Is the Super Mario 3D All Stars Collection worth it???

Yes, I know it’s running via an emulator, yes I know they are only selling it for a certain time. Yes I know the design is basic and they could have spent way more time working on remaking it from the ground up.

But there’s one big thing that you may be assuming.

That any of those are a factor in me buying and enjoying games.

I would say that I am a Nintendo fangirl. My first console was the NES, and I’ve always, always had a Nintendo handheld. But growing up we couldn’t afford other Nintendo consoles, so it would be an understatement to say that I missed out on a lot of games.

For example, I’ve been wanting to play Mario Sunshine for years now. I can’t even tell you what about it appealed to me, but I just wanted to play it.

So when this collection was announced, I knew I wanted it but I hesitated. I hadn’t played any of them and wasn’t sure if I wanted to pay $60 for games that would be ported over from older consoles.

With so many new games that I want coming out, I wasn’t sure if it was worth spending money on old games.

I broke down and just decided to get it, these games were classics that people had played and loved, and maybe just maybe I would love them too.

My honest thoughts:

I love them, old graphics and all. I’m not a Mario fanboy at all, and I still really love these games. They’re fun, really creative, and I love the things that you can do with Mario, the different mushrooms and finally figuring out where Rosalina came from. It’s like relearning to play Mario all over again.

What’s really funny is although I bought the set, really excited to play Sunshine, it’s my least favorite of the three. Super Mario Galaxy is amazing, it’s the game I never knew I needed in my life. Super Mario 64 is way more challenging than it should be, lol, and Sunshine is ok, not bad, but ok. For now, I’m spending most of my time on Galaxy, I love it’s gravity and motion controls.

So if I had it to do over again would I spend it again for this compilation?

Totally, especially if you haven’t played these games before. It gives you a greater appreciation of what they’re doing with Mario games now and it gives you a greater perspective on how far the franchise has come.