Super Mario 3D AllStars Review A MustHave With Missed Opportunities

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Review: A Must-Have With Missed Opportunities

Three of the most popular Super Mario games ever finally make their way to Nintendo Switch with Super Mario 3D All-Stars – warts and all.

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Super Mario 3D AllStars Review A MustHave With Missed Opportunities

After becoming a frontrunner for one of gaming’s worst-kept secrets prior to its reveal, Super Mario 3D All-Stars quickly transitioned to one of Nintendo’s biggest holiday titles for 2020. The appeal of having three of the greatest Super Mario three-dimensional platforming titles (Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy) pulled out of the vault and placed onto modern Nintendo hardware is a premise that sells itself – or, at least, it should.

With a collection such as this, the question isn’t really about whether these classics are good games because the answer to that question is an irreverent “duh.” Instead, the focus lies on how Nintendo has gone about composing and re-delivering these titles for fans and whether or not the end result warrants revisiting the games again on Nintendo Switch. In short, yes, this collection is a no-brainer buy for those that want all of these games on the current system, but it’s not really a bargain as a full-price release either.

One of the more divisive aspects of the collection stems from the price, which clocks in at $59.99 USD ($79.99 CAD). None of these Mario games have been remade, which makes the cost appear steep when compared directly to other collections. For example, Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy and the recently-released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 both launched at $39.99 USD ($59.99 CAD) and featured complete remakes of three and two classic games, respectively.

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Super Mario 3D AllStars Review A MustHave With Missed Opportunities

Super Mario 3D All-Stars also isn’t the first time Nintendo has brought the older titles to whatever its current hardware occupying store shelves happens to be. For example, Super Mario 64 has made an appearance on every one of Nintendo’s home consoles since the Wii era and even received what could be considered a superior remake on Nintendo DS. Still, this level of accessibility doesn’t hold true for every facet of this new collection. Case in point, the inclusion of Super Mario Sunshine provides something unique after having been stuck on the Nintendo GameCube ever since its debut in 2002.

Seeing Sunshine make its return to the limelight would have been significant enough on its own, but the developers didn’t stop there. Opting to forego simply porting the games over in their original forms, Nintendo has enhanced (via an in-house emulator) the original assets for the more powerful Switch hardware. The games have been optimized for Switch and now feature enhanced resolutions, providing players with cleaner versions of these classics. Textures and health meters are tidied up significantly, giving fans better-performing renditions of 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy.

Additionally, Nintendo has included the soundtracks to each of those titles on the main menu of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Diving into these fantastic tunes is nice, but it’s also not as practical as having them on a mobile device or music streaming library. Instead, they made for some appropriate background music while this review was being written – although the convenience of having Super Mario melodies accessible via a Switch game is one that is sure to be questioned or outright ignored by most players. Still, it’s better than simply not having them anywhere.

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It also needs to be pointed out that the absence of Super Mario Galaxy 2 is notable. No explanation on that decision has been given either, making its failure to appear in Super Mario 3D All-Stars a puzzling one, to say the least. Of course, aficionados could go on and on about what the final title doesn’t offer, but it’s what is present here that shouldn’t be overlooked. These are some of the very best Super Mario games ever made, after all.

This final package is something worthwhile for those that want to play through these titles again or those that want to enjoy them for the first time. Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy all run smoothly and expectedly in their fine-tuned forms, so it’s hard not to recommend that Nintendo Switch owners pick this up. Truth be told, there are a number of opinions online about what Super Mario 3D All-Stars could have been, but there’s no denying that what it is is still something special for those that want it.

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