Super Mario Crossover Adds Horribly Overpowered Ninja

[John Funk]

Super Mario Crossover Adds Horribly Overpowered Ninja

Ninja Gaiden's Ryu Hayabusa is joining the NES All-Star crew of Super Mario Crossover, and let's face it: Goombas and Koopas stand no chance against a ninja's blade.


If you didn't play Super Mario Crossover before back when it was our Alt+Escape game of the week [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/alt-escape/7499-Alt-Escape-Super-Mario-Crossover], then you should go do that now. One of the best parts of the game is how all of the characters keep their abilities: Mega Man slides and charges his Mega Buster, the Contra guy gets spread shots and can crouch, and Mario is ... Mario.

That also has the side effect of making some of the characters incredibly over- (or under-)powered. Mega Man and the Contra dude are pretty powerful, but Castlevania's Simon Belmont feels gimpy as all hell. Still, judging from the trailer developer Exploding Rabbit [http://www.explodingrabbit.com/videos/super-mario-bros-crossover-ryu-hayabusa-trailer] released on its website, neither the Blue Bomber nor Bill can hold a candle to Ninja Gaiden's Ryu Hayabusa.

Seriously, just watch the trailer. The Mushroom Kingdom was clearly never built to handle freakin' ninjas.

What NES-era character do you want to show up in Super Mario Crossover next?

(Thanks, Alai!)

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[knhirt]

Although it's not a character from a side-scroller, I'd like to see the Black Mage from FF1 make an appearance.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Wow. Though after the hard time in Ninja Gaiden the Mushroom Kingdom should seem like a stroll in the park for Ryu.

 

[blackcherry]

After listening to the Ninja Gaiden music at the end, all I could think of was The Amazing Brados penned tribute to the game. But I shall check out the game anyway. Seems like a bit of fun.

 

[Korten12]

played as link in this game, it was quite fun, I need to go and beat it.

 

[UnusualStranger]

Know why the ninja is badass?

Have you played his Game? You were either badass enough to be in it, or you died horrible deaths!

NINJA! FTW!

 

[twaddle]

I'm shocked that Exploding Rabbit hasn't gotten the lawsuits from Nintendo or any other game company on this project.

he is not getting paid for it and it's for the fan and it's not getting that much attention. When it gets popular and more well known then they will shut it down like they did with a pkmn we know and loved....rest in piece pkmn rpg...rest well sweet prince

 

[The Austin]

What NES-era character do you want to show up in Super Mario Crossover next?

Micheal Jackson.

From Moonwalker.

 

[comadorcrack]

Well as Ryu Hyabussa is one of my favourite characters ever, I'll be getting this back on the browser

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Isn't NES era, but Sonic? Sonic & Mario retro team up? It would be sweet.

 

[Gigaguy64]

Wait...they made the game BETTER!?
I didn't think that was possible!
If i wasn't hooked on Fire Emblem:RD right now id go and play it.

 

[UltimatheChosen]

Hmmm... Knuckles (Sonic wouldn't really bring in anything new) and maybe Kirby.

 

[Space Spoons]

I don't think there's much opportunity in the way of cool powerups, but I'd love to see that kid from River City Ransom make an appearance. One of the Ninja Turtles would be pretty neat, too.

Oh, and just to make a character who's even harder to play as than Simon Belmont: Silver Surfer. The one that dies if you touch the floor, walls or ceiling.

 

[rddj623]

Pretty freaking bad ass!!!

 

[duchaked]

awesome xD ninjas ftw

I was gonna play me some Super Mario World but my friend took back his NES >.<

 

[Georgie_Leech]

Heh, just what the game needed. More awesome.

Maybe the next character should be one of the battletoads.

 

[Alar]

Hmmm... Knuckles (Sonic wouldn't really bring in anything new) and maybe Kirby.

Agreed. Agreed. A thousand times agreed.

I can just imagine the powers Kirby would get for sucking up his enemies!

 

[Jared]

Would love to see Samus! Would be certainly very intresting

 

[Mstrswrd]

Would love to see Samus! Would be certainly very intresting

Samus is already in the game. She's kinda hard to use until you get a fire flower, at which point she can do pretty well.

The current character roster is as follows: Mario, Megaman, Samus Aran, Bill Rizer (Contra), Simon Belmot, Link, and Ryu is going to be added soon.