Mario Clash (VB)

Number of Players

1 (Single Player)

Genre

Release Date

Virtual Boy

1st Oct 1995
1st Aug 1995

10
Review Mario Clash (Virtual Boy)

Is this overlooked title worthy of a second chance?
Many reasons have been given for why the Virtual Boy failed so badly when it was released in the mid '90s. One of the more convincing arguments is that the lack of a 'proper' Mario game meant that hardcore Nintendo fans ignored the console; while it's hard to accept that this is the only reason, it...
- Mon 11th May 2009
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Talking Point If Nintendo Released Them, Would You Play Virtual Boy Games Today?

Virtually unheard of
Nintendo's Virtual Boy was an inarguably strange system, although mentioning its name can elicit markedly different responses. To many, the little tabletop non-HMD is little more than a punchline; a hilarious blink-and-you'll-miss-it example of Nintendo toying with an idea that was sabotaged from the off by hopelessly inadequate...
- Tue 18th May 2021
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The objective of the game is to knock all the enemies in a particular level off ledges.

This is accomplished by hitting them using Koopa shells, of which there are always two -- if one shell is knocked into a pit, another appears to take its place. The majority of Mario's enemies need to be hit on the side (i.e. with a shell thrown from the background while the enemies are in the foreground or vice versa).