| dx11332sega said: I bought this full price few months back, I'm not speedrunning this but showing one of my favorite stages, I'm cheerful playing this level. |
Honestly, I love the whole game. I think it's the best 2D Mario game since Yoshi's Island, and while nostalgia makes me like the SNES/NES games more, I think it's got better level design than SMB3 and SMW. All this talk of 'it's just the same thing as the last three NSMB games' has some merit, in that it has the same basic aesthetic, but gameplay wise it has a lot more going for it, the alternate exits and world map layout give it a tonne more freedom and exploration, and like I said I think its level design is far better than people give it credit for.
On my list of Mario platformers, it has a place in my top 5 of all time alongside Mario 3, Super Mario World, Yoshi's ISland, and Mario Galaxy. Odyssey, Galaxy 2, and Super Mario 3D World are just outside that list.
This is a hill I'm ready to die upon! This game gets WAY too much hate.
My Console Library:
PS5, Switch, XSX
PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, WiiU, Wii, GCN, N64 SNES, XBO, 360
3DS, DS, GBA, Vita, PSP, Android
