Super Mario 3D All-Stars: Difference between revisions

Luke Hemming of Cubed3 has given the game a 10/10, stating the bundle represents "the pinnacle of platforming goodness and with perfect ports, as well as top notch optimisation for the console", and writes that the game is a "must-buy" for Nintendo Switch owners. Also, Cubed3 notes how new players can experience the evolution of the three 3D ''Super Mario'' titles and how Nintendo improves the formula of each iteration of games.<ref>Hemming, Luke. (September 16, 2020). [http://www.cubed3.com/review/6093/1/super-mario-3d-all-stars-nintendo-switch.html Review for ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'']. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> He has praised all three games being included and the effort undertaken to upscale them for improved graphical presentation on newer hardware. Jon Mundy from Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 4.5/5 and echoed similar thoughts, proclaiming ''Super Mario Galaxy'' to be the best 3D ''Super Mario'' title of all time and loving all three games in the bundle, citing the improvements and the gameplay that is still great in 2020.<ref>Mundy, Jon. (September 18, 2020). [https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/084159/super-mario-3d-all-stars-review-class-is-permanent-with-these-3d-platformer-classics/ ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' review - "3D platformer compilation proves that class is permanent".] ''Pocket Gamer UK''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> Mundy has written that "some have balked at ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''{{'}}s premium pricing" but has recommended that ''Super Mario Galaxy'' alone justifies the price if the reader has never played the game before.

On the mixed side, Riley Little from Screen Rant has given the game a 3.5/5, stating that while the games are worth owning for Nintendo Switch, for players who want to experience the ''Super Mario'' titles again or for new players, they are not exactly a bargain deal either.<ref>Little, Riley. (September 16, 2020). [https://screenrant.com/super-mario-3d-all-stars-game-review/ ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' Review: A Must-Have With Missed Opportunities.] ''Screen Rant''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> Little has unfavorably compared the game to Activision's remade bundles of older games, such as ''{{wp|Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy}}'', ''{{wp|Spyro Reignited Trilogy}}'', and ''{{wp|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2}}'', which all launched as complete graphical overhauls and had cheaper retail prices than ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''. Little has also written the absence of ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' where no explanation was given for its omission. Stefan L from TheSixthAxis, who gave the game a 7/10, has echoed the sentiment and compared the 35th anniversary to actual 35th birthdays, writing it as unassuming.<ref>Stephan L. (September 16, 2020). [https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2020/09/16/super-mario-3d-all-stars-review-switch/ ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' Review.] ''TheSixthAxis''. Retrieved September 20, 2020.</ref> He has written that the games themselves benefit from the increased resolution, but he has lamented that Nintendo could have "gone above and beyond in a meaningful way". He opined that ''Super Mario 64'' is the weakest game of the trio due to how many times the game was rereleased, that the compilation was more about preservation than improvement, and that ''Super Mario 64'' is inferior to its Virtual Console release due to the lack of save states and a digital manual.