With humble beginnings like this, who knew Bowser would become a character worth caring about?ĮXPRESSIVENESS: 1/5. He serves his role as big nasty end-of-world menace, with a lot of ways to undermine his presence if you stop to think about it. These cats at Nintendo R&D know how to pack a ROM! Only two of which are wasted, one for a blank tile, and one dupe of an item block. is extremely economic with its graphics, cramming every single moving and interactive sprite - that includes the enemies, items, projectiles, effects and environmental details like flag poles and vines - into 4 kilobytes of data, or a 128x128 pixel canvas. You expect a lumbering bipedal dragon monster to be reared forward, but with his top-heavy gait and dumpy feet, he looks like an inflatable pool toy - it's the only reason I can imagine him not tipping over. That said, his shape's just a bit noodly. And that's before we factor in the Podoboos launching at you from beneath! If you don't come in running or with a hit to spare, you'll be forced to stop, killing your momentum as you have to contend with incoming threats: Bowser's periodic fire breath, his wall of throwing hammers, and even his sheer bulk tippy-toeing back and forth. produces some great challenge out of zoning. Simple and underwhelming as it may sound, especially after years of muscle memory making it a cinch, the first Super Mario Bros. He's imposing! He's the biggest enemy in the game, and he can't be thwarted by traditional stomping - if you haven't come equipped with a Fire Flower, your only hope is to get past him and grab the axe. All he's missing is his mane, which was probably omitted for clarity's sake - even the art on the Famicom box had it.įor the time, he's bound to have been impressive. He's pointy - he's got a shell full of spikes, a face full of fangs, and little studded arm bands for good measure. He's big, though he's more imposing when viewed next to little Mario. We all gotta start somewhere! Yet right from the get-go all, the major details are there. I don't make the rules, because there are none and they're vaguely defined. well, Bowser? Is he monstrous? Is he goofy? Does he make you sit up in your seat and go, now that's a Bowser? If it does, the number goes up. If he isn't the biggest bastard in the game I'll pitch a fit.īOWSER-NESS: This is the wild card, here only to arbitrarily skew the rankings. You may not like it, but the ideal Bowser is as wide as he is tall with limbs as thick as his face.
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