if i could rate it between 3.5 and 4 i would, but my heart is telling me to go with the former. it's a fine enough game on its own, but sorta falls apart when you play it right after the original. there are some new ideas here that while cool, aren't fleshed out very well, and is overall shorter than the original to boot. thankfully, the star coins in this game weren't as sadistic as some of the ones in the original, but i still wouldn't fully recommend going for 100%. overall, a decent 2D mario game, and not much more