Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Trending
    • Interview: Lewis Thompson, VP Sport
    • En Garde!
    • BUWRU Still on Top
    • Hidden Histories: With The Archaeology Society
    • Beabadoobee Concert Review: Welcome to Beatopia
    • Taylor Swift: Midnights Review – The Stories of 13 Sleepless Nights
    • Claire Concert Review: Claire Cottrill in Concert!
    • Is There Hope For Percy Jackson?
    Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flickr
    Seren
    • News & Politics
      1. Local News
      2. UK News
      3. Uni News
      4. World News
      5. Politics
      6. Comment
      7. Business
      Featured

      SABB Election: The Full Result Breakdown

      By Emily ReadMarch 20, 20210
      Recent

      Redevelopment plans and the culture of Bangor

      October 28, 2022

      Immediate closure of Menai Bridge following reports of structural integrity issues

      October 28, 2022

      Racial abuse victim calls for harsher sentencing following nightclub assault

      October 28, 2022
    • Arts & Culture
      1. Books
      2. Games
      3. Film
      4. Music
      5. TV
      6. Creative Corner
      Featured

      Bangor alumni podcast earns Hollywood cameo & BBC features

      By Amelia SmithMarch 7, 20210
      Recent

      Beabadoobee Concert Review: Welcome to Beatopia

      October 29, 2022

      Taylor Swift: Midnights Review – The Stories of 13 Sleepless Nights

      October 29, 2022

      Claire Concert Review: Claire Cottrill in Concert!

      October 29, 2022
    • Lifestyle
      1. Fashion
      2. Food and Drink
      3. Social
      4. Health and Beauty
      5. Travel
      Featured

      Country Highlight: The Netherlands

      By Emily ShoultsMay 6, 20220
      Recent

      Gilmore Garms

      October 28, 2022

      Fleeces and Funk

      October 28, 2022

      Cheerleading: Getting your kit together

      October 28, 2022
    • Discovery
      1. Science
      2. Environment
      3. History
      4. International
      Featured

      Brewing up a Storm: The History of Guinness

      By Emily ReadMarch 20, 20210
      Recent

      North Wales Ramblings

      October 28, 2022

      Hamza Yassin: The Hard Work That Is Making Luck Happen

      October 28, 2022

      Student’s Union Hosts Repair Cafe for Sustainability Awareness Week

      October 28, 2022
    • Sport
      1. Varsity 2019
      2. Varsity 2018
      3. Varsity 2017
      4. Varsity 2016
      5. Varsity 2015
      6. Varsity 2014
      7. Varsity 2013
        • Varsity 2013 Results
        • Varsity 2013 – In tweets
      Featured

      Bangor Muddogs’ American Football: a young woman finding her place

      By Jade HillMarch 23, 20210
      Recent

      Interview: Lewis Thompson, VP Sport

      October 29, 2022

      En Garde!

      October 29, 2022

      BUWRU Still on Top

      October 29, 2022
    • Students’ Union
      1. Union News
      2. Societies
      3. Volunteering
      4. Clubs
      Featured

      INTERVIEW: Be Period Positive

      By Caroline CartmillMarch 17, 20210
      Recent

      Interview: Lewis Thompson, VP Sport

      October 29, 2022

      En Garde!

      October 29, 2022

      BUWRU Still on Top

      October 29, 2022
    • Issues
      • Current Issue
      • This year’s issues
      • Last year’s issues
      • Seren Archive
      • Seren Teams
    Seren
    Home»Arts & Culture»Games»REVIEW: Super Mario 3D All-Stars – An Overpriced Ticket Down Memory Lane?

    REVIEW: Super Mario 3D All-Stars – An Overpriced Ticket Down Memory Lane?

    0
    By James Gittins on October 25, 2020 Games
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Released: 18/9/2020
    Platform(s): Nintendo Switch
    Players: 1(-2)
    Price: £49.99

    Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a collection of three of Mario’s biggest 3D outings released to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the series, collating Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. As a fan of Galaxy in particular, this game came as an exciting announcement as a way to re-live my memories of that game, as well as an opportunity to get more into the other games.

    Looking at what you get in the bundle, Super Mario 64 is a perfectly serviceable game. It shows its age in a lot of places, particularly the camera and certain levels working together to make things far more unpleasant than they need to be, but on the whole it’s plenty of fun. Mario Sunshine is a bit different, and the only game of the three I hadn’t played prior to picking up 3D All-Stars, and it’s not to my personal taste. The water shooting takes away from the aspects of Mario that I enjoy most, but I also know a lot of people do enjoy this game, so it’s definitely a matter of personal preference. I love Super Mario Galaxy, I think it refines the platforming and level design and is a great game to round out the collection.

    To move the games to the Switch, a few changes have been made to Sunshine and Galaxy’s control schemes. In the original release, Super Mario Sunshine used the Gamecube controller’s analogue trigger buttons to let you shoot out water with different levels of power. The Switch doesn’t support this, so instead, you swap between using the bumper and trigger buttons to achieve the same utility, which I had no issues with. I also had no issues with using the joy-con as a pointer in Galaxy. It needs frequent recentering but having this on a single button press made the process very streamlined. The option to press the y button instead of shaking the controller to spin is also a very welcome addition. The only control problem I found was using the touch screen as a pointer in handheld mode. This meant taking my hand off the jump and spin buttons, making Super Mario Galaxy feel extremely clunky in handheld mode.

    The biggest problem with this game might be the price point, £50 for three games that are all over a decade old is pretty steep, and to add insult to injury, the game is a limited-time release, becoming unavailable even as a download from the Nintendo e-shop as of 31st March 2021. This seems like a cheap trick to encourage people to buy the game to avoid missing out and is something I’d be unhappy to see again. 

    Overall, this is a good package and I feel that I’ve personally gotten my money’s worth, so if you know you’ll enjoy the games and don’t mind the hefty price tag, it’s a good buy. If you’re not sure and just want to try the games out, this is probably more money than I’d recommend you spending to do that. If it were priced closer to £30, I’d be more comfortable with it, but for £50 you could almost certainly get more value for money elsewhere if you’re on the fence.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    James Gittins

    Games Editor 2020-21

    Related Posts

    REVIEW: Donut County – A Hole Lot of Fun

    February 28, 2021

    Games to look out for in 2021

    February 7, 2021

    REVIEW: A Short Hike – A Relaxing Getaway

    December 27, 2020

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    MORE INFORMATION
    • ABOUT
    • ADVERTISE
    • CONTACT US
    • GET INVOLVED
    • MEMBERS
    Links
    • Bangor University Bangor University
    • Google+ Google+
    • Undeb Bangor Undeb Bangor
    About

    Seren is Bangor University Students’ Union’s English Language Newspaper

    We have editorial independence from both Bangor University and Bangor Students’ Union. Seren is written by students for students and we’d love you to get involved!

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.