Mario & Wario is a puzzle game that is compatible with the SNES Mouse. The player chooses Princess Peach, Mario or Yoshi, and Wario proceeds to drop a bucket on their head (the object changes in later levels). The player controls Wanda the fairy to guide the now-blinded character through an obstacle course, to reach Luigi waiting at the end.
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The only thing about the game that I have an issue with is that Wanda doesn't function as an actual cursor over the game for some reason. The mouse influences her movement, but if the camera pans and you don't move the mouse, she stays in place. Combined with questionable hit detection and many sequences where you have to be incredibly precise clicking on enemies or small blocks, it makes an otherwise really fun Lemmings-type game more frustrating than it needs to be.
The levels are really well-designed and the game is really good looking, especially for an early-ish SNES title. There's a fun risk/reward between seeking out all the Stars in a level for a 1-Up and for bonus score compared to just booking it to the end goal. I felt challenged to think about what I was doing to overcome the puzzles in each level.
The levels are really well-designed and the game is really good looking, especially for an early-ish SNES title. There's a fun risk/reward between seeking out all the Stars in a level for a 1-Up and for bonus score compared to just booking it to the end goal. I felt challenged to think about what I was doing to overcome the puzzles in each level.