Game of the Week #38

Metal Mario · 04-03-2010, 07:11 AM

Super Mario All-Stars (Super NES, 1993)

Super Mario Bros. and its sequels are some of the greatest video games of all time. Who knows how many hundreds of hours we've clocked on those classic masterpieces over the years? We love them, and we're always going back to them, even today. That's why it was totally awesome when Nintendo released an all-in-one compilation of those games for the Super NES! The gameplay remained perfectly intact (unlike that of the Super Mario Advance remakes), but our old favorites were given impressive cosmetic enhancements in the departments of graphics and sound, bringing them up to date with the 16-bit era. Not only that, but Nintendo included a welcome save feature. Now you could play a straight, warp-free game of SMB 3 without killing the entire afternoon!

Of course, one of the major selling points of Super Mario All-Stars was its inclusion of the original Japanese version of SMB 2, which Nintendo christened "The Lost Levels" for these shores. This was the first opportunity that Western gamers had to play this game, and it went over big.

**Valigarmander** · 04-03-2010, 04:28 PM

When I was a little kid, I used to play this game all the time with my best friend. We had tons of fun together.

Then one summer he moved away. Then I spent the next eight years socially withdrawn.

Luigiman7 · 04-03-2010, 06:11 PM

bawwww

That top hat, man. Mario has so many outfits.

Jere · 04-03-2010, 06:49 PM

One of the best gamepacks ever

Metal Mario · 04-04-2010, 06:26 AM

^And definitely the best compilation ever.

CuccoLady · 04-04-2010, 01:28 PM

Our family friends owned this game and an SNES. We'd go over to play it all the time, but their SNES was dying and the screen made everything look purplish. Soo my sister and I named Peach [the only character we ever played] "Blackberry" because she was closer to the color of a Blackberry than a Peach.

Goood times. Then their SNES died.

Chaos Deviot · 04-04-2010, 01:35 PM

^^ Zelda: Collector's Edition and Sonic Mega Collection aren't exactly bad either.

This is one of the games I never decided to buy. If I actually owned a SNES at the time, I might've, but I didn't. Sure, I own one now, but I own all those games(and only need to download The Lost Levels). Save system is nice and all, but not everybody needs it. Maybe I'm a masochist when it comes to the first games, but hey, that's part of the challenge that I prefer.

Dr. Furball · 04-06-2010, 03:00 AM

I begged by aunt to get this game for me when I was a kid. Never having owned an NES at the time, I was psyched to expand my Super Mario Bros. experience past SMW. The game was my first exposure to SMB1-3 (and of course the Lost Levels). Still one of my most-played SNES games. In fact, a few months ago, my brother and I went through all of Super Mario Bros 3 in a single night. Man, that was fun.

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Originally Posted by Chaos Deviot

Save system is nice and all, but not everybody needs it. Maybe I'm a masochist when it comes to the first games, but hey, that's part of the challenge that I prefer.

I have to play mine without saves since the save battery doesn't work anymore on my cart. I often joke that it makes for a more authentic experience.

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Originally Posted by Chaos Deviot

^^ Zelda: Collector's Edition and Sonic Mega Collection aren't exactly bad either.

They're not bad at all, but aside from the control issues on the GCN version, I think that the Mega Man Anniversary Collection has them beat.

04-03-2010, 07:11 AM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Game of the Week #38 Super Mario All-Stars (Super NES, 1993) Super Mario Bros. and its sequels are some of the greatest video games of all time. Who knows how many hundreds of hours we've clocked on those classic masterpieces over the years? We love them, and we're always going back to them, even today. That's why it was totally awesome when Nintendo released an all-in-one compilation of those games for the Super NES! The gameplay remained perfectly intact (unlike that of the Super Mario Advance remakes), but our old favorites were given impressive cosmetic enhancements in the departments of graphics and sound, bringing them up to date with the 16-bit era. Not only that, but Nintendo included a welcome save feature. Now you could play a straight, warp-free game of SMB 3 without killing the entire afternoon! Of course, one of the major selling points of Super Mario All-Stars was its inclusion of the original Japanese version of SMB 2, which Nintendo christened "The Lost Levels" for these shores. This was the first opportunity that Western gamers had to play this game, and it went over big. Last edited by Metal Mario; 04-03-2010 at 08:01 AM.

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	When I was a little kid, I used to play this game all the time with my best friend. We had tons of fun together. Then one summer he moved away. Then I spent the next eight years socially withdrawn.

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Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	bawwww That top hat, man. Mario has so many outfits. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

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Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	One of the best gamepacks ever

04-04-2010, 06:26 AM	#5
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	^And definitely the best compilation ever.

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CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Our family friends owned this game and an SNES. We'd go over to play it all the time, but their SNES was dying and the screen made everything look purplish. Soo my sister and I named Peach [the only character we ever played] "Blackberry" because she was closer to the color of a Blackberry than a Peach. Goood times. Then their SNES died.

04-04-2010, 01:35 PM	#7
Chaos Deviot The Betrayer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mt. Moon Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 171 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^ Zelda: Collector's Edition and Sonic Mega Collection aren't exactly bad either. This is one of the games I never decided to buy. If I actually owned a SNES at the time, I might've, but I didn't. Sure, I own one now, but I own all those games(and only need to download The Lost Levels). Save system is nice and all, but not everybody needs it. Maybe I'm a masochist when it comes to the first games, but hey, that's part of the challenge that I prefer.