the possibilities would be endless.Ĭhris Livingston, Features Producer: MLB The Show. Mario with a Portal gun, Mario battle royale, Mario being chased by a Bowser with Macho Man Randy Savage's face. And I'd love to see how weird the world of Nintendo's mascot could get with a bunch of degenerate PC players pulling it in every direction. Proper online functionality, a friends list without the faff, and workshop support for an endless stream of weird mods-that would give it a chance to build a proper community, rather than just being a flash in the pan. Take that brilliant core design, put it on Steam, and you'd really have something special. But they're totally hamstrung by a lack of ongoing support, and more importantly, dreadful online features that make sharing your levels with others unnecessarily awkward and unsatisfying. Robin Valentine, Print Editor: Nintendo's Mario Maker games are so clever, inviting even the most uncreative of louts to design their own tight platforming levels. makes me wish more Nintendo games could get that treatment. Seeing what people have done with mods for emulated Smash Bros. I used a GameCube emulator to play the first Advance Wars all the way through on my phone, which was fun, but dang it all I want those games on the same box as XCOM and Jagged Alliance.

Jody Macgregor, Weekend/AU Editor: Turn-based strategy games like Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle all belong on PC.

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