinball.

Our final cab and as its seems to be based on red or blue.  Lets have a new version based on Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.  I'm sure the new Mega Evolutions and such will be an excellent mechanic for this as well as the new Pokemon and areas too.

Skykid

A remake / emulation of this would be fine, as some sort of arcade cab you can play.

Arm Wrestling.

Never actually seen this in the wild can remember Punch Out where your  entire body was a wire frame when we went to Bemboms in Margate.  Would love to see this recreated here either as emulation or as a stand alone game.

Pit Boss.

For some reason I'd love to see the guy you buy tokens from, as Pit from Kid Icarus.  Either that or Metroid in full armour. Hope you enjoyed this month of Mario.