Sometimes, you don’t have to do something new, you just have to do something well. When it comes to video games, especially long-running series, the ability to perfect a core idea and keep running with what you have is better than trying and failing to innovate. For Mario, Nintendo’s plumber who has been around since 1981 and starred in Super Mario Bros. in 1985, the core experience of platforming across levels is as tried-and-true as it gets.
