After a very rough start, I get into the rhythm and we power through the rest of Super Mario 64! Also, I am the worst husband.
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Heavy Metal! – Super Mario 64 from Super Mario 3D All-Stars Live Stream – Part 3
Metal Mario emerges from the Hazy Maze Cave! We also make appearances in Lethal Lava Land and Dire Dire Docks!
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Super Mario Bros. 35 Review
With Tetris 99, Nintendo found a format for battle royale games that wasn’t a shooter. Personally, I was crossing my fingers for Tetris Attack/Puzzle League in that style. Will have to wait at least a bit longer.
For the time being, Nintendo takes their template in a wildly different direction. How about a Super Mario battle royale?
Wins and Controller-Throwing Rage! – Super Mario Bros. 35 Live Stream!
Tempers flare and hype ensues as we find ourselves in the thick of Super Mario Bros. 35! I also give a nod to the late Eddie Van Halen.
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Aspects of Super Mario Sunshine I Like
I have spent a lot of energy throwing shade at Super Mario Sunshine over the years. If anything, playing it again as part of Super Mario 3D All-Stars has only amplified my disdain for this GameCube title. The further I go, the more glaring its issues become, from its terrible camera, to its slippery controls, to its overly-punishing level design.
Even so, this game does have a few bright spots. Playing it now has reminded me that it isn’t all bad.
Hate-Playing Super Mario Sunshine
Hate-watching as a concept is described as watching television or film while also hating its concept or subject. Even if you hate it, you’re still going out of your way to consume that content.
Let’s apply that same logic to games. Do you ever hate-play games? Years ago, I made a vow to myself that I wouldn’t spend any of my precious time playing games that I don’t like. Yet, here I am, cringing my teeth as I powered through Super Mario Sunshine as part Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Of all games, why this one?
The Ghost House Struggle is Real! – Super Mario 64 from Super Mario 3D All-Stars Live Stream – Part 2
Having long forgotten the inner workings of Big Boo’s Haunt, I really struggled making sense of each challenge. How many stars was I able to escape with? Also, which video game character would get your presidential vote?
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Still Good 24 Years Later? – Super Mario 64 from Super Mario 3D All-Stars Live Stream – Part 1
With Super Mario 3D All-Stars currently in my Switch, I dive back into Super Mario 64 since it released in 1996. Is it still a banger?
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Playing Super Mario 3D All-Stars Serves as a Reminder for How Frustrating Super Mario Sunshine Can Be
I’m standing on a tightrope. Somewhere above me is a red coin. Despite repeated attempts at snagging it from the sky, I can’t quite seem to snag it. An angry cloud is whooshing back-and-forth, trying its best to snipe me out of the sky.
Again, I leap. Hurtling towards the coin, the angry cloud finally tags me. Reeling from the pain, my Mario falls like a rock to the lake below. In time with the splash, my controller gets spiked into the ground…again.
Aspects of the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct I Loved (and Loathed)
The long-rumored Super Mario Nintendo Direct turned out to be true! Nintendo packed quite a bit into its 16-minute presentation. Won’t cover absolutely everything shown, but here are my notes on what I loved (and loathed) from this presentation!
