![]() ![]() The mighty Super Mushroom and Fire Flower obviously make their return, but the brand new Mega Mushroom turns Mario into a screen-sized behemoth who mows down enemies and terrain alike in a state of invincibility. Power-ups, indeed, are largely returning classics. The game was and is a joy to play, marrying classic Mario momentum with an updated move set taken from the absolute classic Super Mario 64 full to the brim with extra lives and power-ups. With three of these per level, the more contemporary “collectathon” element comes into some focus, though these treasures are used only to unlock gates on the map screen that allow access to certain extra levels and Toad Houses, which return from Super Mario Bros 3. You’ll need to use these athletic moves, too, because levels are rather larger than before and laced with well-hidden secrets, some hiding the new and elusive Star Coins. The game was and is a joy to play, marrying classic Mario momentum with an updated move set taken from the absolute classic Super Mario 64 – Mario’s three-step triple jump is present and correct, with his ground-pond and wall jump abilities adding further possibilities to vertical level design and skilful recoveries. You could be forgiven for thinking that the Big N had lost its mojo, but on the evidence of New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe and the series-spanning Super Mario Advance series. was the real deal – a brand new (brand old?) entry aiming to recapture the essence of the series that made Nintendo a household name.Īnd it did so, with an effortlessness that makes you wonder why both Game Boys Color and Advance were denied a fresh plumber platformer, instead graced with (the admittedly wonderful) Super Mario Bros. That's quite a gap, and New Super Mario Bros. 3, but those registered as a novelty above all else – a bonus feature. One could split hairs and point out the e-Reader levels from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. After all, at the time of its release the world hadn’t seen a new, traditional 2D Mario title since 1990’s seminal Super Mario World (though it came to NA in 1991 and EU in 1992). ![]() didn’t introduce new variables to the 2D Mario equation. That’s not to say that New Super Mario Bros. A victory lap for the undisputed champion – the best of all time. the most acclaimed platform game series of all time. A distillation of the elements that made Super Mario Bros. Rather than being a step forward for the series, this was a fond remembrance. If anything, it’s respected as the formative entry in a divisive series that’s considered to never really have evolved.īut that’s the thing – N ew Super Mario Bros. It’s quite funny to consider that the highest-selling Nintendo DS game of all time - shifting in excess of 30 million copies worldwide – is still a title I’d consider to be under-rated. ![]()
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