Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition

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This article is about the Super Mario All-Stars Wii remake. For information about the original SNES version, see Super Mario All-Stars. For other articles with the name "Super Mario All-Stars", see here.
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
Cover SMA25A.jpg
North American boxart
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North American package
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii
Release date Japan October 21, 2010
China November 27, 2010
Australia December 2, 2010
Europe December 3, 2010
South Korea December 11, 2010
USA December 12, 2010
Genre Platformer
Rating(s)
ESRB:ESRB E.svg - Everyone
PEGI:PEGI 3.svg - Three years and older
CERO:CERO A.png - All ages
ACB:ACB G.svg - General
USK:USK 0.svg - All ages
Mode(s) 1-2 players
Media Wii Optical Disc
Input
Wii:

Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, or simply Super Mario All-Stars, known as Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition in Europe and Australia, and in Japan as Super Mario Collection Special Pack (スーパーマリオコレクション スペシャルパック), is a Mario special edition pack for the Wii which was released in Japan on October 21, 2010, in China on November 27, 2010, in Australia on December 2, 2010, in Europe on December 3, 2010 and in North America on December 12, 2010 as a Wii port of the SNES game Super Mario All-Stars.

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[edit] Features

The game is a tribute to the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and includes an extra package, with a Super Mario History 1985-2010 booklet, that tells about Mario's history and the people who made a big effort making the Mario games, and a CD with many songs across the main series from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. The extra things are only available for a limited time. It also has in the soundtrack noises like getting a coin or completing a level. On the Wii's Nintendo Channel as well as at the websites for the anniversary, there is a video celebrating the 25th Anniversary in all regions. The video uses game footage from the Japanese versions, but the differences to the English releases are minimal.[1] Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is only featured in the Japanese version of the video.

The game itself is a direct port of Super Mario All-Stars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game can either be played with the Wii Remote held sideways (similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii without the motion features, or the NES Virtual Console versions), the Classic Controller, the Classic Controller Pro, or with the Nintendo GameCube controller.

Nothing is changed in gameplay. To select a game, the player must press Plus button and Minus button on the Wii Remote. Also, saving will now store the number of lives the player have for each game; unlike the original SNES version, where the lives are reset to 5 every time the data is loaded.

The game does not support the 16:9 aspect ratio, so pillarboxing is added automatically. However, the aspect ratio is still wrong; the image is slightly stretched to 4:3 from the SNES's original 8:7 aspect ratio.

[edit] Gallery

  • The Japanese package.

  • The Australian package.

  • All contents of the European release.

  • The American package.

  • The Chinese package.

  • The Japanese cover.

  • The European cover.

  • The American cover.

  • The Chinese cover.

  • The Japanese keep case containing the booklet and soundtrack CD.

  • The Japanese booklet.

  • The Japanese soundtrack CD.

  • The official logo of the Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary.

  • The logo in black (without "25th.")

  • Mario hitting a "25" Question Block.

  • A 25th Anniversary drawing by Shigeru Miyamoto.

  • The Title Screen for the game.

[edit] Reception

The Wii port of Super Mario All-Stars received mixed reviews. Critics from IGN criticized the game for being a straight port from the SNES, but praised it for "the same classic games we remember", giving it a 7/10. VideoGamer gave the game a 8/10. The A.V. Club gave the game an "F", saying that the bonus material included with the game was "disappointing".

Factually speaking, the Wii port was not only of the original Super Mario All-Stars (which did not include Super Mario World) but used up a very small percentage of the disc space, which paled in comparison to the prior Metroid Prime Trilogy (a Wii game and updated versions of two GameCube titles on a single Wii disc).

[edit] Names in Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スーパーマリオコレクション スペシャルパック
Sūpā Mario Korekushon Supesharu Pakku		 Super Mario Collection Special Pack
Spanish Super Mario All-Stars - Edición del 25 aniversario Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition
French Super Mario All-Stars - Edition 25e anniversaire Super Mario All-Stars - 25th anniversary edition
Dutch Super Mario All-Stars - Speciale uitgave: 25 jaar Mario Super Mario All-Stars - Special Edition: 25 years of Mario
German Super Mario All-Stars - 25 Jahre: Jubiläumsedition Super Mario All-Stars - 25 Years: Anniversary Edition
Italian Super Mario All-Stars - Edizione per il 25º anniversario Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition
Korean 슈퍼 마리오 25주년 스페셜 에디션
Shupeo Mario 25junyeon Supesheol edisheon		 Super Mario 25th Anniversary Special Edition
Chinese SUPER MARIO COLLECTION 特別包裝 Super Mario Collection Special Package

[edit] Trivia

  • The combined price to download all four of the original games would be 2100 points ($21 US). The price of $30 for this compilation is $9 more than downloading the originals probably because it has added a special CD and booklet. The disc, unlike the download versions, is also transferable between Wii consoles.
    • In the Eurozone, the combined price of the originals is €21 and the price for the compilation is €30, which means the compilation is (like the American price in Dollars) €9 more expensive.
    • In Australia, the combined price of the originals is $36 AU, meaning the compilation is $1 AU less than the originals.
    • In the UK, the game package is also cheaper with an RRP of £25 (less from online retailers), £3 less than the combined individual price of £28 (4x£7, more if the Wii Points are bought via a Nintendo Points card at retail).
  • On the Game Select screen, there is a button setting that can be changed just like the original game. This affects only the Classic and GameCube controllers, not the Wii Remote.

[edit] References

  1. ^ YouTube - Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary (History 1985-2010) HQ

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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