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Topic: How to Play Mario Platformers

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moonwalker925

have all the Mario games available on Switch.

Trying to learn the controls as best I can for a older gamer , any advice on how to videos ?

Even beating the 1st level can be a challenge without skills on a pro controller.

moonwalker925

WoomyNNYes

@moonwalker925 For 3d Mario platformers, if you have Mario Odyssey, the Actions page in the pause menu has many moves carried over from previous generations; shows a demo of the move & buttons for them. You can look up manuals for older games. A youtube video would be helpful, but it might be hard to find something better than the Mario Odyssey Actions page.

Like:
duck+jump = high jump backflip.
Diving
picking up
throwing
duck+walk = crawl
If you do a triple jump, the third jump is higher jump.
Changing direction+jump= backflip

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moonwalker925

Will the Mario Odyssey moves on that Actions page carry over to all the other Mario games?

Just so hard to figure these things out on your own!

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moonwalker925

Would also appreciate how to play Smash Ultimate as well.

No tutorials on that game either

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ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 Oh, but there most definitely are:

If you go to the actual YouTube page of that video, you'll find the next parts in this series.
There's actually quite a few of them, so that should definitely help you get started.

P.S.

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Dezzy

If you're completely new to these games, you should start with the 2D Mario games. They're far easier.

This is the one you're looking for:

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@Dezzy

Do have that one, just need a tutorial on the moves to use.

Older gamers lack the coordination ))

moonwalker925

Euler

You could always start with the first one (Super Mario Bros, 1985) and work your way up. It has the fewest controls to deal with as it was designed for only two buttons and a directional pad.

Euler

ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 You're welcome. And good luck.

P.S.

How old is old? I'm 50 and I'm doing just fine playing games.

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moonwalker925

@ThanosReXXX

63 in August. Have gotten better on PS and Xbox playing COD and Destiny, but really enjoying the Switch for just having pure fun without the nasty fan boys stuff.

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ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 Ah, okay. You win, haha...
We used to have one gamer here in his 70's, though, so you're not THE oldest.
Regardless, you're only as old as you feel yourself. And gaming just takes practice and developing muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. Just go about it at your own pace, and you'll eventually get there.

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Dezzy

@moonwalker925

The opening levels are deliberately very easy, so you can just experiment with the various buttons to see what does what.
A tutorial probably isn't necessary for the 2D games.

It's dangerous to go alone! Stay at home.

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@ThanosReXXX

Lol, thanks for the good thoughts . While I have dabbled in gaming for decades ..... only became serious 7 years ago . I have improved a lot since then , but always had trouble on platformers.

At the same time , must say the color and characters on Nintendo is the most fun I have had in years . It’s the only time I giggle while playing during Mario Kart and all the others .

Frustrating tho it may be ....... I aim to get better and enjoy games without any micro transactions .

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ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 I definitely recognize that feeling. Every time I either get a new Nintendo console or a new game, and I fire it up for the first time, my face splits into this stupid happy grin, and that only happens with Nintendo games and hardware. Something just clicks. And I say that as a multi-console owner, and I also enjoy all my other systems, but not like my Nintendo devices.

It's the by now famous "Nintendo Difference", and it still works, to this day.

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moonwalker925

@ThanosReXXX

For sure ...... the Switch is my newest addition 3 years ago , but only played with my kids when they were over .

Being sheltered in place brought us all to AC and my lady is running the show on my island , teaching me the knack to fishing and tera forming . Just hit 5 stars and we are having a blast . We play a little Mario Kart as well but I think I am the knly one who wants to learn the Mario moves and some of the Zelda etc .

It’s so refreshing to play a system just made to have fun on . Might be expensive at the outset and never on sale ..... but not being monetized makes it pure fun . Hope it never gets achievements ..... like it as a place to just laugh .

Still go onto COD or Destiny a few times a week , but am really discovering my Switch anew

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ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 Be sure to check out the free to play section in the eShop as well. There's plenty of stuff in there that is good fun, and as long as you don't mind grinding characters or levels, you can avoid the micro-transactions. And I can highly recommend searching for demos as well. Most are never ending, so you can play them for as long as you like.

If you also like RPG's or like to try them, then I can definitely recommend the Dragon Quest XI demo. If you try out everything there is to do and find in that demo, it'll take you at least 10 hours to finish it, and the nice thing is that if you end up liking the game, you can take your saved progress from the demo and migrate that over to the full game, so you don't have to play that part all over again.

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moonwalker925

@ThanosReXXX

Will have to look on my system for it . Could not find it on the app .

I have my hands full probably learning Mario U in easy mode 😉

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ThanosReXXX

@moonwalker925 Well, that's relatively easy: it's the orange shopping bag icon on the main menu screen of the Switch. And once in the so-called eShop, just search for demos or free games.

And in case you haven't done so already, you'll want to make an account here, and link your Switch account to that:
https://my.nintendo.com/

I personally use a PayPal account to buy games and stuff, but obviously, you can also use a credit card.
I would activate two-step verification, though. Also prevents your account from potentially being hacked.

Once logged in on a PC or laptop, or smart phone, you can also buy your games from here:
https://www.nintendo.com/games/buy-digital/

Unless of course, you're more of a physical game collector. But even when that's the case, some games just won't come in physical form, such as plenty of indie games, and such.

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WoomyNNYes

@moonwalker925 The list of moves in my comment above have been in Mario games going back to the 90's. If you've got an older game, you can always look up the manual (if there was a manual). If there were manuals, usually someone has uploaded scans that you can find with google image search.

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