The games included in the Super Mario All-Stars collection are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3. Each game features the enhanced graphics and updated sound from the Super NESâ„¢ Super Mario All-Stars collection, and all four can be played on the Wii system using one of several controllers: the Wii Remoteâ„¢ controller, Classic Controllerâ„¢, Classic Controller Proâ„¢ or the Nintendo GameCubeâ„¢ controller
GenreCompilations
Platforms wii
DEVELOPER Nintendo | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Super Mario All-Stars Reviews wii
officialnintendomagazine.co.uk review
It’s also worth noting that as well as the game you’re also getting an exclusive soundtrack CD with music spanning the entire Mario series from the original Super Mario Bros. all the way up to Super Mario Galaxy, as well as a nifty booklet covering 25 years of Mario gaming.
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gamingtrend.com review
Finally there is the Super Mario History Booklet. It’s a book that shows all of the Mario games. Some sketches from the games are included, as well as screenshots and artwork of Mario and other characters. Comments from Miyamoto, Tezuka, and Kondo on each game are included as well. These two items are found in a separate red DVD case that is included with the package.
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gamesradar.com review
As a die-hard Nintendo fan, I am deeply appreciative of the set. But considering how far other companies are willing to go (Call of Duty, Halo, Assassin’s Creed, GTA IV and so on), I’m a little let down that Nintendo didn’t follow suit with a statue, diorama or other equivalent piece of bad assery. Certainly not complaining, and it’s a nice gesture, but this is a case where Nintendo has more to work with than any other game company and with that in mind, as well as the series in question, it’s unfortunate there wasn’t more.
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videogamer.com review
Despite these lingering wishes, Super Mario All-Stars is still a tidy little package. The games themselves are the real stars here, only really let down by lack of 60hz support. It’s doubtful that the compilation will ever find its way onto the Virtual Console in this form, so now’s the perfect opportunity to see what all the fuss was about if you missed out on the original All-Stars back in the day. It might be a tad overpriced at £24.99 for a ROM dump of four SNES games, but Nintendo’s ever-loyal fans won’t find it hard to justify dropping the cash regardless.
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eurogamer.it review
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eurogamer.net review
Sadly, in the game, contemporary spit and polish is nowhere to be seen. This is, instead, a ROM dump of the Super Nintendo title, Super Mario All-Stars, which eschews Mario’s debut in Donkey Kong and the subsequent arcade game Mario Bros. and instead bundles Super Mario Bros. and its sequels together, repainted in 16-bit sprites.
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mygamer.com review
In regards to sound and graphics, it’s a little more difficult to lavish praise upon the Wii release of Super Mario All-Stars. It’s a direct port of the Super Nintendo release of the title, so the graphics and sound are presented in all of their 16-bit glory, which I sort of like. I’ve played enough compilations of older games that it’s easy to appreciate the fact that the graphics and sound in these games have held up very well, looking detailed and colorful as catchy and memorable music plays along with the platform jumping, Koopa stomping, and countless Game Over screens. However, from a company like Nintendo, that can certainly afford the extra work, it’s a little disappointing that there isn’t at least an option to play with updated graphics or even new recordings of the soundtrack. I’m not sure that I would have used them if they were there, but sometimes, it’s nice to know that an updated version of the game is present.
cheatcc.com review
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gamezone.com review
Included on the Super Mario All-Stars disc are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The games feature the same enhanced 16-bit visuals that they did when the compilation was originally released as well as the save function which allows you to save at any point in each of the games and restart from the beginning of the last level you left off on. Overall, the disc is a fairly by-the-numbers affair. Though it certainly seems like a quick cash-in, the fact that the four games on the compilation are highly enjoyable 2D platformers makes it a worthwhile collection. This is especially true if you have never played or don�t already own any of these games.
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gamingxp.com review
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gamepro.com review
One of the major selling points for Super Mario All-Stars when it released on the SNES (saving your progress within each game) has largely been negated, as, in step with other Virtual Console releases, the Wii’s flash memory allows you to stop and start NES games at your leisure. It should be mentioned, however, that in the first two games, you still have the slight benefit of starting over at your current stage when you run out of lives. If you get a "Game Over" on one of the Virtual Console versions, you’ll be booted back to the first stage of the world you were on. In most cases, it’s not too harmful, but the later stages in The Lost Levels can be pretty grueling.
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guardian.co.uk review
It’s a shame we couldn’t have the sublime Super Mario World included here. Or at least something new to what is essentially a 20-year-old compilation of 25-year-old games. However, the booklet, CD and packaging will appeal to the fans and you can’t knock the endearing quality of the games included. Let’s hope the 30th Anniversary package is a bit more ambitious.
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everyeye.it review
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nintendoworldreport.com review
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nintendolife.com review
the reality is rather less appealing. As Nintendo states so clearly on the back of the packaging, what is offered here is Super Mario All-Stars, which was released on the SNES back in 1992. What you’re essentially paying your hard-earned cash for is nothing more than a lazy ROM-dump of a cartridge you probably already own, and if you don’t then you can most likely obtain it for considerably less than of this compilation’s asking price.
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worthplaying.com review
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition is a rather poor offering to celebrate the plumber’s 25th anniversary. Instead of an exciting compilation that celebrates the best aspects of the character’s history, you get a Super Nintendo game on a DVD with no frills or extras. As if to add insult to injury, it isn’t even the best available version of Super Mario All-Stars. The extras, including the soundtrack and history booklet, show as much lack of effort as the game itself. It’s still a collection of excellent Super Mario titles, but the games are available in plenty of other ways, all of which are cheaper. The only real worthwhile audience for this game is Wii owners who can’t or won’t get online and would like the chance to play their old favorites again. Anyone else would be better off avoiding this game, as the extras certainly don’t make up for the high price tag.
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gamekult.com review
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