ROR: Super Mario All Stars Review 

So did anyone else, as a child, see the pixellated picture of the ribbon on Lost Levels as a hamburger?

I absolutely love the starry night background with the twinkling stars on the SMB1/LL remake.

SMB2 on All-Stars had the ability to pick another character if you died. You can't do that on the original NES release. You had to get a Game Over or complete the level.

Super Mario All Stars includes Super Mario bros 1, 2, 3, and Knuckles.

Now that Super Mario All-Stars is on Nintendo Switch Online, I couldn't be happier. The original and remake version of the original 4, the 4 3D Marios available, etc etc.

Remember when all stars meant remakes and not just emulations? Yeah, better times...

I really admire your dedication to objectivity and reviewing old games on their own merits. Too many people are blinded by nostalgia and refuse to acknowledge how games have aged in the modern day.

If Mario requires a mushroom just get a kiss from Peach...does that make her a giant??

"Expert gamers might feel the save feature makes the game too easy." Then don't use it lol. It really is that simple. Give yourself the extra difficulty, instead of imposing your own game preferences on everyone else.

Man you have perfect teeth.

All-Stars Super Mario World Changes ONE Thing. . . . Luigi Has His Own Sprite.

To be fair, if I stick Super Mario Bros. in an NES, I expect an NES experience. If I stick All-Stars in the SNES, I expect the SNES experience. I know it's different. Even the GBA versions are different. There's not much more for me to say, though I will agree that over time, people lose their skill with specific control and ability to cope with limitations on such, but! That's not a detriment to the game, but to the player. Remember that.

It would be awesome if these were remastered for the Wii U or the Switch. I could imagine how awesome they would look.

It's now on Switch Online, so Switch owners with Switch Online can play it now as well.

Did you not have the "Replace" ranking at this time? If you didn't, would you have given it a Replace ranking if you did?

Also, maybe it would be a good idead to do one of these for Super Mario 64 vs. Super Mario 64 DS.

Really liking your stuff man. You convey your ideas in an articulate and in-depth manner which is what is really needed in the RU-vid space. Looking forward to new videos, keep up the good work. Subscribed.

Classic SMB1 All-stars trick: beat 8-4 exactly at 000 time left for the clock to count down your score from 999 back to 000, giving you so many more points.

The SMB remake is my favourite version BY FAR. It gives this game the graphics and music it deserves. All of Allstars was amazing. This is damn near the best thing nintendo every did lol.

ive had the pleaser to watch all of your reviews and i really have to say they are exceptionally good good on you and i think you deserve more praise

I got a classic mario remake or rebreak super mario world vs super mario all stars and super mario world

Do you live under a staircase?

2:02 - I think the whole brick-break thing in All-Stars is pretty bad personally. Just doesn't feel right. Since the bricks don't bounce you back down it feels like they have no substance - less like you've jumped up and hit the thing and broken it, more like you jumped up and it spontaneously exploded because you're nearby. And it slows you down if you're breaking a bunch of them. Graphics and sound upgrades are fun but they should have gotten the game mechanics right.

I bought Mario advance 4 for $5 at the flea market...

Video so old dude's talkin about the Wii Virtual Console I'd love to see you redo your Classic Mario ROR series, and talk more in-depth about these games since RU-vid doesn't have the video length limit it still had WAAAYYYY back when you uploaded this

I just got all stars for my snes today for SUPER cheap on ebay

SNES all stars is my earliest memory playing games. I love it so much.

Perfect conclusion to the Mario RoR marathon. You definitely found a niche that complements each type of gamer. It's the reason I feel the way I do about remakes like Wily Wars. There's something for everyone. Fantastic work, don't ever stop.

Hey! I'm a Fan of the Original NES Super Mario Bros. 1 when I first saw it! Infact that version is what got me into video games in the first place when I was a kid.

The GBA-Version of Super Mario Bros 3 has a bad resolution, the SNES-Version is on Full Screen and on GBA it scrolls up or down.

The controls/physics in SMB1 and Lost Levels are the exact same as the originals, and a place where the brick bug is detrimental is the hallway with 3 goombas in 4-2.

I found the SNES Cartridge in a Thrift store. After finding out that the Lost Levels was included I picked it up. Before playing it I watched your video, I am now even happier that I got it. My kids have been frustrated with the lack of save ability so I am happy that that is a new feature. Thanks for your review pointing out the changes.

2:48 PEACH BITCH BETTER GIVE HIM THAT PUHHH

I've enjoying the Switch Online version because my All Stars + SMW SNES cartridge died. Why can't Nintendo just re-release that version. Super Mario World 2.0 with the more unique Luigi will be relegated to emulators only at this point.

I love your approach to analyzing games, it's so honest and straight forwarded. No bullshit involved. Great GREAT videos man. Cheers

I know this is an older video, so I know you might already know this by now. James Rolfe's Angry Video Game Nerd show is, well, just that. A show. James himself has very different opinions than his angry nerd character. Please don't take them seriously.

Let's be real. Since Nintendo forces you to buy all their shit over again whenever you buy a new system, we're all emulating this shit rather than hunting down a way to play this that isn't the SneS rom on a Wii disc for more money than they're charging for Mario 64!

My issue with the All-Stars version of SMB1, is the hit detection. In the original NES version, the tall piranha plants can be jumped over, with your foot going right through them. Making speed-running certain levels possible without slowing down. In the remake, they changed it, so now your foot actually counts as part of you, and you get hurt from it. Making running through those specific levels, harder. Especially when you're used to the NES version and aren't thinking about it. As for the Mario 3 comparison. I think the GBA version is best, simply for portability and the e-reader levels.

Found your channel last week and started watching Classic Mario ROR, and I wanted to say thank you for these. Putting aside any quibbles I may have with the videos or the reviews themselves, it was really cool to see a critical look at these older titles from someone without the nostalgia goggles that a lot of the older gaming generation takes for granted. I also had no idea that the Deluxe/Advance series had so many different bits of polish over the originals and All-Stars. When SMA4 dropped on WiiU VC recently, I picked that up to play the World-e content, but I picked up SMA and SMA2 over the past weekend on your rec and I'm really enjoying them. :D Keep it up!

There is now another way to (legally) get Super Mario All-Stars: Nintendo Switch Online. Super Mario All Stars was added to the NSO's SNES collection for Mario's 35th anniversary.

I do have to agree with the AVGN in the difference between these games and modern games. For me, I think the difference is the fact that I can pick up a modern game and play it with kids these days and still have a good time, but they would have a lot harder of a time trying to play the games that I grew up on. Retro games just do not compute with a lot of young new gamers.

I love these reviews.

Happy 35th birthday mario And am aware it's atleast three days past this

Even though the ending is not the best film shot wise, what you are speaking of is authentic and truthful. I can’t say it any better.

woah man I really didn't picture you looking like that

In my opinion, New Super Mario Bros 2 was the only "non innovative Mario game." Other than that, every Mario game feels different. The problem with NSMB2 is that it's pretty much NSMB with gold. It actually got me out of Mario for a year and a half. After playing Super Mario 3D world at a friends house, I decided to play Super Mario 3D Land. I will continue to be a Mario fan for a long time. Anyways, you just earned a like and a sub.

"There's no such thing as a perfect ga-" Wild Chrono Trigger appeared!

Thank Christ this is on the Switch Online service

Hey Please do like Crono Trigger SNES vs DS. Link to the past snes vs gba. SM64 vs DS. super mario kart vs super circuit! Dont let it end! Great series!

I really enjoyed watching these classic Mario RoR’s back to back. Thanks for such well written reviews that get into the nitty-gritty details. It really helped me to decide which versions of these games to go back to.

He forgot to mention there are ROMs of this game you can play on your PC.

I love the animation at the end :)

Hey, are you planning to do RoRs on Metroid: Zero Mission and the soon to be released Metroid: Samus Returns? Or maybe Starfox, Starfox 64, and Starfox Zero? that might be an interesting RoR triple feature or something. The three pair of Pokemon remakes( RGB/FRLG, GS/HGSS, and RS/ORAS) would probably make fine episodes too.

I, personally, don't find the original NES games as challenging as you make them out to be. They're perfect to me. I'm not saying this out of nostalgia, either. I grew up with SNES All-Stars, but I migrated to NES simply because it's the original. It is, of course, a personal preference, though.

It’s on the SNES for Nintendo Switch Online now.

Great review. I just picked up an original GBA with a back light mode and just discovered these GBA classics. Your review has really helped. Well done!

What about Super Mario 64 & Super Mario 64 DS?

"Troll-Tastic"

I grew up with the SNES, and All-Stars was the first game I ever played. Definitely played a large part in shaping who I am as an adult.

All stars version of Mario 3. The nostalgia you have for advance 4 can’t stop all stars from being the best.

I prefer the NES version of Super Mario Bros. I agree with the guy in that review that you mentioned. When I first played the All-Stars version, the first thing I noticed was that breaking bricks felt very different.

We need a Super Mario All-stars + Super Mario World remake.

I think you're insane to prefer a format with so much cropped screen area. The resolution difference is very substantial yet the video doesn't mention this at all.

Interesting that you think the SNES SMB2 music is terrible and the GBA SMB2 music is amazing, since the GBA uses the SNES's music files (they didn't edit it at all AFAIK). Just the MIDI synth is slightly different (done in SW on the GBA but in HW on the SNES).

Actually, a lot of the idea that games have become more movie like ad less creative is true to a certain extent, but not nearly as much as some people believe.

Also, I think SMA4 had the best version of SMB3's soundtrack. It's actually one of the few games that I prefer the GBA soundtrack over the SNES soundtrack.

Even though Im 17, I grew up with this game and an SNES. SMB3 and SMW

This game is a great game to play, especially if you're wanting to play a classic that's pretty good or attempting to relieve your 'must play classic games' addiction.

"me likes the music varity"he said at 1:37 - 1:41

The reason I'm not a huge fan of the NES is because all the "Masterpieces" usually have INFINITELY better games of the franchise on the SNES. Loz for NES? LOZ:ALTTP is basically the same thing but miles better. Metroid? Super Metroid, better in every single way. There are many more examples but I'd rather not list all of 'em. Although like you said, NES Mario actually holds up. At least Mario 2 & 3 IMO. Mario 1, sorta...

There's also a version which contains Super Mario World. It was released a year after this one.

These really are the best of the classics. Allstars for the win, the gameplay is way better, it has incredibly improved graphics, and some remixes for music, along with new music songs, and it all sounds way better. It's crazy how they fitted so much into a single Super Nintendo cartridge? As Did You Know Gaming said, it's the 1990's version of a HD remake.

"Most balanced in terms of difficulty" >the easiest one

I like getting NES/SNES, Genesis, GBA/GBC, and Play Station 1 games on my PSP Go through roms and emulators. Although I can understand why some people would want a physical cartridge rather than an emulator. But I don't like paying the high prices for the games and I can't afford the price of the consoles to play them.

Thank you for a very refreshing review of these games!

My ratings for the All Stars games: SMB1 - Remake SMBLL - Replace! SMB2 - Remake SMB3 - Remake SMW - virtually the same game with a few noticeable differences.

The different brick physics do occasionally throw me off in smb. It's different, not worse. I feel that smw gba hit system is too easy. If I can 96 exit SNES, then the gba version is too easy for MY OPINION. I actually like the quick saves and intros. I don't like the voice effects except in Yoshi's Island.

SMB1 was a launch game for the NES but not for the Famicom :v

Since perfection is an objective concept, their will never be one perfect anything for everyone. The best answer anyone can give is what is perfection to that individual. The concept of universal perfection is not only an absurdity, but also an impossibility due to each person having their own individual likes and dislikes.

All stars was the first video game I played, my dad had a snes from when he was a kid and I played this at 5 years old

Oh My God. While watching this video, I have now seen something that I cannot un-see... Look at the original NES cover art for Mario 2. His right leg is literally in the center of his body, and is coming out of his crotch. WOW... LOL!

You don't look like you sound.... lol

It's too bad Super Mario All-Stars was never ported on to the Game Boy Advance.

I miss ROR (I'm watching in Late November 2016).

you forgot all stars + world

I like all gba remakes, and all all stars remake's, but I really, really can't get into All Stars version of Mario 1, i like the save feature and new physics, but graphics and music are ruined for me (btw my first official Mario game i got was New Super Mario Bros.)

I get that guy's review of the SNES version of Super Mario Bros. and the Lost Levels. The brick physics in the original game allowed you to continue moving even as you broke the bricks. But the glitched physics you see here is exactly what I described, a glitch. A glitch that Nintendo missed. You break a block, its not supposed to pull you up into it. It completely destroys momentum.

I personally disliked the controls of the All-Stars version of SMB. They felt way too sensitive. The controls of the original however were almost perfect. It's probably the only one of the SMB games that I prefer the NES version over the SMAS version, because of that and the fact that you can jump over the Piranha Plants. SMB2JP I can't say much about since I haven't played it that much.

PLZ DO METROID NES VS. METROID ZERO MISSION

00:02:07 "(...) but I once read a raging review from a nerd on amazon (...)" I wouldn't call that "raging". Whoever wrote it sounds pretty calm, explains the points clearly, and doesn't throw any insults at the game nor the dealer. They sound displeased, not raging. There's a big difference. The acceleration issue may sound like "nerd stuff", but casual players can get annoyed by that type of stuff too, especially if they die because of it. While it doesn't bother me personally, it's still a valid criticism, if minor. And I would NEVER label someone a "raging nerd" for being concerned about the quality of a product before they spend their money on it.

Great video as always EPG, I grew up with these games but I couldn't agree more with you the remakes are great and even though I played the originals in their own time the remakes blew my mind, keep it up, I love these series.

i like mudkips :p

The second you start accusing Rolfe or other retro fans of being blinded by nostalgia, you are start falling into a horrible cliche of new gen gamers. And it dilutes your credibility. Stop talking about nostalgia. Everyone has nostalgia, and you are blinded by your nostalgia of more current gen games. This is a pointless and cyclical argument. If you are too young to understand how to objectively respect the retro argument without undermining retro enthusiasts, then you're likely too young to be making a show of this nature. There is validity to many of the claims that gamers like James Rolfe make. Only someone caught up in their own delusional world would dismiss an entire generation AND the influence those games carry by calling _their_ opinions "delusions."

2 things: 1. Yes, I like mudkips, And 2. This series is do good. I NEED MOAR

02:04 Here's an example. In 4-1, the section with ? Blocks over a pit. In levels with Lakitu, I like to just run for it, so I just keep running. When I get to this section in the NES or GBC version I can easily just jump over the pit and make it across. In the SNES version however, because of the fucked up jump physics (literally everything else is fine other than bumping your head underwater pushes you down too fast) I have to either A: Jump across the pit like in the NES or GBC version, and be extremely lucky to get across the pit, and if not die. B: Jump onto the first row of ? Blocks, slowing me down C: Perform a crouch jump (the kind you use to get to the Minus World) which slows you down, and there's still a small chance you'll die.

Graphics are not the same as aesthetics. Graphically the snes was going to be better no matter what, aesthetically SMB1 looks like a bootleg and SMB3 changes things that were fine like removing the color black from 90% of the game and changing every level 8 stage for no reason, or clutters the background with too much crap, same with the music, totally lacking in focus. They look better, they don't _feel_ better.

super Mario world is in the game as a unlockable

SMB on the NES ugly? I mean the game's visuals are so simplistic and basically stick to the best parts of the NES's colour-palette, I don't really see how anyone can see it as ugly. Obviously the SNES version looks better, but games like SMB and Mega Man still look just fine due to the fact they only use the best parts of the NES's palette masterfully. SMB2 has more potential to be ugly than SMB1, simply due to the fact it tries to push the system more to do more things. I would honestly say SMB1 is one of the best aged NES games there is, though that could also be because it's so iconic, people are used to its visual style.

I wished they released "all stars +super mario world" on the wii

I don't like the Allstar version at all. I actually like the coloring of the NES version, the SNES versions are much too colorful. SMB3 is perfect.