To be fair, I never bought it for 60 back in 21, now it's double the price. Also, I can't belive it's already been two years since they stopped selling these
@Freebird263 they did sell all of those copies, retailers bought the game from nintendo and hoped to sell them according to demand (which was very high) and were left over with some stock that still sold out over time
Not to mention that the frame rate for SM64 and Sunshine was not enhanced, and while both Sunshine and Galaxy were enhanced to 1080p, 64 was strangely capped to 720p in both docked and handheld mode.
Also? Aspect ratio. It feels like it's the standard for any substantial mario 64 romhack to make the game 16:9, you mean to tell me nintendo couldn't get their own game running like that on their own hardware?
I am so glad Super Mario Bros. Wonder was announced in the latest Direct we had. It’s about damn time they change formula to a large extent, and an extent none of us expected.
It is rather strange how Nintendo tried to add this FOMO of "If you don't get this it'll be REALLY rare and expensive later :D" but it ended up selling millions and millions of copies, which means that even if some are gonna sell it for ridiculous prices, there will be people who will sell it used for cheap anyways, and the money of those copies isn't even going to Nintendo themselves XD
Nintendo's goal was not to make money on resale copies. Nintendo's goal was to sell millions of copies the first time around, which is exactly what happened.
Nintendo on a random Thursday for no reason: "Here's a unique 2D Mario game for the first time in ages, a remaster of Mario RPG, more Mario Kart tracks, and a Peach game coming soon. Enjoy"
Honestly love this collection. Never had any of the originals despite having a Wii, since that was only ever used for shovelware, Lego and fitness games. Pre ordered it immediately, which was my first time ever pre-ordering, walked down to my Best Buy on the morning of launch because I didn't have any classes on a crisp cool autumn day, coffee in hand.... God, that was a good day.
Yeah the collection helped me through some hard times but the decisions made for this thing still confuse and frustrate me, even if I don't regret buying it. What I always hate most is the LTE release because most Switch owners have never played anything before or since Switch so these games quickly became inaccessible for many
I'd say the criticisms are fair. For me personally though I love this collection because I never had the opportunity to play Sunshine or Galaxy before this came out. (When I had a Wii, I wasn't enough into Mario to care, but when Odyssey came out I wanted to play the past ones too so this was a perfect release for me)
I had a Wii when I was little (with Mario galaxy) but the disc never worked. It would always stop right before the castle was taken into space. So me being able to play galaxy for the first time was cool
Hell, as someone who played all 3 of these games to death as a kid, even I was more than happy to purchase this collection. I was especially excited for Sunshine being officially re-released for the first time, and I haven't played it in a long while. I really do wish they did more with this game, but it's hard to be mad at having 3 of my favorite video games of all time.
@@SuspiciousScoutYes! GameCube games need to be released for the Switch more often. Even the GameCube procontroller I got feels great while playing everything on it. It was nice playing Sunshine with the controller
The funny thing about Galaxy not having normal non-pointer menu navigation is that this is an issue that was FIXED in Galaxy 2. In Galaxy 2 you can just use button controls to navigate all the menus, but since that wasn't in Galaxy 1 it wasn't in here because they barely made any changes. The funny thing is, I can almost guarantee that if Galaxy 2 was in this collection, Galaxy 2 wouldn't have the issue but Galaxy 1 still would which would be hilarious.
In my personal opinion, I loved Super Mario 3D all-stars "For young players, classic games are brand new. For older players, they bring back memories and make you feel good." - Iwata
@@cowboyluigi5275 Well, I've played Mario 64, sunshine and Galaxy on original hardware and honestly I just love taking those three games on the go with me
@@M64brosi guess that’s fair, but as someone who already owns these games, i never had a desire to take them on the go with me. i already had SM64DS anyways, which partly defeats the purpose of 3D All-Stars in general. I’ve 100%’d these games many times that i have little reason to go back; there’s nothing new to experience anymore.
@@cowboyluigi5275 True, everyone's always saying they want a Mario 64 remake and like we already got one It's Super Mario 64 DS. Sure it's not that popular but it's definitely deserves more attention and it deserves more ROM hacks
Of their main IP, their mascot, you'd think would put extra effort, but Mario consistently gets shat on by Nintendo when it comes to celebrating his legacy. It is almost as if someone at Nintendo really hates Mario.
@@murphmariotwopointoh7714at least that had reason to be limited time, it was physical only. Plus the games in the collection were on Wii VC. 3D All Stars is digital as well, and you can’t buy a single game in the collection.
I feel like a good way to see how barebones the menu is is just from the load time. Every time i open this game i grab my phone and wait for it to load like i do for all switch games and barely get to unlock my phone before it loads
I felt the exact same way, it's weird to see some effort and then don't, I wonder what the effect of Covid was on the project, like they wanted to do more but in the end settled for the minimum or was it always like this
Oh man, watching this video, it took me back to almost 3 years ago. I will never forget the day that this game was released...Friday, September 18, 2020. I was so looking forward to its release on that day. About a week prior to that, my doctor had arranged a CT Scan at the hospital for me on the same day of this games release, Friday, September 18, 2020, for some head pressure that I'd been having, and had gone to the doctor about. That early Friday morning, I went to the hospital for the CT Scan, then hit Dunkin' for an iced coffee, and finally, made my way to Walmart to pick up a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars (and even picked up some Super Mario socks as well!). I was so happy on my drive home, and was so looking forward to playing my new game/games on my next few days off from work. Unfortunately, as soon as I pulled into my driveway, I got a call from the hospital (they'd been trying to reach me, and had even called my emergency contacts, too), but I had the music blaring in my car and never heard my phone ringing...lol. They proceeded to tell me that I needed to pack a bag for a weeks possible stay, and immediately get to the Emergency Room to see a Neurosurgeon. To try and make an already much too long of a story shorter, I had to end up having emergency, life or death, brain surgery because I had a d**n cyst that had grown on a main blood vessel on my brain, and it was causing the blood to stop flowing, which, in turn, would eventually have caused the blood vessel to rupture, and I would have immediately died, right there on the spot, whenever, and wherever, it did happen/occur at. Unfortunately, due to that surgery, it had/has ruined my short-term memory for the rest of my Life and I hardly play any games anymore, at all, unless it's stuff from the past because my long-term memory is all good, but I just can no longer remember much from 30 minutes ago anymore, which makes playing anything new completely impossible because I cannot remember anything that I've previously done when I stop playing, and then go back to it later. It's completely impossible to enjoy anything new now because I can't remember anything; what I did, what I need to do, that sort of stuff. Ironically, and sadly, too, my copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars has never been opened, and still sits on my shelf, almost 3 years later. 🤷
@@evdestroy5304 Appreciate it. It's cool though, that's just life, unfortunately. I guess it's better than the alternative...death...lol. Some days though, I wish that would have happened unfortunately because of how bad my memory is now. I had the best memory before, the best, but not anymore. It has made everything more difficult since then, and how I've even managed to hold onto my job since then (had worked there for 3+ years prior to my surgery) is completely beyond me. Lol. The worst part is waking up most days, forgetting that certain family members that have passed, have actually passed away, and having to remember s**t like that again, over and over again.
God is with you my friend! Never give up and I hope you someday will enjoy playing games again! Technology is far from what we used to have, I know that there are methods and training to get better memory (for sick people) I actually work as a scientist for finding cures and testing experiments via technology! I really hope you can get a treatment that could renew your memory. Amen brother
Honestly, if they had included Mario Galaxy 2 I would have bought it. The original Mario Allstars had The Lost Levels, a game that wasn't even released in the US. Why wouldn't they include one of the best entries in the Mario franchise?
Yeah Galaxy 2 and a few unique challenge levels for each game (maybe just for mario 64 and galaxy) would have elevated this to a classic release instead of one that rubs so many fans the wrong way. SNES all stars was a high water mark in both value and release quality and nintendo should have honored that tradition here.
I agree. I still have Super Mario Galaxy 2 on my Wii, but haven't had a chance to play it yet (I've far too many games!). Having Galaxy 2 would have really elevated this collection so much, made it feel more complete. As it is it just feels like a missed opportunity. I still bought the collection though.
I actually love Mario 3D all stars. As someone who only ever rented but never owned Mario 64 I love this bundle. I’ve played and beaten Mario 64 on it from start to finish 3 times now and done the same with Mario sunshine which is my favorite. Scott might cry to hear I haven’t tried Mario galaxy on it yet though >.>
Mario 3D All Stars... bothers me. On one hand, it is great to have these 3 distinct Mario 3D Platformers on Switch, especially in the case of Sunshine and Galaxy, which have never been re-released in their life (save for Galaxy's Chinese NVidia release)! On top of giving us the rumble re-release of Mario 64 for the first time! Definitely worth the 60 bucks. However, on the other hand, the only bonuses we get are the soundtracks... which is just lame! There could have been so much more to the bonus features such as a history section, an art gallery. But nope... The art for the collection is just lazy, as are the title screen and game selection menus. It doesn't feel like a modern update of Super Mario All Stars... just the bare minimum...
I love 60 dollars for a game that not only had fake FOMO, but also was a very lackluster collection. (No extras, mediocre menu, no history, no nothing really special added to it) I LOVE IT :)))))))))))))) There's so much better game collections with a lot more effort put into it. Hell the Atari 50 collection is only 40 dollars, and has WAY MORE CONTENT. Plus so many goodies, extras, and remakes of classic games.
I was always of the opinion that they should have just remastered sunshine and actually made it full on remaster like Metroid prime. Then later they needed to they could bring out both Galaxy games as a single collection and do that game justice as well.
Back in June of this year I finally bought a Nintendo switch, it was a dark grey switch lite. (Better 6 years late than never). And I went to my local game store to look for some games while also turning in a bunch of ps4 games I didn’t want. Those games gave me exactly $50 in in-store credit. I went over to the switch games and was initially looking for 3d world, but they didn’t have it. So I found Mario odyssey instead and right next to it was a physical copy of 3d all stars. I was honestly mindblown from this because initially I thought I was gonna have to buy it online but no, it was here in the store. Both games costed $50 and since I got $50 of credit from the ps4 games, I practically got a free game! And regardless of all the problems this game has, I still genuinely believe that 3d all stars is one of the best value pack games you can get on the switch. Now I can legally play Mario 64, play sunshine for the first time, and relive childhood in galaxy, a game I have not played in nearly a decade.
This collection was one thing to me: a way to play sunshine, one of the two games I missed out on. I knew from the get go that galaxy was going to be finicky because of its reliance on the Wii remote.
I actually am satisfied with this release, despite its flaws. I bought it on eBay for about 40 bucks which now looking back was a great find. It was the first time I got 100% completion in Sunshine and that felt good but goddamn those blue coins are annoying lmao
I still haven't replayed Sunshine since I originally did back in the day. Those sans Fludd levels drove me mad, and I fear that same frustration again!
And that actually had a reason for being limited- it was physical only, and the game sin the collection were sold on Nintendo’s Virtual Console. 3D All-Stars has no excuse, you can’t buy the games on Switch and they digitally delisted it as well.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 I'll never get over the fact they seriously delisted the digital version just so they could call it "limited edition"...like WHY NINTENDO? if that wasn't the most modern Nintendo move they've ever made Idk what is.
@@batmanbud2 Funny thing is Nintendo doesn't make the Kirby games, HAL labratory does, so no wonder the quality is better, Sakurai cares about the games he makes, like Smash Bros.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 nah I think the 25th anniversary is worse. At least for that one they changed things. Here it’s literally all stars and that’s it. Not even the button instructions changed
@@sahaprocks775125th anniversary had a reason to be limited time- physical only and the games (base) were sold individually which isn’t the case for the Mario ROM Collection
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 ok yeah but as a collection, it’s even worse because they changed absolutely nothing. AT LEAST for 3D all stars, they gave it a new menu and changed some of the games
@@real_abender Yes. They used AI to enhance the textures in the games and had the emulator swap them on the fly. It is a very crude way of remastering a game. Seems to be a very low budget project.
@@sahaprocks7751 Yeah, I know Don't worry I get it was a joke back then and it was funny at first but it was starting to get annoying and it made me annoyed. So that's how I decided to make a Mario is not going to die after March 31st video.
I bought this mainly for sunshine and galaxy. I wish they opted to add galaxy 2 instead of 64 since you can play it with Nintendo switch online and many other consoles but I see why it’s important to the 3d series
About 30 minutes before this game came out digitally I got in a car crash and if I died I would have never gotten to play this game and I had it preordered
5:26 Scott’s comment here really reflects NERD’s ethos as a whole. Everything they do is this horrible blend of decent effort and half-assing it, which IMO is worse then them full half-assing it because then it becomes difficult to say whether or not to steer clear from their work. For example, their recent work on Pikmin 1+2 is a hodgepodge of QoL improvements mixed with downgrades and new glitches that weren’t in the originals or the NPC! versions.
you know what's weird? one of the joycons has an IR sensor, but they never bothered to do anything with it for the galaxy port. even though, as we all know, the wii remote worked exactly like that
Yeah but it's on the bottom of the controller and the Switch doesn't come with a sensor bar, so I doubt it'd work well unless you went out and bought a separate accessory and are fine with holding the Joy-Con upside-down
The inclusion of the soundtracks are great I think the 3D All Stars soundtracks are a great inclusion and I listened to them on a car ride/trip to Disney World last year or the year before. Not to mention how hard it is to get the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack
Personally I think the soundtracks should be playable outside the switch but at least it's a step. They did advertise the switch as a music player when they were demonstrating features so they wanted to make that possible this one time. I will listen to them somewhere else though, I ain't playing on my switch enough to warrant bringing a bag to listen to music like I'm a portable mechanic with a bag phone in my car.
The trim isn't the problem, the problem is that Galaxy also has the white game case surrounding the entire artwork, whereas Sunshine just has the artwork
With this release Nintendo didn't use the power of a beloved brand to make something special, they took advantage and thought effort was unnecessary. After buying it, I felt like they had violated my fan devotion just to get my money.
@@real_abenderthen i’m glad you were able to find some enjoyment out of this collection :) although I can’t believe you hadn’t played any of those 3 before. 64 is so popular and was rereleased on both the virtual console and as a remake on the DS. Galaxy was on the Wii, everyone and their grandma had one of those lol. I can understand missing out on Sunshine, tho
@@cowboyluigi5275 It's only worth it if your not smart enough to know how to emulate games, why stick with a lackluster collection when you can emulate these games as well as games that aren't in the collection like Galaxy 2, 64 DS, or 3D Land.
7:02 at Target, buying the game netted you 3 pages of magnets with the game....which all use decades-old stock renders. I would know. I'm a sucker who owns one. It's still something if you can walk into Target.
I'm aware. iirc smm was popular back then and THAT might have been the reason for the DMCA. But you can't deny that Nintendo got the idea of a PvP Mario game from this Infernoplus
My grandson played this for about 20 minutes, decided he doesn't like Mario games. Then put his monster truck game in and never touched 3d allstars again...sorry
As hard as Sunshine seems to be to find these days, I like having it on the go. Of course I'm playing it on the GameCube controller, though. The Switch controls just don't feel right.
Here we are in 2023 looking back and reminiscing already. I had to look at the date on this video to make sure it wasn't a video made back then. Fun fact, I bought this so I could play Mario Sunshine, because back then Sunshine was going for $$$ on ebay. Not long ater, I found Sunshine for $3 at a thrift store, unopened. Another fun fact, with Mario Galaxy I'm so used to waggling to spin-jump and collect star bits that I have to play that game docked with joycons in my hands.
i can tell you that the gamecube version missing a black case is not an oversight. Rather, the design is based on the Japanese GC releases: a smaller case in a cardboard sleeve
They're not supposed to be anything more than the original games in HD. It's a celebration of Mario's history, not an attempt to "fix" things that don't need to be fixed.
Still happy this came out overall. Played 64 and Sunshine before, but never Galaxy. Even then, I mostly got this for an updated 64 and Sunshine + new Galaxy for $60 is well worth it to me. Could these have been cheaper with the lack of actual upgrades to visuals and framerate? Sure, but honestly $20 for each mainline Mario game isn’t bad at all. Good luck finding original copies for as low as that. Especially a Nintendo one.
I'm convinced that Nintendo never planned on making 3D All-Stars, but they heard the rumor that it was releasing and how excited everyone was and cobbled this together
I ordered a physical copy just to have since it was like a novelty and after one use, my game card can’t be read because somehow the pins on the back got dented 🙃 not paying $100+ for a new copy I’m just gonna emulate or play on Wii U
Its like they didnt even try... Compare it to the Kirby Dream collection which is similar and that has so much more but alas they made it limited release so people would buy no matter what
I understand wanting remasters but for someone who wants to play through the games like me it was nice to have it released as the originals. Some development work like artwork wouldve been cool to look at tho. I also think we have enough new games to see any new graphics or game mechanics if we want more modern games anyway
When I found out this existed I went onto the net to find out not only is it limited but most eBay listing have it for well over $100. I must say, you kinda saving me some $$$$ here…
Since they released all stars after odyssey maybe the reason why they don't want to release a package of Zelda titles from n64 or GameCube is because the wanted botw and totk to hit expected sales, which I think they have. So maybe next year we will finally get those packages.
I find it strange that Super Mario Sunshine got the most enhancements. Widescreen, 1080p, updated textures, etc. But then there's Super Mario 64, which only got 720p, and some updated textures. No Widescreen or 1080p. I guess since they're emulated it'd be hard yea, but if these were ports, omg these would be the definitive versions to play probably.
The fact that Nintendo took the time to smooth out Mario 64's UI is questionable. I get the original sprites were pixelated, but even in past re-releases of the game (the Switch Online version included which came out after this collection), the sprites were always left untouched. I know Sunshine and Galaxy also got this, but at least the upscale job in those games is barely noticeable. 64's by comparison is painfully obvious. Not only that, but the smoothed out sprites themselves look really terrible. The letters and numbers look fine, but the rest like Mario and Lakitu look really artificial. You can tell this an AI's doing because if you look at Mario's icon, his eyebrow is missing. And it looks really cursed.
This shows that Nintendo could easily do this with their other IPs and make a boat load of money with little to no effort.. Slap a few old Pokémon games or 3d Zelda games onto a Switch Cartridge, charge it for $60, and release it for a limited of time. Yet they won’t 🤷.
That collection is a good deal if you never played any of those games before. The version of Mario 64 used only matters to speedrunners, widescreen on mario sunshine is a nice edition, and freeing mario galaxy from motion controls outside of an Nvidia shield is great. However, it's an awful deal if you have played these games before, as they all have little quirks that make them "impure" and inferior to the original releases. Also, Galaxy 2 should have been on there.
Considering that Mario 64 was to be added to the NSO service, you’d think they could have remastered it with modern graphics just to make it a unique version, especially for a limited time release and an expensive price tag
Part of me feels like this was so lacking because it came out in 2020, that sounds stupid, but in 2023 we still only have RUMORS of a Switch 2. It wouldn’t be shocking to me in the least if Nintendo just held off another 2 years to announce Mario’s 40th with a more in depth retrospective
I gotta say 3d allstars is really dissappointing... I only got it because the three games included were the only ones from the 3d Mario games I didnt have
As somebody who's played Mario 64 on real N64 hardware, on DS, on countless emulators (including the Wii U) my sentiments matched Scott's exactly. They might as well have been ROM dumps. Nintendo did a "Disney Vault" and on top of that put in maybe quarter-effort on the compilation, I was so disappointed, yet at the same time extremely happy the titles were made accessible on Switch so the kid & myself would have easy access to these games.
I like how Scott is in a toxic relationship with Nintendo that he can’t leave
Scottholm Syndrome
isn’t that how it is for pretty much every nintendo fan
@@silverchozo”cmon call me a sheep but a new Pikmin came out,tens years later again”
“F*ck me… but there's still good stuff and _some_ values to Nintendo……”
I relate
Holy sh*t, the highly produced game that people thought would be rare even though it was being produced for months on end!
And yet there are people acting like it is and is now around 70-80 dollars on the low end if your lucky
To be fair, I never bought it for 60 back in 21, now it's double the price. Also, I can't belive it's already been two years since they stopped selling these
Every time I see them in shops I always think LIMITED RELEASE
@Freebird263 they did sell all of those copies, retailers bought the game from nintendo and hoped to sell them according to demand (which was very high) and were left over with some stock that still sold out over time
@@dellosayshello5405yep
People are surprised but it's the only way to get those games now
Not to mention that the frame rate for SM64 and Sunshine was not enhanced, and while both Sunshine and Galaxy were enhanced to 1080p, 64 was strangely capped to 720p in both docked and handheld mode.
Also? Aspect ratio.
It feels like it's the standard for any substantial mario 64 romhack to make the game 16:9, you mean to tell me nintendo couldn't get their own game running like that on their own hardware?
@@Superboologan1 I'm aware. I didn't mention that because Scott brought that up in the video.
I am so glad Super Mario Bros. Wonder was announced in the latest Direct we had. It’s about damn time they change formula to a large extent, and an extent none of us expected.
They're probably holding the 3d Mario game for the next system.
@@jameslawrenson1208ah yes, the Virtual Boy 2 👀
Either that or the “Game Sphere”😂
"Change the formula"? Buddy, it's an upgraded Super Mario World.
@@jameslawrenson1208the next switch is supposed to be a giant step up in performance so I’m very excited to see the next 3d Mario game
It is rather strange how Nintendo tried to add this FOMO of "If you don't get this it'll be REALLY rare and expensive later :D" but it ended up selling millions and millions of copies, which means that even if some are gonna sell it for ridiculous prices, there will be people who will sell it used for cheap anyways, and the money of those copies isn't even going to Nintendo themselves XD
Eh, could be like Pokemon. Those sale 8 million+ and are 'rare'. Resellers just buy up the cheap stock, until you have to buy from them.
Nintendo loves making things "limited", and seemingly keeps completely forgetting about things like piracy or the second hand market
Nintendo's goal was not to make money on resale copies. Nintendo's goal was to sell millions of copies the first time around, which is exactly what happened.
@@Superboologan1 Nintendo is a mix of underestimating the demand.
And understocking, so the value of their products isn't lowered.
It actually worked, though. As of this comment it’s worth about $80.
I forgot how bad we had it back in 2020 where it came to Nintendo
Nintendo: where giving the bare minimum is are major goal .
Pikmin 4 and tears of the kingdom walk in:
Scott in New Play Control! for Wii:
“I mean, it’s Nintendo. They charge more for when they put less effort in.”
@@donovan802I hate how that’s sometimes true
I’m referring to legacy content kind of stuff
@@donovan802 they put alot of effort in to tears of the kingdom
Nintendo on a random Thursday for no reason: "Here's a unique 2D Mario game for the first time in ages, a remaster of Mario RPG, more Mario Kart tracks, and a Peach game coming soon. Enjoy"
Honestly love this collection. Never had any of the originals despite having a Wii, since that was only ever used for shovelware, Lego and fitness games. Pre ordered it immediately, which was my first time ever pre-ordering, walked down to my Best Buy on the morning of launch because I didn't have any classes on a crisp cool autumn day, coffee in hand.... God, that was a good day.
Prepandemic?
Wii's catalog is no PS2 but is pretty cool. Hope you can revisit it
Yeah the collection helped me through some hard times but the decisions made for this thing still confuse and frustrate me, even if I don't regret buying it. What I always hate most is the LTE release because most Switch owners have never played anything before or since Switch so these games quickly became inaccessible for many
At the end of the day they are three of the greatest games of all time.
I'd say the criticisms are fair. For me personally though I love this collection because I never had the opportunity to play Sunshine or Galaxy before this came out. (When I had a Wii, I wasn't enough into Mario to care, but when Odyssey came out I wanted to play the past ones too so this was a perfect release for me)
I had a Wii when I was little (with Mario galaxy) but the disc never worked. It would always stop right before the castle was taken into space. So me being able to play galaxy for the first time was cool
Hell, as someone who played all 3 of these games to death as a kid, even I was more than happy to purchase this collection. I was especially excited for Sunshine being officially re-released for the first time, and I haven't played it in a long while. I really do wish they did more with this game, but it's hard to be mad at having 3 of my favorite video games of all time.
I don’t hate the game per se, just the decisions that went behind making it a limited release and how Nintendo handles legacy content with the Switch.
@@SuspiciousScoutYes! GameCube games need to be released for the Switch more often. Even the GameCube procontroller I got feels great while playing everything on it. It was nice playing Sunshine with the controller
Same
The funny thing about Galaxy not having normal non-pointer menu navigation is that this is an issue that was FIXED in Galaxy 2. In Galaxy 2 you can just use button controls to navigate all the menus, but since that wasn't in Galaxy 1 it wasn't in here because they barely made any changes. The funny thing is, I can almost guarantee that if Galaxy 2 was in this collection, Galaxy 2 wouldn't have the issue but Galaxy 1 still would which would be hilarious.
The fact they did this with Skyward Sword the next year. . .
In my personal opinion, I loved Super Mario 3D all-stars
"For young players, classic games are brand new. For older players, they bring back memories and make you feel good." - Iwata
unless this was your introduction to all 3 games, i don’t see how it was worth it 🤷♂️
@@cowboyluigi5275 Well, I've played Mario 64, sunshine and Galaxy on original hardware and honestly I just love taking those three games on the go with me
@@cowboyluigi5275It’s a great thing “worth” is subjective then!
@@M64brosi guess that’s fair, but as someone who already owns these games, i never had a desire to take them on the go with me. i already had SM64DS anyways, which partly defeats the purpose of 3D All-Stars in general. I’ve 100%’d these games many times that i have little reason to go back; there’s nothing new to experience anymore.
@@cowboyluigi5275 True, everyone's always saying they want a Mario 64 remake and like we already got one It's Super Mario 64 DS.
Sure it's not that popular but it's definitely deserves more attention and it deserves more ROM hacks
It's amazing how pathetic 3D All Stars is when put up against Kirby's Dream Collection.
At least it's better than Super Mario All-Stars slapped onto a Wii Disk.
Of their main IP, their mascot, you'd think would put extra effort, but Mario consistently gets shat on by Nintendo when it comes to celebrating his legacy. It is almost as if someone at Nintendo really hates Mario.
Akko would totally be a Kirby fan.
@@murphmariotwopointoh7714at least that had reason to be limited time, it was physical only.
Plus the games in the collection were on Wii VC.
3D All Stars is digital as well, and you can’t buy a single game in the collection.
@@FedoraKirb Poyo!
I cant believe that its already been over two years since this game was being sold.
Wait what 💀💀
Well now i have to cry in the corner for the next 3 hours
Glad I got 3 copies. I wanted at least 10 but my gf was trippin (still sealed and I bought it digital)
@@djhowell5273why do you need multiple?
@@puryple cuz I want money from them in the future
I feel like a good way to see how barebones the menu is is just from the load time.
Every time i open this game i grab my phone and wait for it to load like i do for all switch games and barely get to unlock my phone before it loads
Attention span: Negligible
@@jacobbeck6769 thanks
Its that a bad or good thing at this rate
I got this game in THIS YEAR. It's not even used.
If you don't believe me well idc
@@hurricaneian09L I dont believe you
Nintendo hates Mario and to a greater extent, us.
I felt the exact same way, it's weird to see some effort and then don't, I wonder what the effect of Covid was on the project, like they wanted to do more but in the end settled for the minimum or was it always like this
The worst day ever for speedrunners of all of the games
Oh man, watching this video, it took me back to almost 3 years ago. I will never forget the day that this game was released...Friday, September 18, 2020. I was so looking forward to its release on that day. About a week prior to that, my doctor had arranged a CT Scan at the hospital for me on the same day of this games release, Friday, September 18, 2020, for some head pressure that I'd been having, and had gone to the doctor about. That early Friday morning, I went to the hospital for the CT Scan, then hit Dunkin' for an iced coffee, and finally, made my way to Walmart to pick up a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars (and even picked up some Super Mario socks as well!). I was so happy on my drive home, and was so looking forward to playing my new game/games on my next few days off from work. Unfortunately, as soon as I pulled into my driveway, I got a call from the hospital (they'd been trying to reach me, and had even called my emergency contacts, too), but I had the music blaring in my car and never heard my phone ringing...lol. They proceeded to tell me that I needed to pack a bag for a weeks possible stay, and immediately get to the Emergency Room to see a Neurosurgeon. To try and make an already much too long of a story shorter, I had to end up having emergency, life or death, brain surgery because I had a d**n cyst that had grown on a main blood vessel on my brain, and it was causing the blood to stop flowing, which, in turn, would eventually have caused the blood vessel to rupture, and I would have immediately died, right there on the spot, whenever, and wherever, it did happen/occur at. Unfortunately, due to that surgery, it had/has ruined my short-term memory for the rest of my Life and I hardly play any games anymore, at all, unless it's stuff from the past because my long-term memory is all good, but I just can no longer remember much from 30 minutes ago anymore, which makes playing anything new completely impossible because I cannot remember anything that I've previously done when I stop playing, and then go back to it later. It's completely impossible to enjoy anything new now because I can't remember anything; what I did, what I need to do, that sort of stuff. Ironically, and sadly, too, my copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars has never been opened, and still sits on my shelf, almost 3 years later. 🤷
I am so sorry wow
@@evdestroy5304 Appreciate it. It's cool though, that's just life, unfortunately. I guess it's better than the alternative...death...lol. Some days though, I wish that would have happened unfortunately because of how bad my memory is now. I had the best memory before, the best, but not anymore. It has made everything more difficult since then, and how I've even managed to hold onto my job since then (had worked there for 3+ years prior to my surgery) is completely beyond me. Lol. The worst part is waking up most days, forgetting that certain family members that have passed, have actually passed away, and having to remember s**t like that again, over and over again.
Never Give Up. Just Keep Going. Stay Strong. Jesus Loves You.
@@ThaRBMVenom Amen. Most definitely. 👍 I'm still here to make sure my mom is taken care of as she's getting older, so I agree with you.
God is with you my friend! Never give up and I hope you someday will enjoy playing games again! Technology is far from what we used to have, I know that there are methods and training to get better memory (for sick people) I actually work as a scientist for finding cures and testing experiments via technology! I really hope you can get a treatment that could renew your memory. Amen brother
Honestly, if they had included Mario Galaxy 2 I would have bought it. The original Mario Allstars had The Lost Levels, a game that wasn't even released in the US. Why wouldn't they include one of the best entries in the Mario franchise?
Yeah Galaxy 2 and a few unique challenge levels for each game (maybe just for mario 64 and galaxy) would have elevated this to a classic release instead of one that rubs so many fans the wrong way. SNES all stars was a high water mark in both value and release quality and nintendo should have honored that tradition here.
I agree. I still have Super Mario Galaxy 2 on my Wii, but haven't had a chance to play it yet (I've far too many games!). Having Galaxy 2 would have really elevated this collection so much, made it feel more complete. As it is it just feels like a missed opportunity. I still bought the collection though.
Because Yoshi and the fact that the collection would be lopsided. Also 2 just feels like an expansion on 1.
I actually love Mario 3D all stars. As someone who only ever rented but never owned Mario 64 I love this bundle. I’ve played and beaten Mario 64 on it from start to finish 3 times now and done the same with Mario sunshine which is my favorite. Scott might cry to hear I haven’t tried Mario galaxy on it yet though >.>
They're obviously saving Galaxy 2 for the Switch 2 port of 3D All-Stars for Mario's 40th anniversary, only $70
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don't give them ideas lmao
Available for ten minutes and only to the first 100 people who preorder.
Mario 3D All Stars... bothers me. On one hand, it is great to have these 3 distinct Mario 3D Platformers on Switch, especially in the case of Sunshine and Galaxy, which have never been re-released in their life (save for Galaxy's Chinese NVidia release)! On top of giving us the rumble re-release of Mario 64 for the first time! Definitely worth the 60 bucks.
However, on the other hand, the only bonuses we get are the soundtracks... which is just lame! There could have been so much more to the bonus features such as a history section, an art gallery. But nope... The art for the collection is just lazy, as are the title screen and game selection menus. It doesn't feel like a modern update of Super Mario All Stars... just the bare minimum...
I love 60 dollars for a game that not only had fake FOMO, but also was a very lackluster collection. (No extras, mediocre menu, no history, no nothing really special added to it) I LOVE IT :)))))))))))))) There's so much better game collections with a lot more effort put into it. Hell the Atari 50 collection is only 40 dollars, and has WAY MORE CONTENT. Plus so many goodies, extras, and remakes of classic games.
Fake FOMO? It’s not available digitally anymore and now goes for about $80 and climbing.
@shecklesmack9563 lol only took a 3 years after its release date for an extra 20 dollars. Point still stands, fake FOMO
I was always of the opinion that they should have just remastered sunshine and actually made it full on remaster like Metroid prime.
Then later they needed to they could bring out both Galaxy games as a single collection and do that game justice as well.
I was so happy about pikmin 3 coming to switch but even more about 3d all stars because I love sunshine to death
Back in June of this year I finally bought a Nintendo switch, it was a dark grey switch lite. (Better 6 years late than never). And I went to my local game store to look for some games while also turning in a bunch of ps4 games I didn’t want. Those games gave me exactly $50 in in-store credit. I went over to the switch games and was initially looking for 3d world, but they didn’t have it. So I found Mario odyssey instead and right next to it was a physical copy of 3d all stars. I was honestly mindblown from this because initially I thought I was gonna have to buy it online but no, it was here in the store. Both games costed $50 and since I got $50 of credit from the ps4 games, I practically got a free game!
And regardless of all the problems this game has, I still genuinely believe that 3d all stars is one of the best value pack games you can get on the switch. Now I can legally play Mario 64, play sunshine for the first time, and relive childhood in galaxy, a game I have not played in nearly a decade.
This collection was one thing to me: a way to play sunshine, one of the two games I missed out on. I knew from the get go that galaxy was going to be finicky because of its reliance on the Wii remote.
That game is now worth 90$…..
No it ain't
SCOTT MENTIONED WWE
my life is complete
I noticed on Mario 64, the Nintendo switch online n64 controller works, but the rumble does not for some reason, and the controller has rumble
I actually am satisfied with this release, despite its flaws. I bought it on eBay for about 40 bucks which now looking back was a great find. It was the first time I got 100% completion in Sunshine and that felt good but goddamn those blue coins are annoying lmao
I still haven't replayed Sunshine since I originally did back in the day. Those sans Fludd levels drove me mad, and I fear that same frustration again!
Kirby's Dream Collection back in 2012 set the standard for anniversary collection games for me...
And that actually had a reason for being limited- it was physical only, and the game sin the collection were sold on Nintendo’s Virtual Console.
3D All-Stars has no excuse, you can’t buy the games on Switch and they digitally delisted it as well.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 I'll never get over the fact they seriously delisted the digital version just so they could call it "limited edition"...like WHY NINTENDO? if that wasn't the most modern Nintendo move they've ever made Idk what is.
Kirbys Dream Collection is the Andor of Nintendo collections: a brief blip of quality in a realm of mediocrity.
@@batmanbud2 Funny thing is Nintendo doesn't make the Kirby games, HAL labratory does, so no wonder the quality is better, Sakurai cares about the games he makes, like Smash Bros.
@@webbedshadow2601 I thought Sakurai was done with Kirby after Amazing Mirror.
I don’t own this game, yet I still think it’s awful how they absolutely BUTCHERED the Mario 35th anniversary 3D game compilation.
They somehow managed to do worse than the 25th anniversary which is impressive.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 nah I think the 25th anniversary is worse. At least for that one they changed things. Here it’s literally all stars and that’s it. Not even the button instructions changed
@@sahaprocks775125th anniversary had a reason to be limited time- physical only and the games (base) were sold individually which isn’t the case for the Mario ROM Collection
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 ok yeah but as a collection, it’s even worse because they changed absolutely nothing. AT LEAST for 3D all stars, they gave it a new menu and changed some of the games
My problem is that the games aren’t remastered AT ALL. They could have done something like spyro reignited or Metroid prime remastered.
There's a difference between remaster and remake y'know
@@ryko1478 Neither of which apply here. But, there is also a difference between those and rereleases.
@@real_abender i think sunshine could apply as a remaster, but yeah true for the other two
@@real_abender Yes. They used AI to enhance the textures in the games and had the emulator swap them on the fly. It is a very crude way of remastering a game. Seems to be a very low budget project.
@@bluestar5812this whole project probably took an intern 24 minutes to complete- download rom, uprez, upload a few OSTs, and here’s 3D All Stars.
I can't believe Nintendo killed Mario on April 1, 2021
Relax, It's a joke that's not even realistic
@@sahaprocks7751 Yeah, I know
Don't worry I get it was a joke back then and it was funny at first but it was starting to get annoying and it made me annoyed. So that's how I decided to make a Mario is not going to die after March 31st video.
1:09 I always crack up at that part because that’s something Nintendo will do (sometimes)
Mario 64 deserves to have a complete remake at this point.
I bought this mainly for sunshine and galaxy. I wish they opted to add galaxy 2 instead of 64 since you can play it with Nintendo switch online and many other consoles but I see why it’s important to the 3d series
About 30 minutes before this game came out digitally I got in a car crash and if I died I would have never gotten to play this game and I had it preordered
5:26 Scott’s comment here really reflects NERD’s ethos as a whole. Everything they do is this horrible blend of decent effort and half-assing it, which IMO is worse then them full half-assing it because then it becomes difficult to say whether or not to steer clear from their work. For example, their recent work on Pikmin 1+2 is a hodgepodge of QoL improvements mixed with downgrades and new glitches that weren’t in the originals or the NPC! versions.
This was my introduction to Mario 64 and Galaxy and I am forever thankful
you know what's weird? one of the joycons has an IR sensor, but they never bothered to do anything with it for the galaxy port. even though, as we all know, the wii remote worked exactly like that
Yeah but it's on the bottom of the controller and the Switch doesn't come with a sensor bar, so I doubt it'd work well unless you went out and bought a separate accessory and are fine with holding the Joy-Con upside-down
Love or hate this compilation, give it credit: The games at least function.
Its already double the price on eBay for the sealed copies.. So yeah, I think I made the right call
I never finished sunshine because of the inverted control for the water jet...I guess that was too much to ask...
The inclusion of the soundtracks are great I think the 3D All Stars soundtracks are a great inclusion and I listened to them on a car ride/trip to Disney World last year or the year before. Not to mention how hard it is to get the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack
Personally I think the soundtracks should be playable outside the switch but at least it's a step. They did advertise the switch as a music player when they were demonstrating features so they wanted to make that possible this one time. I will listen to them somewhere else though, I ain't playing on my switch enough to warrant bringing a bag to listen to music like I'm a portable mechanic with a bag phone in my car.
Yeah, but it also could had art galleries, videos of commercials... history...
But it's just easier to listen to it on a phone
it is really easy to get the galaxy soundtrack, it's literally on the internet archive
Idk what scotts complaining about at 3:00
Sunshine has the black gamecube trim just as galaxys art has the white wii trim on the top lmao
The trim isn't the problem, the problem is that Galaxy also has the white game case surrounding the entire artwork, whereas Sunshine just has the artwork
the WWE 2K ending made it perfect
What software do you use to record footage ? Love your review lol
The living embodiment of stockholm syndrome but with Nintendo
With this release Nintendo didn't use the power of a beloved brand to make something special, they took advantage and thought effort was unnecessary. After buying it, I felt like they had violated my fan devotion just to get my money.
6:26
I don't care what anyone else says, I'm glad I got 3D All-Stars. It was definitely worth it to me.
Same here
unless you’ve never played any of these games before, i don’t see how it’s worth it 🤷♂️
@@cowboyluigi5275That's just it, friendo - I hadn't.
@@real_abenderthen i’m glad you were able to find some enjoyment out of this collection :) although I can’t believe you hadn’t played any of those 3 before. 64 is so popular and was rereleased on both the virtual console and as a remake on the DS. Galaxy was on the Wii, everyone and their grandma had one of those lol. I can understand missing out on Sunshine, tho
@@cowboyluigi5275 It's only worth it if your not smart enough to know how to emulate games, why stick with a lackluster collection when you can emulate these games as well as games that aren't in the collection like Galaxy 2, 64 DS, or 3D Land.
What do you guys call this game I call it mario galaxy and friends
"Mario Sunshine HD with 2 bonus games"
7:02 at Target, buying the game netted you 3 pages of magnets with the game....which all use decades-old stock renders. I would know. I'm a sucker who owns one. It's still something if you can walk into Target.
I'm still mad Galaxy 2 isn't part of this collection
I think they hate Galaxy 2
Maybe it's because it is not as distinct as the other games and shows how samey the games were from galaxy 2 to 3d world.
@@LampHatScott so?
@@sahaprocks7751 So the games started to become more and more derivitive of both other mario games and itself.
@@sahaprocks7751th-cam.com/video/WOiR5HlpQHg/w-d-xo.html this shows all the problems with Galaxy 2
Speedrunners complaining about a game keeping glitches is insane. 😂
Ah yes, Super Mario Bros 35, the game that they nearly sued someone for in order to steal the game idea
And then Nintendo shut it down their own themselves
For the love of god. MARIO ROYALE AND MARIO 35 HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER.
I'm aware. iirc smm was popular back then and THAT might have been the reason for the DMCA. But you can't deny that Nintendo got the idea of a PvP Mario game from this Infernoplus
@@Medlek I'm positive that Mario 35 was conceptualized long before Mario Royale was. Maybe even before Tetris 99.
They should put manuel inside the switch case to feel likee you that you actual playing a n6,gamecube and wii games
My grandson played this for about 20 minutes, decided he doesn't like Mario games. Then put his monster truck game in and never touched 3d allstars again...sorry
Your grandson is based
I looked to get this game a while back and saw this game costs 150e in CeX.
Man, I love having CeX.
As hard as Sunshine seems to be to find these days, I like having it on the go. Of course I'm playing it on the GameCube controller, though. The Switch controls just don't feel right.
Come on where’s “The Nintendo Switch Six Years In”?
mate he just uploaded two 2 hour videos, we can wait a while for six years in
Here we are in 2023 looking back and reminiscing already. I had to look at the date on this video to make sure it wasn't a video made back then. Fun fact, I bought this so I could play Mario Sunshine, because back then Sunshine was going for $$$ on ebay. Not long ater, I found Sunshine for $3 at a thrift store, unopened. Another fun fact, with Mario Galaxy I'm so used to waggling to spin-jump and collect star bits that I have to play that game docked with joycons in my hands.
i can tell you that the gamecube version missing a black case is not an oversight. Rather, the design is based on the Japanese GC releases: a smaller case in a cardboard sleeve
They're not supposed to be anything more than the original games in HD. It's a celebration of Mario's history, not an attempt to "fix" things that don't need to be fixed.
I'm actually really angry this sold well. Mario didn't deserve this kind of treatment.
It should've included 64DS and Galaxy 2.
Still happy this came out overall. Played 64 and Sunshine before, but never Galaxy. Even then, I mostly got this for an updated 64 and Sunshine + new Galaxy for $60 is well worth it to me.
Could these have been cheaper with the lack of actual upgrades to visuals and framerate? Sure, but honestly $20 for each mainline Mario game isn’t bad at all. Good luck finding original copies for as low as that. Especially a Nintendo one.
I did. It was really easy and inexpensive.
I'm convinced that Nintendo never planned on making 3D All-Stars, but they heard the rumor that it was releasing and how excited everyone was and cobbled this together
I ordered a physical copy just to have since it was like a novelty and after one use, my game card can’t be read because somehow the pins on the back got dented 🙃 not paying $100+ for a new copy I’m just gonna emulate or play on Wii U
I just got the switch. Why I can’t find this game ?
It's delisted.
Its like they didnt even try...
Compare it to the Kirby Dream collection which is similar and that has so much more but alas they made it limited release so people would buy no matter what
I understand wanting remasters but for someone who wants to play through the games like me it was nice to have it released as the originals. Some development work like artwork wouldve been cool to look at tho. I also think we have enough new games to see any new graphics or game mechanics if we want more modern games anyway
When I found out this existed I went onto the net to find out not only is it limited but most eBay listing have it for well over $100. I must say, you kinda saving me some $$$$ here…
Since they released all stars after odyssey maybe the reason why they don't want to release a package of Zelda titles from n64 or GameCube is because the wanted botw and totk to hit expected sales, which I think they have. So maybe next year we will finally get those packages.
I find it strange that Super Mario Sunshine got the most enhancements. Widescreen, 1080p, updated textures, etc. But then there's Super Mario 64, which only got 720p, and some updated textures. No Widescreen or 1080p.
I guess since they're emulated it'd be hard yea, but if these were ports, omg these would be the definitive versions to play probably.
The fact that Nintendo took the time to smooth out Mario 64's UI is questionable. I get the original sprites were pixelated, but even in past re-releases of the game (the Switch Online version included which came out after this collection), the sprites were always left untouched. I know Sunshine and Galaxy also got this, but at least the upscale job in those games is barely noticeable. 64's by comparison is painfully obvious. Not only that, but the smoothed out sprites themselves look really terrible. The letters and numbers look fine, but the rest like Mario and Lakitu look really artificial. You can tell this an AI's doing because if you look at Mario's icon, his eyebrow is missing. And it looks really cursed.
I find this collection nostalgic dispute only being 2-3 years ago.
I'm glad I bought a few copies because it's literally 100 plus sealed right now
I found a second hand copy in a thrift store last week for 10 bucks
This shows that Nintendo could easily do this with their other IPs and make a boat load of money with little to no effort.. Slap a few old Pokémon games or 3d Zelda games onto a Switch Cartridge, charge it for $60, and release it for a limited of time. Yet they won’t 🤷.
That collection is a good deal if you never played any of those games before. The version of Mario 64 used only matters to speedrunners, widescreen on mario sunshine is a nice edition, and freeing mario galaxy from motion controls outside of an Nvidia shield is great. However, it's an awful deal if you have played these games before, as they all have little quirks that make them "impure" and inferior to the original releases. Also, Galaxy 2 should have been on there.
I thought my controller was broken when the menus of Mario Galaxy came up.
Never forget the Master Chief Collection ist $40.
Considering that Mario 64 was to be added to the NSO service, you’d think they could have remastered it with modern graphics just to make it a unique version, especially for a limited time release and an expensive price tag
Part of me feels like this was so lacking because it came out in 2020, that sounds stupid, but in 2023 we still only have RUMORS of a Switch 2. It wouldn’t be shocking to me in the least if Nintendo just held off another 2 years to announce Mario’s 40th with a more in depth retrospective
This is my FRAVORITE game all three
honestly didn't expect you to shit on it, glad you did. screw the laziness from nintendo
5:05 i just use the nose by the way
I like playing Galaxy with a Touch Screen.
Beats that gross shaky pointer.
In 2020 I was getting my AAA Titles from Walmart for 49.99 USD.
No I wasn't spending 60$ on games.
Honestly I think that sonic origins was better just due to having more to it and having way more effort and love put into it.
I gotta say 3d allstars is really dissappointing... I only got it because the three games included were the only ones from the 3d Mario games I didnt have
I was thinking to buy it last month but now the prices suddenly went up and my local store is selling it for 300 euros so I won't be buying it now lol
I remember pre-ordering this game the day it was announced
😂6:12 Im a b¡tch!
This format would work much better with long videos from the second channel
As somebody who's played Mario 64 on real N64 hardware, on DS, on countless emulators (including the Wii U) my sentiments matched Scott's exactly. They might as well have been ROM dumps. Nintendo did a "Disney Vault" and on top of that put in maybe quarter-effort on the compilation, I was so disappointed, yet at the same time extremely happy the titles were made accessible on Switch so the kid & myself would have easy access to these games.