Marioesque

comparative more Marioesque · superlative most Marioesque · alternative Mario-esque

1. video gamesResembling the character Mario or the games in which he appears, typified by bright, cheerful environments, platform obstacles, and often the rescue of a princess from a monster.

   I wasn't aware that MDK2 was a Marioesque platformer...

   2000, Joe Ottoson, “Rayman 2 - WOW!”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet)

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   Or the clever blend of puzzles and hair raisingly, chilling battles in the kitchen of the conway estate with undead chefs whipping meat cleavers at me, while I mow em down with my shotgun in Killing time, or The Marioesque approach to a 3-d shooter's paradise that is bladeforce, lotsa secrets, but lotsa stuff to destroy!!!

   1995, Emeka B. Okwuje, “Survey: How many of you are thinking about getting a 3DO”, in rec.games.video.sony (Usenet)

   Yes, it's becoming possible to do so, but the same can really be said of plenty of genres, including Mario-esque action games.

   1999, Frioniel, “My Thoughts on Final Fantasy's Genre -- Narrative Games???”, in alt.games.final-fantasy (Usenet)

   It was a platformer type game. I do not think in ^([sic]) was pengo, but more of a marioesque type platformer.

   2000, Wade E. Solowoniuk, “name that game”, in alt.games.mame (Usenet)

   Synonyms: Mariolike