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guys, a bunch of cool stuff has been announced from Nintendo in this 35th Mario anniversary direct, go check it out if u haven't seen that already.
Idk about you, but I'm so excited about the super mario 3d world port, that comes with the bowser's fury thing, The super mario 3d all stars, mario kart house tour, super mario bros 35...
you could talk about all of it in this thread
 
Like an idiot I posted my thoughts in the 3D Game rumors thread without checking to see if there was a general direct threat.

Since my post would be more relevant here, I'll just quote it.

MetaWeegee said:
Okay. The rumors were real after all. Time for some general direct thoughts.

  • They really made that battle royale Super Mario Bros fangame official huh? XD
  • Super Mario 3D World Port is cool. Probably won't buy it, but I do wonder what the hell is a "Bowser's Fury." Probably just a mode where you play as Bowser or something. That might convince me to buy it actually. I suppose it was never likely to happen, but I was lowkey hoping they'd bundle it with a Super Mario 3D Land remake, preferably with the improved controls and graphics of World. Great game, just had some weird controls IMO. Ah well. At least that rumor's been put to rest.
  • And of course, the big elephant in the room. Supa Mayro 3D All Stors. And NGL... I'm super excited it's real. At least, in theory. Please, don't get me wrong. But at the same time, I feel a little... underwhelmed. Maybe it's just my bias showing, but after the original All Stars improved the graphics and added a few interesting new things to their games, seeing these games (especially Super Mario 64 and Sunshine) look barely any different save a minor graphical upres was a bit of a letdown.
    • Super Mario 64 in particular, I was lowkey hoping it would have the extra content from the DS version, but it seems not to be the case. And also keeping Sunshine at 30 FPS despite there being a fully functional code on Gameshark making the original 60 FPS (and let's not get into what Dolphin can do) and excluding Galaxy 2 (especially the former) just has me confused. Worst of all is the limited digital release. I can deal with the other stuff, but... why. Just, literally fucking why. I don't even have 60 dollars right now. Yeah, maybe complaints will get Nintendo to see what a bullshit idea that is, but that won't change the fact that it even existed at one point. (And that's assuming they fold at all). I get the game isn't out yet. There's probably more to these ports than it seems. But based off just our current knowledge, I'm underwhelmed and can't help but feel like there's some missed potential.
  • Everything else I can take or leave.
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Well, my main thought

Super Mario Galaxy 2 was a mistake.

It is only for Yoshi fans who simply can't stop contemplating the beautiful animation of him going backward when he drags things with his tongue.

Seriously though, it's lolful that it wasn't even featured in the medley, even if I always thought that Super Mario Galaxy 2 was never as good as the first (if anything the intro already told you how the first one had a far greater aim and scope than the second).

It's funny how Nintendo seems to agree with me in the idea that SMG2, NSMB2 and NSMBU just couldn't really go beyond what the previous games already had done. I still think that NSMBU is a bit too much punished, as the attention to the art direction (especially with the Van Gogh-styled level) and Nabbit should have warranted it a better reception than it had.

Other than this, the lineup offered is pretty solid considering how we weren't going to get a new Super Maro game this soon. Super Mario Run too is going to get an update between November and December, but oddly they didn't announce it yet except on iOS because of changing OS support.

Donkey Kong Jr. is finally featured in Mario Kart Tour... but it's just his old sprite. Eh, better than nothing, I guess...

The Mario Kart game is cool in terms of concept, we'll see the execution. I like how now the Koopalings are basically the Mario Kart drivers, even the Super Nintendo World trailer confirmed that their true job is being Mario Kart racers, the role of bosses is now their second job at best.

The 3D All-Stars name is appropriate but effectively a bit excessive considering how even Dolphin can do more with Super Mario Sunshine, the SM64DS content would have been nice, but honestly between a basically-emulated SM64 and a basically-emulated SM64DS the first is still better in my opinion both in terms of historical relevance and in terms of gameplay (the controls of SM64DS are atrocious).
 
My thoughts:

it's all old games.

cool that people can play a select amount though (but only until an arbitrary date so people can try to lap it up before the deadline or else they get the fomo feeling this thing cultivates)
 
Funny how a lot of people are sour about Super Mario Galaxy 2 not getting any love, and yet you can probably say the same thing for New Super Mario Bros. Wii (it is the game that brought back the Koopalings from their very long drought).
 
I guess Nathaniel Bandy gets his big house track lol. Also I guess its a good thing I pre ordered 3D All Stars cause its a limited release.
 
it's mostly just a bunch of old games and bland merch so im not excited at all.

the most exciting part of the direct is mario-themed animal crossing furniture but even then, that one sounds like they deliberately held it back.
 
MnSG said:
Funny how a lot of people are sour about Super Mario Galaxy 2 not getting any love, and yet you can probably say the same thing for New Super Mario Bros. Wii (it is the game that brought back the Koopalings from their very long drought).
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With it being 2.5D, you can expect not to see it in Super Mario 3D All-Stars, plus it was featured in the medley.

Super Mario Galaxy 2, on the other hand...
 
nintendo officially acknowledging that galaxy 2 was a pointless sequel