To pay homage to one of the most decorated franchises of all-time, Nintendo is releasing Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition on the Wii, but this release is more than just a celebratory release, it’s a release that recognizes the most beloved video game character of all-time. Mario can be considered by many to be the father of home console gaming and for good reason. Over the last quarter of a century, the Mario series has evolved, innovated, and delivered titles with such high-quality that gamers of all ages and sorts can pick up a controller, play the game, and enjoy some pure unadulterated fun that no other gaming franchise can equal.
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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.
Mario 1,2,3....but with Super Mario World Sounds & Art Style.
How could you not like that.
THIS REVIEW: "What a thrill, all of my bad memories of 8 bit in living color ... boing, boing, happy, happy. I'm sorry, but the old Mario games just haven't stood the test of time. The music and sound FX are great, but the control is too lose [sic] and it's all just too cuddly. I believe it's time to retire Mario for a more nineties character." -Skid
Yet we're still downloading and playing them today. This guy was proven wrong... so wrong.
I strangely prefer the 8 bit versions than the 16 bit. Might be nostalgia factor.
I was just about to say the same thing.These remakes look and play better but it's just not how my mind remembers them.Anyone who grew up on or are just now playing them for the first time must think we are crazy for liking the old games better and they are probably right.lol
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.
