IGN Editorial: Blinded by MARIO

[haxxiy]

hsrob said:

haxxiy said:
Yes, he is using Splosion Man while trying to hide what this article should be about. I kinda gree with him but not to the same raging hate extent.

I can't shake the feeling NSMBWii was about half of what I expected it to be. Barely secret levels at all, the same basic and linear design through eight worlds (a step down from 19-year old SMW). Some levels were quite innovative but a lot of them lacked what made 2D Marios great back in the 80's and 90's. The biggest trumph on NSMBWii is the nostalgic feeling, and that's it =/

Are you sure that NSMBWii has less levels and worlds than SMW?

Silly question. Of course I am, otherwise I would not have said it :P

NSMBWii = 5 worlds with 8 levels plus 3 worlds with 9 levels plus 1 world with 10 levels = 77 levels within 9 worlds

Super Mario Bros has nine worlds too (Yoshi island, Donut island, vanilla fortress, twin bridges/mountains, forest of illusion, chocolate island, bowser valley, star world, special world) but 96 levels, mastefully slammed on a 1MB or so cartridge.