10-09-2012, 05:49 PM
Ok, Wart wasn't all that major. He honestly had very little build up, he was just a new boss. The RPGs actually presented new, well developed villains (granted they are RPGs and have story elements while platformers generally at this time didn't). While Bowser was refined over the years to become the character he is today, Wart did not get that treatment because honestly Wart is an extremely forgettable character. His design is pretty plain, he honestly lacked any form of being menacing. He was a giant frog that spit bubbles. Nothing all that special, Bowser was a dragon wearing a spiked turtle shell that you threw into lava. That's a hell of a lot more memorable than throwing vegetables at a frog. While he had a unique game play mechanic for the fight but he didn't really leave a lasting impression on me. As a small child I honestly thought Wart was just a new and kinda lame design for Bowser.