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Oh boy here we go...

But I do agree with you to some extent Rol. While I think Galaxy is a fine game, when you look back on it it's a fairly straightforward and linear game. 64 and Sunshine, while being older games, seemed to offer more chances to explore and basically let you obtain the Stars (or Shines) in almost (key word: almost) any order.

3D World on the hand offers more chances for exploration like you mentioned with collectibles and the ability to basically roam freely in the level (instead of being shot from planet to planet).
If I had to pin it down I think a reason why people consider 3D World "not a real 3D Mario game" is because the main goal of each level is to get to the goal flag (like in the 2D games) and people feel the levels are too short or whatnot.

All in all, both games are great and it confuses me how people feel the need to place one over the other.