At first I didn't like picking this game up. It wasn't until I understood how Mario's movement worked that it clicked for me. When that happened all the game fell into place, just running and jumping felt enjoyable. I ended up getting 100% in the game to keep playing as much as possible.

I found so many things to love in this game. Exploring every corner of the game was so gratifying, everything was intentionally placed and polished. Its music is the one that started my love for videogame jazz. And well, the platforming is the main Mario thing so it may be a little obvious, but it was immaculate, any frustrating part was clearly caused by me and not by the game in any way, so I ended up loving those stages too.