Do you always hold the run button in 2D Mario games?

[seanr1221]

Pretty simple poll here.

I've been playing New Super Mario Bros Wii with my gf, and she was moving really slow. I reminded her to always hold the run button; something she claimed to never do in Mario games. It got me curious about other people, do you hold the run button all the time, or do you only use it to make specific jumps?

 

[Thongsy]

That would be a slow game if I was just walking the whole time. I hold the run button 99% of the time. Same in other games too if the run isn't automated.

 

[crystalklear64]

Only let go of it to shoot fireballs/spin around.

 

[snipegod]

I always hold run all the time.

I feel like you can really get down the rhythm of a Mario level and the jump sequences if your scrolling time is semi-constant.

Plus it's more amusing when you die ... It'd just be infuriating to die after not running and attempting to carefully jump.

 

[Ziv]

Count me in the hold-run-all-the-time group. It just feels better.

 

[msdmoney]

Yep top of the thumb is always on run, and the bottom of my thumb hits the jump button when needed.

 

[heavyd853]

Damn, I must be a freak then

 

[juden66]

Lol Im so glad Im not the only person who does this. I run and jump backwards alot, hard to explain.

 

[blandstalker]

It's so weird that you would post this poll now. I was just thinking about this the other day when playing NSMB Wii. I always hold it down, releasing it only when necessary.

I had to stop and think that I held the button down all the time, because it's so automatic for me to play that way.

 

[asthmatic]

[quote name='seanr1221']Pretty simple poll here.

I've been playing New Super Mario Bros Wii with my gf, and she was moving really slow. I reminded her to always hold the run button; something she claimed to never do in Mario games. It got me curious about other people, do you hold the run button all the time, or do you only use it to make specific jumps?[/QUOTE]

lol my gf does that, too. it pisses me off.

 

[SpazX]

Yup, thought about this while playing NSMB Wii too. I don't even think about holding it down, and then when there comes the occasional spot where you need to go slowly and I it up like 12 times and then think "oh, don't run, shit."

 

[MiNuN]

always do...in till i start dying

 

[keithp]

Not all the time, but like 80%.

 

[Deefuzz]

Yep, hold it all the time.

 

[Kerig]

[quote name='asthmatic']lol my gf does that, too. it pisses me off.[/QUOTE]

Starting to sound like the run button should be changed to the man button.

 

[Josef]

Not all the time, but most of the time. Certainly more than specific jumps.

 

[Gamer_4_life]

yes, Run button is always held on to. I never move my finger from there

 

[Lonedragon87]

same am always running even if i keep dying i still hold it down, but my gf does the same thing shes always running.

 

[StupidGamer]

I hold it about 90% of the time, confirming that I indeed have a healthy and working set of big balls.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

Wait. There are people who just walk the whole time?

 

[Z_meista]

I hold the run button most of the time.

 

[Strell]

Bitches don't know bout my run button.

 

[StupidGamer]

Yeah, you guys think you're all hardcore, I never let go of the forward button on the d-pad. Eat my Italian scented dust, suckers.