What do you all think of the New Super Mario Bros. games?

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JumpMan2019

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I've played through every single one and beaten them all 100%! I think they're pretty good games and I always have fun playing them!
 
I liked DS and Wii and I got burnout from those games past that.
 
It's amazing that even though the DS version was the first iteration, it still remained the most unique New Super Mario Bros. game since it has unique bosses and a mode that prevents going backwards. That one I felt is creative and should be given a go, even though it's also the easiest of the lot. I do like U because it's pretty well-crafted, but 2 is while well-crafted, not the most exciting since coins will lead to insignificant rewards like that gold Mario statue.

Thank you for reading.
 
i liked how ds had world 4 and world 7 locked behind specific unlock conditions, though the mini mushroom remains to be my least favorite power-up in the series. i can never get over the horror of requiring to use it in a world 8 level where you had to backtrack to get it in reserve iirc.
 
I quite enjoy them, similar as they may be. NSMBU is my favorite. I can see the reason behind the hate though, because four very similar games within six years can be a bit excessive (and two of them were in the same year, at that).

We haven't seen a new NSMB game for over seven years, though, with the closest we've gotten being the Mario Maker duology. I suppose they won't be coming out for another proper 2D Mario for quite a while longer.
 
I like them well enough. The DS one holds nostalgic value of when I first got a DS, alongside SM64DS. After Wii though, they started getting a bit too samey and stale. In particular I don't like how the stagnant aesthetic direction from these games has so heavily influenced most of the spinoffs, whereas before they often did their own thing artistically and became more distinct that way.

In terms of gameplay though, they are solid platformers. And as much as I find the aesthetic of NSMB tired, I still think it's a worthy style in the Super Mario Maker games, for the mechanics it brings. Honestly I have so much muscle memory of twirling from the NSMB theme in SMM, that I often screw myself trying to do it in the 3D World style, where twirling slows your momentum.

Hopefully though the next proper 2D Mario goes in a different direction stylistically. Maybe a proper HD sprite-based game using the style from 3D World's life icons.
 
I don't care if they look like each other. Good-looking games with good level design and good old Mario gameplay.

This is really all I need to be satisfied. Don't try to fix what ain't broken, guys.
 
The NSMB games were good at first with NSMB DS and Wii but the series has been less innovative since NSMB2. I think Super Mario Run had more features to offer like more characters like Peach and Daisy. I hope NSMB Switch will stand out and be more innovative.
 
NSMB DS and Wii were good, DS was the first of its kind in 12 years and Wii was the first on a console in 19 years.

But then they just rehashed with 2 and U and everyone's tired of it. Tbh the gameplay and level design are fine, the power-ups are good, the characters (albeit generic) are fine as well...but they're all things we've seen four times in the span of 7 years (discounting the objectively worse U port on Switch)! I think they need to scrap the series and start over with a Super Mario Bros. 5 or something and include new level themes and more creative gameplay elements.
 
DS and U are probably the best of the four, with U Deluxe being the best version of U.

On a personal level, I also like 2 more than Wii, though that's apparently heresy in most circles.