10 Great Video Games With TERRIBLE Bosses

Despite Super Mario's influence on the gaming industry, many of the Italian plumber's earlier titles had surprisingly mundane boss battles.

In the original Super Mario Bros., our coin-collecting hero could beat Bowser just by reaching the right side of the screen. In many titles, Mario can defeat colossal machines, dinosaurs, and monsters by repeatedly bonking them on the head.

Of course, the franchise's gameplay has evolved leaps and bounds over the years. As a result, the more recent entries have giving the gaming community some of the most entertaining battles ever.

So, what happened to Super Mario Bros. Wonder? Rather than having Nintendo's moustachioed mascot contend with a varied group of end-of-level enemies, every castle concludes with fighting Bowser Jr. Although each encounter has mild variety, the Koopa kid relies on the same strategy every time.

Somehow, it gets worse. At the end of each Airship level, Mario must fight a robotic version of his nemesis. However, calling it a fight is a stretch, since Mario can destroy Robot Bowser by pressing ann overhead switch once.

Though Wonder is overflowing with innovation, the same cannot be said about the boss fights.