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Marioesque

Marioesque adjective: resembling 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.

Adjective

Marioesque (comparative more Marioesque, superlative most Marioesque)

  1. Resembling 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.
    • 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...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)
    Synonyms:
    Mariolike

Examples of Marioesque in a sentence

  • 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):
  • I wasn't aware that MDK2 was a Marioesque platformer...2000, Joe Ottoson, “Rayman 2 - WOW!”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet):

Synonyms of Marioesque

Forms of Marioesque

comparativemore Marioesque
superlativemost Marioesque
alternative formMario-esque

Origin of Marioesque

From Mario + -esque.

Questions about Marioesque

What does Marioesque mean?
Marioesque means resembling 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.
How do you use Marioesque in a sentence?
I do not think in ^([sic]) was pengo, but more of a marioesque type platformer.
What part of speech is Marioesque?
Marioesque is an adjective.

Words near Marioesque in the dictionary

  1. Mario Karter
  2. Mario Karters
  3. Mario Karting
  4. Mario Karts
  5. Mario-esque
  6. Marioesque
  7. Mariolater
  8. Mariolaters
  9. Mariolatrie
  10. Mariolatries
  11. Mariolatrous

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