![]() While it is simple, switching between any of the three titles and paging through their soundtracks is consistently fast and snappy. Not only is it flashy, but 3D All-Stars’ menu is functional above all else. The flashy yet functional title selection menu ties the whole package together.Īll this is to say that Super Mario 3D All-Stars does a lot to present itself as a collection worthy of the All-Stars name. ![]() The whole thing is set to an original rendition of the infamous “Star get” jingle, even if it is a tad ironic that it pulls inspiration from Super Mario Galaxy 2’s rendition more than any of the other three. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is pretty committed to reminding you of that fact from the get-go: upon loading the game, it treats you to a -short little montage of Mario collecting the signature Power Star (or a Shine Sprite in Sunshine’s case) in each of the three titles. What Super Mario 3D All-Stars is, is a collection that brings some of the most beloved games of all time onto one cartridge, and sees them looking better than ever before. That being said, it’s easy to critique Super Mario 3D All-Stars for what it isn’t, when we should focus on what it is. In Super Mario 3D All-Stars, what you see is more or less what you get: it includes Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy exactly as they were at release, a music player that gives you access to each game’s original soundtrack… and not much else. Now that it’s out in the wild, we obviously know that this wasn’t the case. ![]() Graphically updating Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and the formerly Japanese-exclusive Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels into a unified 16-bit art style, the original Super Mario All-Stars was an ambitious collection that looked leaps and bounds ahead of its initial counterparts.įor that reason, when rumours of a potential 3D interpretation of the All-Stars name began circulating earlier this year, many fans were excited at the thought of a remade collection of Mario’s 3D escapades. The original Super Mario All-Stars released back in 1993 on the Super Nintendo as a collection of pseudo-remakes for Mario’s previous adventures released on the comparatively less super NES.
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