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 Luke Hemming of Cubed3 has given the game a 10/10, where 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 ''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 9/10 and echoed similar thoughts, proclaiming ''Super Mario Galaxy'' to be the best 3D ''Mario'' title of all time and loving all three games in the bundle, citing the improvements and the gameplay which 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 out of 5, stating that while the games are worth owning for the Nintendo Switch, for players who want to experience the ''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 the ''{{wp|Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy}}'', ''{{wp|Spyro Reignited Trilogy}}'', and ''{{wp|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2}}'', which both launched as complete graphical overhauls and had a cheaper retail price 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 has echoed the sentiment and compared the 35th anniversaries to actual 35th birthdays, writing them 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 while the games themselves benefit from the increased resolution, he has lamented that Nintendo could have "gone above and beyond in a meaningful way." He has written that ''Super Mario 64'' is the weakest game of the trio due to how much times the game was re-released, that the game was more about preservation than improvement, and how the game in this bundle "lags behind fan game projects that have demonstrated Mario 64 can work in 16:9 and 60fps just fine." and has even stated that the game is inferior to its Virtual Console release due to the lack of save states and a digital manual.
+On the mixed side, Riley Little from Screen Rant has given the game a 3.5 out of 5, stating that while the games are worth owning for the Nintendo Switch, for players who want to experience the ''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 has echoed the sentiment and compared the 35th anniversaries to actual 35th birthdays, writing them 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 while the games themselves benefit from the increased resolution, he has lamented that Nintendo could have "gone above and beyond in a meaningful way." He has written that ''Super Mario 64'' is the weakest game of the trio due to how much times the game was re-released, that the game was more about preservation than improvement, and how the game in this bundle "lags behind fan game projects that have demonstrated Mario 64 can work in 16:9 and 60fps just fine." and has even stated that the game is inferior to its Virtual Console release due to the lack of save states and a digital manual.
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