I can no longer tolerate all the slander directed towards this game, this was a great leap forward for 2D Mario games and even compared to the later NSMB titles feels unique, theres more varied enemies and gimmicks, new enemies, the DS graphics also add a retro edge, and the bosses are all unique besides Bowser jr, but hes way better than fucking Boom Boom, it's still cool how he's the central antagonist, Dry Bowser is cool, and while the final boss isnt as great as Wii or U (at least in scale) this is still a great game

But I really dont like the rarity of the blue shell and mega mushroom, theyre pretty pointless and so hard to get they feel wasted at times, like why couldnt these be treated like normal power ups in normal boxes, the blue shell is cool as fuck but you lose it so easily because it's so unwieldly