Every Nintendo Fan's Dream
This game is actually four games rolled into one: Super Mario Bros. 1-3 and the bonus game: Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. Over all the games are relitivily intact, many of Mario's tradmark moves, such as jumping on enemies, and using various power ups are still present. Also present are many of the trade mark Mario power ups: Fireflowers, Raccon Caps, and the ever popular Mushrooms. The only major difference between the games on All Stars and their graphics and music, which have been updated to better function on the 16bit SNES. However these minor changes can disminish the nostalgia feel the original Mario games had.
One of the major complaint gamers will have with these Mario Games are their controls. The original games were designed to work with the NES's two button controller, to preform moves in the game, all you had to do was press the A or B buttons. However the addition of trigger buttons, as well as an X and Y button on the SNES's controller will probably confuse many gamers, who are use to the standard NES controller.
The other major complaint Gamers will have, can actually be directed against Nintendo itself, the bonus game Lost Levels is in fact the real Super Mario Bros. 2, and this was the first time it was ever released in the US. The game released in the US is in fact a clone of a Japanese game called Yume Koojoo: Doki Doki Panic. Lost Levels/Mario 2 expands on the game play of the original Mario, adding features that would become common place, such as fake power ups. Lost Levels on it's own is infact a good game, and should have been the game released originally with the Mario 2 name. Another complaint is that the original Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. Arcade games aren't included in the collection
Super Mario All Stars will with out a doubt appeal to fans of the Mario Series, and of Nintendo in general. The game presents an excellent trip down memory lane for fans of the SNES and NES consoles.