And if you disagree than you’re a fanboy, but I’m not a fanboy because I own all the consoles so there. When people tend to think of the platformer genre, the name that is usually associated with it is Mario. He’s apparently done so much for the genre that his name has become synonymous with the word “platform”. However I’d like to argue against this farce and use my silver bullet on the plumber that just refuses to die, and state that his crown is undeserved. That’s right, I said it. I believe that Aladdin is the Platformer King, and I’m going to tell you why.

1. Aladdin Has better Physics

Sure Mario may have introduced a larger degree of control in mid air with his jumps, but who can honestly jump that high? Especially a midget that eats mushrooms to get to the same size as a turtle, in a world where every video game now strives for realism (regenerating health and explosive red barrels which are everyday problems) I’d like to point out that in Aladdin the jumps are not outlandish. And if you disagree with me you’re clearly a Nintendo fanboy even though Aladdin was actually multiplatform and came out on the SNES. (but that doesn’t matter to me as i own all the consoles and am not a fanboy) If you jump in Aladdin, you can just about jump onto an enemy, and you can’t do ridiculously long jumps, you need to use a carpet and turn it into a parachute. And these physics are clearly more complex than simple jumping physics that are found in Mario, which are all floaty and just so wrong that they make me feel sick. In a world where we strive for realism, this simply shows that Mario should go back to toadstool kingdom with his racoon tail between his legs which he gets from eating a leaf...

2. Aladdin changes up the Game play modes.

Run. Run. Run. Run. Run. Jump. Jump. Run. Run. Sound familiar? Of course it does! It’s every single Mario game that’s been since the first one! He’s a one trick plumber and it’s getting old, 28 years old in fact ha-ha! However, Aladdin and the guys at Capcom are amazing and brilliant and completely genius unlike that moron Miyamoto. Aladdin as a magic carpet which he rides, he has boss fights, and he also changes the game completely depending on what console you play him on. On the megadrive he has a sword! Mario can’t even be bothered to go multiplatform, instead sticking one company!



3. Princess Jasmine is hotter than Princess Peach.




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4. Aladdin’s Graphics are better

In today’s world where realism is everything, and graphics are valued so highly. Aladdin reaches the pinnacle of platformer realism; see the way his legs flail slightly as he jumps? Or how dust comes off a ledge when he pulls himself up? And this is only on his first adventure compare this to MARIO’s first adventure, and you can see why Mario doesn’t deserve his crown. He’s had a billion attempts at getting the graphics right and he’s only just stopped looking like a three year old monkey that has drawn him with crayons, i mean for crying out loud look at his proportions! His head is bigger than half his body!






One is Mario jumping on a turtle; the other is ALADDIN FREAKING BACKFLIPPING OFF A DUDE! Look at the quality of the graphics, side by side comparison! That Mario game looks like it came out for the freaking Wii!

5. Nintendo are Racist, Capcom are not.

Capcom have never ever been racist, from their delicate handling of setting Resident Evil 5 in war torn Africa and glowing portrayal of Spanish farming communities in Resident Evil 4, to their totally non stereotypical fighters in Street Fighter. Nintendo on the other hand are constantly racist. Their unbelievable attacks on the Italian people with Mario are astonishing, not only this but they have made Mario himself racist; He only tries to save princess peach within the games, and princess peach has blonde hair and blue eyes, like the Aryan race, and Mario has dark hair and a black moustache, which is similar to Hitler. Therefore, Nintendo are the equivalent of the Nazi party.

6. Aladdin has a story, Mario does not

Aladdin the video game ties its levels together with carefully constructed scenes that provoke genuine emotion for the character. You really are ecstatic when you go into the lamp, as you feel that Aladdin is finally getting what he deserves in life. However in Mario the plot is too intricate and really complex, needlessly frustrating the player with 40 minute cut scenes when the player just wants to stomp on turtles and hit bricks.




So there you have it, proof that Aladdin is better than Mario in every way. However he’s not as good as Cole McGrath, no one is as good as him, especially that Alex Mercer.