https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/oct/18/super-mario-bros-wonder-review-an-all-levels-multiplayer-with-madcap-moments-of-delight

Nintendo; SwitchNintendo has yet again repurposed its most famous bros into a gorgeous platform game that works for young, entry-level players and their Mario-literate minders

In a way, Mario games have been designed for multiplayer since the very beginning; I used to pad-pass with my brother on the SNES, squabbling over who got to be Mario and who was lumped with Luigi. Modern 2D Mario games welcome four players on to the same screen, sprinting and leaping together through Mario’s abstract, colourful level-scapes, competing for twinkling coins and skedaddling power-ups.