> More pertinently, Nintendo's own Super Princess Peach (on the DS) flips the Mario > formula on its head in a more interesting way than these graphics hacks. You play as > Peach (complete with her unique physics from SMB 2), you have to save Mario, and she > can do very limited RPG-like magic spells in addition to the standard platforming > stuff.
I liked Super Princess Peach, but it brought out the feminist rage as well: it's sexist because Peach's special powers (the "vibes") all involve getting emotional all of a sudden.