How fast can you touch a Koopa in every Mario game?

Summary

An entertaining speed-run style video that calculates how quickly a player can make physical contact with a Koopa Troopa in various Super Mario titles, ranging from the original NES classic to Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Highlights

Introduction and NES Era00:00:00

The challenge begins with the original Super Mario Bros. and The Lost Levels, highlighting the speed of finding the first Koopa encounter.

Super Mario Bros. 2 and 300:00:52

Discusses the unique absence of traditional Koopas in Super Mario Bros. 2 due to its Doki Doki Panic origins, followed by the straightforward encounter in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Handheld Titles and Super Mario World00:01:34

Explores Koopa encounters in Super Mario Land, the abundance of enemies in Super Mario World, and the supersized approach in Super Mario Land 2.

3D Era: Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy00:02:29

Covers the 3D transition where Koopas become rarer, requiring more progression through levels and specific objectives to locate them in games like Sunshine and Galaxy.

New Super Mario Bros. and 3D Land/World00:04:44

A look at the New Super Mario Bros. series where Koopas are plentiful, contrasted with 3D Land and 3D World where they reappear as rarer obstacles.

Odyssey, Bowser's Fury, and Wonder00:08:00

Analyzes the shift in enemy types in Super Mario Odyssey, the return of Koopas in Bowser's Fury, and finally reaching the latest entry, Super Mario Bros. Wonder.