It’s not a necessity, but it is a wonderful way to sit back and enjoy some fantastic Mario songs in the background. A random song is selected upon starting up and will carry on to the next when finished. This lets players listen to the entire soundtrack of each individual title and will even carry over to the main menu before selecting which to play. Something exclusive to this collection is the addition of a music mode for all three titles. It’s a shame that Galaxy wasn’t able to have an option that completely removes the need for gyro controls, but it manages to handle it well enough that the multiple options make it more accessible than before. Players can touch the screen to do many actions such as collect star bits and fly Mario to blue stars, but the system still needs to be rotated for a handful of mini-games which can make it awkward to play. Finally there’s handheld mode where gyro is a bit of a mixed bag. For those with a Pro controller or playing with the Joy-Con in their grip, the motion necessary is locked to simple gyro by moving the controllers and Mario’s main spin move is relegated to the Y button, which is surprisingly intuitive. The closest to the original Wii would be playing with separated Joy-Cons, which act similar to the Wii and nunchuck combination which includes shaking to spin attack and using gyro to aim at things. Galaxy is by and far the largest change but has the most options for play. The biggest changes made to any of the controls comes down to Galaxy, which is not surprising given its Wii origin. Sunshine originally used analog triggers for F.L.U.D.D to determine if Mario was stationary or moving while spraying water and this has been changed to the R and ZR buttons that each function as one or the other which ends up working surprisingly well. The camera controls are still just as clunky as they were originally, but work well enough for the stages as they’re still built around this. 64 is perhaps closest to its original iteration, as it really only lost the C buttons and now just controls the camera with the R stick. Sunshine was the closest to using a similar controller that’s most often seen today, but there have been adjustments for the multiple titles and their unique setups. One of the biggest notable changes are of course the controls. Galaxy is of course still a wonderfully smooth 60fps and all three benefit greatly from their improved texture visuals across the board. It’s also worth noting that 64 and Sunshine still only run at 30fps, although 64 is much smoother than it was on the original hardware. 64 doesn’t have the same widescreen, but also doesn’t feel terribly small while playing it. Sunshine has seen a significant change in now being widescreen which is a huge change to the feel while playing. In the grand scheme of things it’s minor, but those familiar with the original visuals might find it a bit jarring to look at first thing. The only flaw in this change comes from Super Mario Galaxy, where some elements of the visuals look oddly blurry such as the queen bee’s body looking odd. Even 64, with all its beautiful large polygons, holds up fantastically well when giving a shiny new coat of paint to make everything look pretty. Gone are the days of standard definition and now they’re available in a beautifully crisp HD. The largest change to all three titles is the visuals. All three titles have Mario traveling to different levels or planets where he must complete certain objectives to obtain stars or shines using a variety of moves at his disposal. Sunshine is similar, but instead of getting kidnapped by Bowser a mysterious shadow apparition of Mario keeps trying to take her away while covering Delfino Island in living paint that Mario must wash away with his water-squirting companion F.L.U.D.D. The king of koopas himself, Bowser, manages to whisk Princess Peach off in both Mario 64 and Galaxy making it Mario’s job to put an end to his tyranny. With 64, Sunshine and Galaxy now available to play on Switch just how well do they hold up in this collection after all this time?įor those who may have somehow missed one or any of these three titles, no worries, as the basic story is the same across the board. With Mario’s 35 anniversary this year came the announcement of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection, a remastering of Mario’s first three titles into the 3D platforming space that would become beloved icons of the franchise. Mario perfected his craft on the NES and would go on to continue this trend in the 3D space as well with the launch of the N64 and future Nintendo systems. Platformers have been a large part of video games since some of the earliest titles, but none have the power or recognition of the titular Super Mario.
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