Honestly, was clunky and not good for the few times I tried it, but when I played the multiplayer last year, it was surprisingly enjoyable!
mario is a plumber, and in this game you can surely tell that fact, since the heroic mario must rid the sewers of the cute shellcreepers, sidesteppers, and fighter flies. despite their cuteness, they are quite deadly, yet still no match for one or two jumps from below and a swift kick. collecting the coins that slide along the ground at times is fun, and so is creating piles of stunned enemies to hit them in a row for lots of points. the bonus stages are a nice reprieve from the dangers as well. i can only imagine this game would be even better with a luigi by my side, but alas! anyway, controls are great, visuals are nice, sound effects are pleasant, including the little jingles and such, and when things get hard, its exhilarating! would recommend 100%
An acceptable arcade port of a very primitive arcade game at that. Simple, repetitive, and very slippery. Maybe I'm too zoomer-brained to get anything out of this in 2024, but it's cool to see the origin of so many iconic Mario elements.