![]() ![]() A dorky smile, a few "wahoos" and then… nothing. The high comes when you first boot them up. These games are supposed to be a portal you take to The Good Old Days.īut the act of actually playing these games feels like a chore. It's happy to make the package feel like a commodity you won't be able to get in the future. Nintendo, the Japanese gaming giant renowned for being fiercely protective of its IP, is happy to just push out a Mario collection with slightly smoother polygons and call it a day. The marketing materials are a laundry list of empty platitudes. What's fascinating about this collection is just how obvious Nintendo's play is here. With the revelations prior to release these games are all being emulated, it's almost certain Nintendo has other plans to distribute these games to the Switch in the future. And Nintendo have upped the ante a little by making this collection a limited release. ![]() ![]() It's already the second most popular game onįor 2020, trailing only Animal Crossing. Nintendo is going to make a lot of money from Super Mario 3D All-Stars. It isn't even in Sunshine, but your brain sure as hell will try it anyway. That sliding long jump in Super Mario 64? Fun. Did my memory play tricks on me here? Or have I changed?Īnd then there's the awkward and clumsy Sunshine, which has none of the traits that made Super Mario 64 great and is far too absorbed in being different that it loses sight of what really makes Mario… Mario. In my head, it's an absolute masterclass. ![]() Before 3D All-Stars was released, I read up on some of the discourse around Galaxy from 2007. In fact, in 2020, I would argue it's not a very good game. Galaxy is nowhere near as good as I remember. During a pandemic, it seems like this is "the game we need right now." But when you put the controller down, you're confronted with a harsh reality: your memory of these games is the best thing about them. All-Stars is a nostalgia box you rummage around in for a few hours, trying to pull out the ephemeral feelings locked deep within your lizard brain. ![]()
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