

If you’re the sort of gamer who loves jingling coins, plucking items out of the ground, and discovering hidden nooks with treasures - read: Super Mario Bros. Maximum Nintendo charm, drop-dead gorgeous art

Instead, he can unearth tossable turnips, go on a mine cart ride, and … well, not swim, but walk underwater. You’re also able to use touch controls to spin wheels and move platforms - more on that in a moment. But he’s not Mario, so he can’t toss fireballs, fly, or use other costumed abilities. He can unearth power-ups like a mushroom that lets him survive one enemy touch, a multiplier cherry that creates a simultaneously-controlled clone, and a rock hammer that briefly lets him chisel through bricks. Nintendo makes the most of Toad’s physical limitations. Above: Puzzles sometimes involve surfaces that can be rotated 90 degrees with a crank, using touch controls.
