Oh, how I long for the days of my youth, where I would lounge all day in the basement and just play video games that gave me a sense of accomplishment, and let me feel alive! Forget all of that fresh air-crap! I long for the Late-Eighties, where 8-bit pixelated characters in overalls jumped on mushroom looking things and turtles... Oh, how I long for the days of Mario.
Mario has never really left us, because the fine people at Nintendo come out with a new Mario game every year (Or sooner) and today, yet another Mario game came out, but within it, comes a very similar and familiar feeling. Yes, "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" has come out, and let me tell you, I feel like I am 12 years old again (Although if you ask my father, I am still about as mature as I was at 12).
Not much has changed for our favorite plumber, and his fantasy lifestyle. Princess gets kidnapped by Bowser (Yet, again) and Mario (as well as his Brother, Luigi and his friends, Yellow Toad and Blue Toad) are dispatched to obliterate his forces and restore peace and prosperity to the Mushroom Kingdom.
The gameplay is a lot like the Original NES Classic, but of course with 22 years of improved graphics. The game is everything that you would expect from an old classic. Even the Koopa Kids from the Classic: Super Mario 3 are in the game as bosses! The levels are laid out a lot like SM3, and there's a lot of familiarity to the game for anyone who's played the NES Mario games.
Power-ups have improved greatly. (I love the Helicopter suit) I also like the addition of the POW Block as a useful item in the game (Oh, Super Mario 2, how I miss you!) Yoshi's back, and even the classic "Dying Sound effect" is here for everyone to enjoy!
For the last 2 hours, I have been playing the game, and I love it! I enjoy it thoroughly. I like the graphics, I like the fact that you use the "Wii-mote" as a controller, and it even has "NES" feel to it. You can play with the nunchuk, but I prefer the controller feel to it.
I would have to say that out of a possible 10 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, I give "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" a total of 9 and a Quarter Sandwiches. It's just about as fun of a Mario game you can get (With the Exception of "Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door" for the Gamecube.)
By Forch F. Fortier (Who reminds his brother, Joel (Who will never, ever read this) that level 4-2 of the Original "Super Mario Bros." will always be the "Keanu Reeves" level.)
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