A fine adventure. The sprite work is very well done, a distinct yet recognizable Mario style. The newer enemies and locales to this game all fit in well. The levels are fun, if not sometimes too easy. The music is nice too.

I remember being stuck as a kid and locked out of the final fight for a while since you need all the Toads from every level in every world to access it. This always felt kind of a mean restriction for a game meant for kids, one that comes out of nowhere. I wouldn’t mind if it was telegraphed earlier but, I remember being very blindsided by it. I also feel for the common comment of Peach’s powers being a bit uninspired and unrelated to her character. This is a fine enough game but not my favorite Mario platformer.