Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

Not going to deingrate you, mostly curious, but what led you to despise the music? The hype surrounding it? Which is fair. I'm not a fan of Gusty Garden myself, I strongly prefer Melty Molten.
 
Everyone touts Gusty Garden as "the best Mario song ever" when it just blends into every other orchestrated song. Objectively it's not horrible, but it's just so overhyped that it's made me hate it a lot.
 
Yeah see that's what I felt with jump up, feels like everyone was blasting a song that I thought was mediocre at best through my ears because WOAH GUYS LISTEN VOCALS IN MARO GAME

I like Gusty Garden because though it's orchestrated and might sound similar-ish to other such themes the thing I pay attention to first is melody. After that I see how the melody sounds when performed by the given set of instruments. Just so happens that I do in fact like the result, and having the melody very well printed in my head somewhere I know how to distinguish it. This isn't meant to dissuade you or anything, just offering a bit of insight
 
Princess Viola said:
See, I agree with that statement but I also feel like SMB hasn't aged in the way SM64 has.

Certainly, the later 2D Mario games have surpassed what SMB has done, but whenever I go back and play SMB, I don't have that feeling of like 'This aspect of the game is frustrating and dated nowadays'.

Contrast to Super Mario 64 where, while I still think Mario's controls are top notch even all these years later, my enjoyment of the N64 original is marred by 'Why is the goddamn camera so awful please stop this is the worst part of the game'.
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I think the 2D equivalent to SM64 in that sense is either SMB3 or SMW depending on who you ask. Maybe both.
 
I only played the snes version of smb3 so idk if I'm the right person to ask but I thought it played nicely, enough to not feel dated at least, compared to smw which inherently has some slight additional jank from all the new shit I'd guess. But neither I felt were as dated as sm64 for sure, nor do I believe there really is a "2D equivalent". They're kinda just their own thing
 
Imo jump up superstar deserves its reputation but gusty garden galaxy is way overrated
 
I don't really like either. I dislike Jump Up, Superstar because I guess I just don't like music with lyrics. And trust me, I gave it a chance. I played on the New Donk City stage in Smash Ultimate with this song playing, and the match lasted around 10 minutes. I really did not like it, and I had to immediately turn it off in the My Music settings.

Gusty Garden Galaxy is also annoying because it gets praised so much. I hate that they remixed it for that one autoscroll level in Super Mario 3D World (the one where all the platforms are shaped like hexagons). And then you had to play that level again in World Flower, and then Champion's Road also used the same music. Ugh.
 
i like both of them.not my favorites in either soundtracks but i get prety excited when they come on my playlist (that ive barely been listening to for months whoops
i dont think i dislike any songs in these soundtracks. at worst theyre forgettable
 
Rarity said:
Imo jump up superstar deserves its reputation but gusty garden galaxy is way overrated
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This, Gusty Garden Galaxy might not even make my top third for Super Mario Galaxy music
 
Break Free (Lead the Way) I generally find an underwhelming song, it really sounds like the main singer is singing it in her sleep. It needs far more energy for it to work.