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U felt like a minor disappointment in 2012. It’s actually understandable, looking back, why New Super Mario Bros. Playing it now, six years removed from its lackluster launch, allowed me to view this excellent platformer in a new light. Is the extremely repetitive plot tired at this point? Yes, probably, but it only takes a few minutes hop, skipping, and jumping through the grassy Acorn Plains to remember that the plot of a Mario game doesn’t really matter. They kidnap Peach, lock her in the top floor of her castle like Rapunzel, and slap Mario and friends far away with a giant mechanical arm. You know the drillĪs always, a jubilant gathering of friends in the Mushroom Kingdom is spoiled by the invasion of Bowser, Bowser Jr. U Deluxe is a spectacularly designed platformer that never once rests on its laurels. U and New Super Luigi U on Switch, it’s clear to me that the only Mario sidescroller that (maybe) has it beat is Super Mario World. U Deluxe is here to make us (or at least me) rethink its place in Super Mario history.Īfter tearing through both New Super Mario Bros. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker gave Toad’s wonderful puzzle platformer new life.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reminded us in 2017 that it is the best Mario Kart game of all time.
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U Deluxe on Switch follows Nintendo’s delightful trend of bringing underplayed Wii U gems to a console that people adore. As for New Super Luigi U, the B-side to this brilliant platformer? It’s equally impressive on the Nintendo Switch, but for different reasons. Riddled with scatches and dust from neglect, I don’t have many good memories of my days playing the Wii U, and perhaps that’s part of the reason why I don’t remember New Super Mario Bros. I played it on its first launch day in 2012 on my then shiny new Wii U. U is a whole lot better than I remember it to be.