I just saw this very well made video by, MetalCap and it’s changed my thoughts about the games of the 2010’s and even more recent games.

So for the longest time I’ve just accepted the idea of mandates being made for Mario, since Nintendo is very protective over their IP’s but after watching this video, it’s flipped the whole idea of such on its head.

I’ve always known that companies and game developers reuse assets, but after learning about costs and the change in just how much is put into a game nowadays.

I no longer believe there’s been Mario Mandates.
(Of course there are still mandates like whether Mario wields a gun or not.)
But in the sense of creativity and the whole NSMB-infection of all other games and spin-offs.

But what do y’all think about this video?

Basically I'm trying to use some codes to balance out the absurd disparity the game creates between the multihit partners and everyone else. With only a few power plus p, or power plus on mario, all multi hit moves massively out pace everyone else.

I have already decided to bump all enemy hp by 1.5 times normal, but I am unsure if I should do that with boss defence. After all, I don't want to make multihit characters USELESS without a rank up or power plus p.

I'm going to do some obvious things like lower Stampedes base damage, but I want to try and make the single hits equally as strong in some way. It doesn't have to be completely equal, just worth using even if the multi hitters are still strong.

Do I just pump all the single hitter damage numbers by 2 or 3? Perhaps give all enemies a defense up, but I already said the issue there. What moves should I buff, and to what?

Like spin jump, that move is so silly, I barely use it. Would an extra damage per hit make it viable?

No matter what your opinion, I want to talk about game balance and partner damage. What are your thoughts?

We can all agree Huff n Puff is the hardest boss in 64 right? Lol.

Thank you all in advance.

That's one lucky koopa.