It's always impressive how Nintendo figures out what one of their IPs has been terribly missing for years before the players do. It's even more impressive that in heading for those new directions and despite the risks they create new benchmarks for any genre.

Big Shoutout to online companion bez who was running by my side through the finale stage without whom I wouldn't have beaten it on the first try.

Reviewed on May 09, 2024


2 Comments


12 days ago

Tbh I think everyone and their mom realized what 2D Mario was terribly missing for years long before Wonder was even announced

6 days ago

i agree that everyone was aware that the last Super Mario Bros. are nothing special. I didn‘t even bother to play the last „New Mario Bros. U Deluxe blahblah“ because it’s always the same. But I couldn‘t figure out what new direction would be better and thought they might let the Bros. Series die out since the format is just too outdated. Instead they went full Rayman Legends with it, which is great but I could have never imagined that kind of game design would fit to the Mario world.