The situation of my youth, where I just assumed Nintendo dropped everything right away from their best-selling game to try something absurd and different, was a lot funnier.

The idea of Doki-doki panic overlaid with Mario, though, is also funny, and the four characters with differences, still works. An early case where a Princess character was not only valid but beneficial, is a great boost for my daughter.

But Luigi is king, you don’t need her fluttering jump, but his high jump helps. Anyway, you’re not really platforming, so the game is super weird, you do throw a lot of eggs at Birdos.

Still more a fun novelty than an upper-echelon or considerable Mario game.

Played in one sitting!