>>76402167It may be because Mario has very little personality or style outside of the RPGs. The game design is very solid, probably the "best" in terms of platformers at the time but there was very little "pizazz", compared to Sonic (and arguably Crash) that had a mix of both (until Sonic Heroes where the Sonic games became all sizzle and no steak). Speaking as a kid who grew up with a Genesis, Mario felt kind of "sterile", even when I got an SNES later I thought DKC was loads more fun.
