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No Recommendation / Blank

Two of Nintendo's finest, and one of its most interesting, come together in a compilation that isn't worthy of their greatness.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars review - three great games in one lacklustre compilation

I just don't get Nintendo sometimes. If you want a microcosm of the head-scratching conundrum you'll often find at the …

www.eurogamer.net

8 / 10
Despite its minimal trimmings, Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a worthwhile collection of some of the plumber's most memorable adventures

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Review – Shoot For The Stars

Despite its minimal trimmings, Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a worthwhile collection of some of the plumber's most memorable adventures.

www.gamespot.com

Unscored
If anything, Super Mario 3D All-Stars shows the breadth of what a 3D Mario game can be, and much of that is truly excellent.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars review: Not even Sunshine can ruin this collection

3D Marios, of varying quality

www.polygon.com

8.5 / 10.0
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, as barebones as it might be as a compilation, is a great way to experience (or re-experience) these games all over again. It was a joy running through all three of them even if they weren't strictly upgraded. That goes double for Mario Galaxy, as this is going to be my preferred way to play it from now on.

Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Lets-a-go back in time We all have our favorite Mario game. Maybe it’s a classic entry you played during your childhood....

www.destructoid.com

92 / 100
Sep 16, 2020
Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy are three near-perfect platforming adventures. In my opinion, they are must-play games that everyone should experience at some point, and what better time then now on the Nintendo Switch.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Review - Mario at His Very Best

The chance to replay three of Super Mario's most iconic 3D platformers has arrived on the Nintendo Switch in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection. Our review inside.

cogconnected.com

9 / 10.0
Whether the year it was released has affected the way Super Mario 3D All-Stars came together, we'll probably never know, but it still comes with a wholehearted recommendation simply due to the quality of the

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Critic Reviews

Super Mario 3D All-Stars has been reviewed by 106 critics and currently has a 'Strong' rating. Read and browse them all to learn what the top critics in the video game industry are saying.

opencritic.com

6.5 / 10.0
Despite collecting three of Mario's most well-known games, Super Mario 3D All Stars doesn't justify their porting onto the Switch. With minimal improvements, few features that truly make it feel like an "Anniversary celebration" and some bafflingly lazy design choices, 3D All Stars feels like more like a quick cash grab.

Super Mario 3D All Stars Review–Whomp Whomp

Despite collecting three of Mario’s most well-known games, Super Mario 3D All Stars doesn’t justify their porting onto the Switch. With minimal improvements, few features that truly make it feel like an “Anniversary celebration” and some bafflingly lazy design choices, 3D All Stars feels like...

www.criticalhit.net

9 / 10
We've had an absolute blast playing through these three gems all over again, especially now they look sharper than ever. It's a shame that the presentation is practically barebones with no bonus content beyond the soundtracks, but there can still be no denying the quality of the games on offer here. This is the Beatles' Greatest Hits of the video game world, and is an absolute treat whether you're reliving it in HD or discovering it for the first time.

Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch) - Three Of Mario's Greatest Adventures Come To Switch

Only shooting Star Bits break the mould

www.nintendolife.com

 

[DiddyKongRacing69]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Reviews

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is what you'd expect: a phenomenal collection of some of Mario's greatest 3D platforming hits. Though some critics felt that Nintendo could have put in a bit more...

opencritic.com

A lazy title like this getting high scores? Emulators can do much more than what Nintendo is giving out plus limited release.

If gaming critics had any intergrity, they'd be tearing this game to pieces for its laziness.

Guess Nintendo can do no wrong according to so-called critics.

 

[Jerm411]

Won’t someone think of the children.....

 

[ManaByte]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Reviews

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is what you'd expect: a phenomenal collection of some of Mario's greatest 3D platforming hits. Though some critics felt that Nintendo could have put in a bit more...

opencritic.com

A lazy title like this getting this high score?

Guess Nintendo can do no wrong according to so-called critics.

Some of the best video games ever made being reissued for new people who never played them getting a high score? OH THE HUMANITY!

 

[RoboFu]

yeah... because great games should get lower scores? wait ....

 

[ReBurn]

everything will be ok

 

[Chun Swae]

Nintendo has been remaking the same games for the last 20 years OP. It's pretty much what their fans/industry expect from them at this point.

 

[Jack Videogames]

It's three of the GOATs in a single package. If you have lived in a cave all your life and never played them, it's insane value.

As they're straight emulation instead of a worthy remake, a score over 90+ could be a bit outrageous. An 84 sounds about right.

 

[Jooxed]

Super Mario 3D All Stars Review Thread

No Recommendation / Blank Two of Nintendo's finest, and one of its most interesting, come together in a compilation that isn't worthy of their greatness. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-16-super-mario-3d-all-stars-review-three-great-games-in-one-lacklustre-compilation 8 / 10...

www.neogaf.com

 

[-Arcadia-]

About what I was expecting, looking at the past two weeks. The games are competently transferred, upgraded to modern display standards, and some obnoxiously low-res 2D elements were fixed.

That’s perfectly fine, and I look forward to playing them, but the reviews are right to call out the complete lack of going above and beyond for the 35th anniversary of a legendary pop culture icon.

That seems to be par for the course with Nintendo anniversaries though.

 

[Hudo]

Good games are fun. Why is emulating games an issue? If it works, it works. And they can use those emulators later for further N64/Gamecube/Wii titles later on. I don't get why people are upset. The only shitty thing about 3D All-Stars so far is that the physical launch is limited.

 

[Skifi28]

Stop whining OP. Better get it while it's still available. Only 1825719 digital copies left!

 

[CouzinD]

Said it before, don’t really care for reviews or reviewers either way, but it’s Mario64 on switch and I’m all for it. Buzzin.

 

[DiddyKongRacing69]

Critical Hit is the only one who gets my kudos. All the others are giving Nintendo a free pass, yet again

 

[Nikana]

How they have handled Galaxy is the real crime here.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Reviews

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is what you'd expect: a phenomenal collection of some of Mario's greatest 3D platforming hits. Though some critics felt that Nintendo could have put in a bit more...

opencritic.com

A lazy title like this getting this high score? Emulators can do much more than what Nintendo is giving out plus limited release.

If gaming critics had any intergrity, they'd be tearing this game to pieces.

Guess Nintendo can do no wrong according to so-called critics.

A lot of people that will be picking this up did not even play those games so it will be a fresh experience for them.

Nintendo understands that they have two markets, one market for kids and the other for nostalgic adults and both will buy their products no matter what quality its in

 

[Metnut]

The games are old but are loved classics. Would rather pay $60 for this to play on my Switch than $60 for Ubisoft micro transaction BS or an EA sports roster refresh.

Amazing that somehow this has gotten the attention from NeoGAF as a rip-off.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Low effort packaging, still great games.

You pay for the comfort of playing on the switch.

 

[Eevee86]

Two of these games are usually near the top of goat lists, but package them together and you get an 8 apparently.

 

[-Arcadia-]

How they have handled Galaxy is the real crime here.

It isn’t game ending, but yeah, the star bits stuff is a bit obnoxious. I don’t want to scrub the screen with my finger, and print it up, constantly. I feel like I just won’t bother with them in portable, like I didn’t bother with Odyssey’s extra moves in portable mode.

That’s annoying (on both), because I think the Chinese Nvidia Shield port had a better way of handling this?

Two of these games are usually near the top of goat lists, but package them together and you get an 8 apparently.

Lol, in fairness, it makes sense to review the package they arrive in as well, particularly on an anniversary. The games are still as ten as ever, as everyone knows.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

bummer

also, day one

 

[magnumpy]

a collection of old games that everyone has already played. truly revolutionary! D:

 

[Nikana]

It isn’t game ending, but yeah, the star bits stuff is a bit obnoxious. I don’t want to scrub the screen with my finger, and print it up, constantly. I feel like I just won’t bother with them in portable, like I didn’t bother with Odyssey’s extra moves in portable mode.

That’s annoying (on both), because I think the Chinese Nvidia Shield port had a better way of handling this?

I believe they mapped the right stick to the cursor on the Shield port. It wasnt ideal but its better than this I think.

I am not mad at emulation if its done right but the handling of Galaxy is absurd.

 

[DiddyKongRacing69]

a collection of old games that everyone has already played. truly revolutionary! D:

And it will still somehow sell well. The casuals never heard of using emulators and rom sites

 

[belmarduk]

How they have handled Galaxy is the real crime here.

The controls on the Switch Lite seem like they would be annoying but that's about it.

 

[DeceptiveAlarm]

Super Mario 3D All Stars Review Thread

No Recommendation / Blank Two of Nintendo's finest, and one of its most interesting, come together in a compilation that isn't worthy of their greatness. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-16-super-mario-3d-all-stars-review-three-great-games-in-one-lacklustre-compilation 8 / 10...

www.neogaf.com

Am I missing something or did you quote your thread in your thread.

 

[SegaShack]

I mean for those expecting low scores, the reviewers review the games, not the level of effort put into porting them.

 

[Spukc]

hats off to the one that can stand cuckmouth from cuckexplain

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Jooxed lost BIG TIME

 

[-Arcadia-]

All things said, I’m really looking forward to playing this. I wanted above and beyond, but at the end of the day, I’m not going to say no to playing three of my favorite games ever (with one probably being the most favorite), with the common sense upgrades, on the Switch.

I’m incredibly excited to jump into Sunshine again after all these years.

 

[Jooxed]

Am I missing something or did you quote your thread in your thread.

They merged threads from another.

 

[magnumpy]

And it will still somehow sell well. The casuals never heard of using emulators and rom sites

that should translate into some truly impressive numbers in the next financial quarter. well done, your life work has now been completed.

 

[Nikana]

The controls on the Switch Lite seem like they would be annoying but that's about it.

Having to constantly drag your finger across the screen is an issue.

 

[Astral Dog]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Reviews

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is what you'd expect: a phenomenal collection of some of Mario's greatest 3D platforming hits. Though some critics felt that Nintendo could have put in a bit more...

opencritic.com

A lazy title like this getting high scores? Emulators can do much more than what Nintendo is giving out plus limited release.

If gaming critics had any intergrity, they'd be tearing this game to pieces for its laziness.

Guess Nintendo can do no wrong according to so-called critics.

I see a 6 and some 8 there even critics are criticizing the lack of features

Anyways, its just a good game getting good scores regardless of anything, its NOT broken so why it should be getting bad scores

 

[Mattyp]

Two of these games are usually near the top of goat lists, but package them together and you get an 8 apparently.

Absolute minimum to zero effort on any enhancements, selling 20 year old roms for full price in limited quantity to make sure the drones lap it up at full freight, shit doesn't even deserve an 8. Games should be looked at as a full package in today's market not just a rating from 20 years ago

It's a Nintendo title but so the fans will be out in full force defending the practice and why this heralds greatness and deserves a 94 on meta. Imagine the backlash if Sony or Microsoft released GT or AoE with zero enhancements still sporting the original matching iso files at full fare slapped into a new case or digital download

 

[Eevee86]

Absolute minimum to zero effort on any enhancements, selling 20 year old roms for full price in limited quantity to make sure the drones lap it up at full freight, shit doesn't even deserve an 8. Games should be looked at as a full package in today's market not just a rating from 20 years ago

It's a Nintendo title but so the fans will be out in full force defending the practice and why this heralds greatness and deserves a 94 on meta. Imagine the backlash if Sony or Microsoft released GT or AoE with zero enhancements still sporting the original matching iso files at full fare slapped into a new case or digital download

Uh huh. You're clearly not worth seeing.

 

[ExpandKong]

Hey wow people are upset about this compilation? I HAD NO IDEA

Can't wait for Friday for this to come out so people can shut the fuck up about it.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Sunshine looking great in videos, You forget how pretty the reflections and effects were. But no gamecube controller support? Damn

 

[MiguelItUp]

I really do think it's cool that we're getting a collection like this, that being said, I really wish there was more done with it. I could see how this would come off as a cash grab to a number of folks. I mean, having them on the Switch and on the go is awesome. It's just sad knowing that they could all look better on an emulator I'm sure.

 

[peronmls]

and this is why I stopped buying Nintendo games after the Wii.

 

[Rubik8]

a collection of old games that everyone has already played. truly revolutionary! D:

My kids have played none of them. Your premise is flawed. I’m sure many people under 30 have missed at least some of the games in this collection.

 

[darth.shrimp]

My kids have played none of them. Your premise is flawed. I’m sure many people under 30 have missed at least some of the games in this collection.

Hell, I'm almost 40 and the only one I've really played from those 3 is SM64. I barely touched Sunshine, and never had a Wii so no Galaxy.

 

[Nico_D]

I’m incredibly excited to jump into Sunshine again after all these years.

Funny thing is, that's the one I want to replay the most too. And I replayed it already once on my Wii.

 

[Danjin44]

I’m interested getting this but 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim takes higher priority.

 

[existensmaximum]

Just imagine if Nintendo put as much effort into this as they did with Super Mario Allstars. 90's Nintendo were the shit.

 

[Evil Calvin]

A lazy title like this getting high scores? Emulators can do much more than what Nintendo is giving out plus limited release.

If gaming critics had any intergrity, they'd be tearing this game to pieces for its laziness.

Guess Nintendo can do no wrong according to so-called critics.

If they had integrity they would score the package correctly, not the games that they were 15-20 years ago. BUT if they did that Nintendo would get mad and withhold game code for them in the future. Game reviewers are corrupt.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[wvnative]

Wait they didn't remap the star pointer to the right stick?

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

 

[Neff]

a collection of old games that everyone has already played. truly revolutionary! D:

I know one person buying it who has never played any of them.

 

[CrysisFreak]

Guys I'm not interested in 64 or Sunshine, but is it worth getting this collection just for Galaxy?
I never played it and heard many good things. For reference Odyssey didn't click with me tbh.