Let's do the Mario
The release of Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition is more than just a celebratory release. It’s also recognition of a series that has sustained the same impeccable level of quality and innovation since conception, a feat no other series can lay claim to. For Nintendo to produce core Mario titles for a quarter of a century and avoid releasing a shoddy instalment is nothing short of incredible, and while other franchises eventually falter – we’re looking at you here Sonic – Super Mario All-Stars remains a timeless collection of individual masterpieces.
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As part of the inevitable circle of life in gaming, we come to a compilation of remasters. In some respects Nintendo was a trailblazer, as remasters and upscales are all the rage in modern gaming; with good reason, too, as playing a better version of a great title isn't exactly a chore.
It's Super Mario Week at Review Crew, which means that we'll spend the next three episodes looking at old school games starring Nintendo's favorite Italian plumber. Up first it's Super Mario All-Stars, a compilation featuring upgraded versions of Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3 and The Lost Levels. Did critics love this 16-bit collection of 8-bit games, or did they view this as a cynical cash grab from Nintendo? We turn to Electronic Gaming Monthly, Nintendo Magazine System, SNES Force, Die Hard Game Fan and other classic magazines for the answer.
I strangely prefer the 8 bit versions than the 16 bit. Might be nostalgia factor.
Mario 3 on the NES, SNES versions looked a not to clean and rent a mario, prefer them in their original forms, still played it, who didn't but I'd take the original games in this case every time.they were great in the first place, some things don't need constant tweaking, George Lucas I'm looking at you, the fact he put new Anakin at the end of Return of The Jedi was outrageous, little of topic but hey ho, as you were.
In the 8th episode of Impossible Gaming, Tristan of Punch Nerds tries his luck at one of the most difficult Mario games to date, Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels. All the while, Chadley is ruthlessly mocking him from the sideline. The two converse about over the level running, Tristan turning into a savage beast and Chadley in a coma.