The Story of Super Mario All Stars: Special Edition! A Gaming History Retrospective Documentary

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In 1993, Nintendo took its greatest hits and made them even better. (Chapter markers and more below...)
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GTV 123 “The Story of Super Mario All Stars" Season 7 Episode 1
Original Airdate: March 25, 2022
Re-released: November 4th, 2022
Produced December 2021-March 2022 (SE: October 2022)
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!
0:00 Mamu Cares!
0:06 GTV ID: An all star lineup!
0:11 Introduction
0:55 Act: 1 The Road to 1993
3:58 CM 1: Super Mario Collection (Japan, 1993)
4:30 Act 2: The Concept and The Creation
13:45 CM 2: Super Mario All Stars (U.S., 1993)
14:17 Act 3: What is Old and What is New
25:17 CM 3: Super Mario All Stars (U.K., 1993)
25:58 Act 4: The Art of The Re-issue
32:05 CM 4: SNES Super Set (U.S., 1993)
32:37 Act 5: The Right Thing to Do?
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Partial Transcript:
Some games never go out of style, Case in point. Nintendo’s first entries in the Super Mario Bros. series. These games are well past the 30 year mark, and yet people still love them just as much as they did on the day these games came out. As great as this set is, their legacy still stands thanks in part to a clever strategy by Nintendo. It was all done in a way that seems like a foregone conclusion these days, but way back when was unheard of, and actually quite genius.
It’s a tale as old as time. Your favorite video games get old. New ones come out, and those favorites of yesteryear fade away. This generational change has been happening for decades now. Over time, this changing of the tides has solidified into a precise schedule: every 5-6 years for Nintendo, and 8-10 years for everyone else! While it is a standard practice these days, back in the Early 90s, things weren’t as orderly as they are now.
As the 1990s began, Nintendo had 3 product lines! The 8-bit Family Computer, the portable GameBoy and the 16-bit Super Famicom.
Generational shifts had happened before. In Japan, Sega, and Epoch before then, simply axed the older machine, and made a clean break for the next generation. Nintendo did opposite and kept the 8-bit line alive, alongside 16-bit. For while, this worked well, as fans began to migrate. Eventually, hardware sales, software sales, and software titles of the Super Famicom surpassed the older Family Computer. As the Super Famicom came to West as the Super NES, the same pattern followed. The NES was phased out, newer games came much less frequently. The older titles would fall out of print. While newer games were promoted.
During this changeover, new fans were coming along for the ride. A younger generation was coming up and entering gaming at 16-bit level.
That weird generational gap left Nintendo in a pinch! One on hand you had a new set of fans, who may have heard of Mario’s previous adventures, but without the older NES had no means to play them! Then you had all the old-timers who had nothing new to play! And if they wanted to take a trip through the “Groove Yard of Forgotten Hits” you had to dig out that old machine! And deal with old, outdated, 8-bit graphics!
In 1993, Nintendo finally answered everyone’s prayers with a special compilation. Something new and exciting. Something that, at the time, had never been done before. Nintendo took their past Super Mario Bros. games, remastered them for the 16-bit era, and sold them in one package. Super Mario Collection! Known in the West as Super Mario All-Stars.
Now everyone could enjoy all of Mario’s greatest hits, with improved graphics, sound, controls and other niceties that weren’t possible on 8-bit!
Some clips courtesy of Raven XP, NenRiki, Vinni 64 and Game Escape.
Music courtesy of Qumu and Akihabara Electric Circus.

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@GTV-Japan Год назад

Q: What is (still) the capital of Ohio?

@afunnylookingclown Год назад

Mario

@ilexgarodan Год назад

Cleveland

@thecunninlynguist Год назад

Ohio maud

@retrogamestudios6688 Год назад

Columbus baby...my alma mata

@perfessorclown5543 Год назад

“O”

@robintst Год назад

Nintendo were right to give us Doki Doki Panic as Mario 2, that was and still is my favorite of the 8-bit Mario games. The Lost Levels is just cruel, even today. If that was the game we had gotten back in the day, I probably would have snapped my NES controller over my knee from the frustration.

@jc.1191 Год назад

2 is my favorite to replay as well. It's fun and charming.

@AmandaWspoon Год назад

As one of those gap babies mentioned(born in 89', my older brother 84'), the lost levels would have made me go play with my brother's legos or my stuffed animals. It was too hard for my preschool level patience. I liked the USA Mario 2 best for years because I could play as the princess without being forced into a typical 'girl' game of the time.

@jmarx3943 Год назад

As a kid, I didn't like the lost levels. As an adult, I went back to try again, and it's one of my favorite Mario games. Played through it multiple times. With the exception of a handful of levels and a few of the castles, it's really not all that hard in my opinion. I will say that those hard levels are VERY hard.

@ClassicTVMan1981X Год назад

Not just insanely hard, but it was merely a continuation of the first game, using mostly similar graphics. For most of us, it was as if Super Mario Bros. 1 had a truly much harder second quest a la Zelda, not just a harder first quest.

@onvogmasaj Год назад

LL is not only cruel but ugly too

@Ryuhei64 Год назад

It must have been amazing to discover this "4 in 1" collection in 1993.

@gjergjaurelius9798 Год назад

Meh, we were doing 10 in 1 in Yugoslavia already off our dendy or Pegasus!😂💯👌🏻🇲🇪

@RWL2012 Год назад

and the 5-in-1 one in 1994 with SMW added

@zanderwhitcroft Год назад

This was my fav for all the games in one it had!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

The ultimate collection for those who had five of em!!

@pferreira1983 11 месяцев назад

It was alright but I wasn't a Mario fan.

@therant3837 Год назад

Dude got deep at the end of his speech at the end of this segment. The part about appreciation, and things being held for while before they are "given" or released. I know he was just speaking of gaming, but man that hit close to home for me. This guy gives a pretty good presentation. I'll be watching more of his videos. Reeses Peaces, everyone......

@Dark_Mario_Bros. Год назад

Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World is an awesome collection

@GTV-Japan Год назад

It’s got all five of ‘um!

@malant2719 Год назад

Yup the best, it even fixes the control issues with the original compilation with the y and b buttons in place of the b and a buttons

@zaneiken07 Год назад

They also altered the Luigi sprite in Super Mario World.

@drmarioprojectm1510 11 месяцев назад

@@zaneiken07 So Luigi isn't a palette swap.

@Danyplaysboblox 9 месяцев назад

@@GTV-JapanI have a question: in act 4, what is that song playing?

@arioca Год назад

Amazing video! I still remember how incredible and surreal this collection was back in '93. Later on I bought a new SNES that came bundled with Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, which is to date one of my favorite compilations ever and probably the most played.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I never had all five of um in one cart but hands down the best thing they ever had. Good to see you again my friend 🌟

@Vulpas Год назад

That's my most played compilation too. I can't count the number of times I played through SMB3.

@sethrice4074 Год назад

That cart was weird and had some funky bugs that weren't present on other releases all pertaining to SMW. Luigi's sprite does some interesting things in SMW on that cart. Not game breaking but fun to look at.

@anthonyfrench3169 Год назад

Yeah same here. It was crazy to think you can have 4 games on one cartridge at the time. Definitely have good vibes from this!

@patrickholt8782 Год назад

I love this era of Mario art.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

He shoulda stayed 2D forever.

@Davethe3rd Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Disagree. Well, for games like Super Mario Galaxy or Odyssey, he should be 3D. We can probably keep the 2D art for "New Super Mario Bros" style games. Hell, we have the technology now to make the in-game sprites look exactly like the art! Come to think of it, they almost did exactly that in Paper Mario...

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Hey I welcome disagreement and other points of view. Sure he can be 3D but it’s just not what I’m interested in. But 3D world? The greatest!

@Qwerty10254 6 месяцев назад

WELCOME TO MARIO ART!

@JoshuaRWorkman Год назад

As I said before, my dad bought a Super Nintendo and my mom bought me a Sega Genesis, and the divorce settlement had me and my sister spending most of the year with our mom and going over to our dad's house every other weekend and for a month in the summer. One of the games we had at my dad's house was Super Mario All-Stars and honestly, having played the NES versions of the three games we got before that, I felt then and still do today that the All-Stars version with the upgraded graphics and music and fixed glitches was the definitive way to play those games. And that is why, years later after getting my first job, when I bought a Super Nintendo on ebay, I also bought a copy of Super Mario All-Stars. No longer have them, but for a time before losing them, I was able to relive a portion of my childhood.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and memories again!🌟

@friendlyninja5048 Год назад

To be honest, I prefer the Mario 2 we got over The Lost Levels. The fact that it was so radically different from the other titles intrigued me. It felt like a proper adventure in this mysterious dream world. I also really liked that Princess Peach took a more active role instead of needing to be rescued. The time I grew up in was well past the NES's prime, so the whole "Samus is a girl" plot twist from the original Metroid was common knowledge at that point -- but this was still mind-blowing to me. I also liked that it was the first game where Luigi wasn't simply a pallette-swap of Mario, being taller and having his signature high jump. I think, had we gotten The Lost Levels originally, it would have just been more of the same. This would probably be fine, but Mario 2 introduced a lot of unique elements that I feel breathed new life into the series.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Good insights. Thanks for sharing!🌟🌟🌟

@timberwolf27 Год назад

When I see now that it was originally a different game, and was essentially an extremely fortunate cop out- its a bit of a shame, as Super Mario 2 especially with the All Stars makeover was the perfect follow up, the atmosphere and even enemies is rich Mario fare, it felt like a Mario game still, maybe it was a simple sprite swap in the end... regardless, would of been nice to see that theme of Mario continued, the picking up and throwing, throwing the potions for secret doors etc etc, just that ilk of Mario continued as SM3 went back to stomping and shell kicking, hope i make sense here as i love both....

@friendlyninja5048 Год назад

@@timberwolf27 I loved the mechanics of picking things up and throwing them as well. It sort of made a pseudo return in future games, but not with the same depth and variety. No other Mario game really plays like Mario 2.

@ReluctantWarrior Год назад

@@timberwolf27iven Doki Doki Panic was developed largely by the same dev team as Mario Brothers, and was a continuation the same design philosophy. It's release as a full Mario game in the States could almost be a case of things coming full circle.

@ClassicTVMan1981X Год назад

@@ReluctantWarrior Yes, Nintendo previously collaborated with Fuji TV (which also had a U.S. subsidiary called FCI) the year before for All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros., which was considered the first official ROM hack of the game and is an amalgam of both SMB1 and The Lost Levels, which was marketed as a giveaway prize to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the All Night Nippon radio station originally founded in 1967. Just over 3,000 copies were made.

@JPBrooksLive Год назад

In January of 1999, there was an ice storm in Georgia and it blew out the TV in my parents living room... The night before the Super Bowl.... Well, that made my dad go get a big ol' RPTV and it was the biggest TV I had ever seen. The first thing I did? Grabbed my SNES and played Mario All Stars until the big game that night! It was so cool seeing Mario so big 😂

@GTV-Japan Год назад

That night was also the debut of family guy!

@jc.1191 Год назад

Ha! That's awesome.

@korubi_eCSTatic Год назад

Shigeru Miyamoto was truly a visionary. And your channel deserves way more subscribers/views for the high quality long form videos you do. I appreciate you man! Keep up the good work.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks!

@benisrood Год назад

What about Imp Midna? 🤣 There's no way that was an accident, MIYAMOTOOOOOOO!

@pichonPoP Год назад

This cartridge was amazing back in 1995,1996,1997, all those years I used to play almost every day with friends at theirs respective homes, cause didn't have a console at that time. Remember playing that Lost Level and I asked myself why that game was so terrible difficult? We did beat all of them, but it that special took a lot of time to complete. Thanks for making this video, really it made some tears went down from here.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

No problem I’m glad you enjoyed it 🌟🌟🌟

@kenny9648 Год назад

Nice video, like usually. Thankfully, we got the alternate SMB2 here in Europe too. It's one of my favorite games of all times.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Me too! I always refer to it as “our favorite game” meaning me and the world’s

@GamingDelight Год назад

In my childhood, while I first experienced the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES, I never actually owned it, or an NES, and I never even experienced the other two games. It was thanks to Super Mario All Stars that I finally owned it, and experienced Mario 2 (JP and Western) and Mario 3 for the first time. Mario 2 was the first of those games I actually beat, but because I was just a beginner gamer back then, it took years for me to finally beat every game on it.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for sharing your story 🌟🌟

@thecunninlynguist Год назад

One of my fave games/compilations, ever.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

May it live forever 🌟

@Naverb Год назад

I I will

@BastetFurry Год назад

Regarding the ending, Nintendo not releasing many of the RPGs for the NES and SNES in Germany was one of the reasons for me to become a PC gamer and abandon consoles. Some years later i could finally play some of them trough emulation, the late 90s being the heyday of the emu scene for me, but the train was long gone for me as we say in Germany.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I feel ya. Same here!

@KanjoNights Год назад

This right here is how you start a weekend. New drop from GTV. Hell yes, I'm gonna enjoy this

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Enjoy! Have a good weekend 🌟🌟

@KanjoNights Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Brilliant. Loved every minute. Thank you for all the time and care you put into all your videos

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I have it worked out where I can get it done in my commute time. So really I can do it for a long time without missing a beat🌟

@josephD32 Год назад

Again, I just love how half of the Japanese commercial was in, albeit heavily accented, English. lol

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I liked the way he said Mario 2!

@Vulpas Год назад

Great video, as always. This compilation set the standard for remakes way back then and most still don't live up to it.

@iaoshua Год назад

HMMM I WONDER WHY THAT COULD BE. WOULD BE WEIRD IF IT WAS SOMEHOW EASIER TO PORT SMALL PIXEL GAMES

@Vulpas Год назад

@@iaoshua That's some incredible ignorance. First of all, they're not ports, but full remakes. Second, even st the time remakes existed, such as Mega Man and Ninja Gaiden, but none were nearly so good. Third, there was no 3D back then, AAA "PiXeL" games were as difficult to create as AAA 3D games today. Finally, there's still 2D remasters/remakes/enhanced ports to this day, and STILL none go above and beyond to the degree All-Stars did (including Nintendo games). What a joke of a reply, keep excusing shoddy products consoomer 🤣🤣

@iaoshua Год назад

@@Vulpas i think you need a detox from smelling your own farts lil guy. porting 1mb of data vs 40gb of worth of data

@TBevill1231 9 месяцев назад

The process of re-releasing these old games has been really helpful to me since I didn’t own most of the games as a kid. Most of the times I’ve beaten these old games was on those re-releases.

@GTV-Japan 9 месяцев назад

Yah! Sounds good! I think I’m in the same boat as you more often than not

@FiercedeityBrad 3 месяца назад

Getting all stars for Christmas 1993 was epic, I remember playing the lost levels and being a mario vet by that point made it challenging but not frustrating. That's why I like it, it was perfect timing for us who grew up with the classics, going from 1, 2 (USA), 3, world, to lost levels was perfect.

@retropipes8863 Год назад

Love your format GTV Japan, excellent summary of Super Mario All-Stars!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for the support 🌟

@jediratte Год назад

The first game i remember having a real hyped up anticipaction for and boy did it live up to it. Fantastic video as always.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I was excited too. I don’t remember a super long wait for it but I was very jazzed too. Thanks for watching 🌟

@Moshugaani Год назад

It was amazing to get All-Stars as a pack-in game when my mom bought the SNES for us when I was six years old! My SNES from those days still works perfectly. She unwittingly made me a life-long Nintendo fan. :D

@GTV-Japan Год назад

It really was a great value! And yes there are all kinds of lifers still out there from the good old days!🌟🌟🌟

@michielkroder4031 Год назад

I appreciate all the work you put in these videos! Back in the SNES days, All-Stars opened my eyes to the idea that games of previous console generations weren't automatically outdated and to be discarded and it was so wonderful to rediscover Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 and 3 with 16-bit sound and visuals after not having played the "trilogy" for a couple of years by then. These days, I prefer to go back to the 8-bit originals for that iconic experience, but part of me still wants an All-Stars cart, if only for The Lost Levels/JP Super Mario Bros. 2.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions! Personally I still prefer the 16 bit ones but the 8s have all the memories 🌟🌟

@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming Месяц назад

Honestly after the tragedy that was Ninja Gaiden trilogy on the Snes, that made me wanna go back to 8-bit and i started collection 8-bit games again. I loved Super Mario All-Star when it came out, but it was always something i felt that was lacking when it came to the updated SNES version. So I wanted the originals, and here we are back 30 years later still collecting 8-bit and 16 bit games. The originals were always better...thats what was lacking to me when it came to the Snes updated ones.

@skunknuts1 Год назад

GTV your documentaries always hit the sweet spot with pacing and tone, 40 minutes gone like that! Seriously one of my favorite channels on TY.

@spimbles Год назад

TubeYou 😂

@GTV-Japan Год назад

The RU-vid?

@skunknuts1 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Yesss, that is definitely what I meant heheh.

@kbramlett6877 Год назад

@@spimbles "TubeYou" sounds like an insult.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Or a Yakov Smirnoff punchline!

@charlesgriffiths4901 Год назад

I love these documentaries! Absolute gold. Keep up the great work.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for the support!🌟🌟🌟

@azure_doctor Год назад

27:00 wow FIVE OV UM! I can see why its popular. Thxs for the informative video, instant sub!!!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Cheers and the next video is a day away. Expect it by 5:40 on Friday.

@azure_doctor Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Looking forward to your next film!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

As a curator of film (tm) I must warn you that my 141st film is strictly for Sega households. It’s not for those who came from a super intendo household.

@azure_doctor Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Big Sega fan btw!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

As if I’m not aware…

@FerintoshFarmsPhotography Год назад

Super Mario 2 defiantly made more sense for Japan with their floppy disk drive, if you hated it that badly you could have just rewritten it cheaply but in America we would have had to beg our moms for a cartridge we would have all cried with more than TMNT water level

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Good point. However I’ll rebut with the fact that in the US we had game rentals which were illegal in Japan. So we did have a cheap outlet. However not as permanent.

@BigOunce___ Год назад

Game rentals is another unique nostalgia linked to the retro gaming era. TGIF and Saturday morning cartoons combined with the added stimulation of mastering another combo in Mortal Combat 3 or breaking out into a living room war with the second player of the Goof Troop , Battle Toads or Contra. There is something zen about the whole Mario franchise especially with good friends who shared the same passion for gaming.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

The weekend truly began with the Simpsons Thursday at 8!

@runnersdialzero1244 Год назад

*definitely

@b4ds33d Год назад

TMNT water level was easy af. So was BattleToads hoverboard level and Ninja Gaiden.

@Chrisezo Год назад

Thanks for the videos. I really enjoy being given an option to relive these video game memories and get to know a bit more about game history.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

You’re welcome 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@Shellz386 Год назад

I use to play Super Mario All-Stars with my late grandmother when I stayed with her on her SNES, that and any casino game. RIP Connie!

@theboone3848 Год назад

I was lucky, I started gaming with 3 games, Mario 1, Mario 3 and Alien Syndrome. I'll always love... 2 of them lol...

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Well Alien Syndrome and Mario 3… of course

@mootbooxle Год назад

Your content is always top notch, my friend! SMAS on the SNES pretty much defines a portion of my childhood! Many, many hours playing SMB3 during snow days. Fond memories!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Moot!! Long time no see old friend!🌟🌟

@WesDoesGames Год назад

Amazing video, as usual your production quality is great and really feels next level

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Wes! I’m trying to take it beyond that for the next video 🌟

@M3troid. Год назад

Love this collection. Got the All Stars + Super Mario world with my SNES in 95. I spent months playing this by myself and with friends.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

You’re lucky! You had all five of um!

@sumguy63 Год назад

The SNES version of All-Stars was the first time I played the original SMB games at a friend's house. I think re-releases of games can be a cool way to re-introduce audiences if done correctly, and this idea definitely isn't new in other art and entertainment. As for the Mario USA stuff, Shigeru Miyamoto once said it was his favorite Mario game during the 2000s, although that's probably under the bias that he didn't make it.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

He could be one of those guys where the answers change day by day. Ya never know🌟🌟

@thrillhouse_vanhouten Год назад

An excellent watch, as always. Your perspectives and research are always refreshing. Thank you for your service, sir👍

@GTV-Japan Год назад

No problem good to see you again

@joeplayedthis Год назад

Well done! I finally got to sit down to watch this, and I loved it! You do excellent work!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Joe!🌟🌟🌟

@SamtheBravesFan Год назад

I still have that Mario All-Stars NP issue. It's beat up and missing the cover but I never got rid of it. :)

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Aw no. That was one of the best covers I thought.

@jayo1212 Год назад

I still have my copy of the issue. It's likewise beat up but it's at least mostly in tact, though I bought it years later at a used game store. My parents preferred PC games, so I missed out on a lot of the console wars of the time.

@dawakat08 5 месяцев назад

When I was a little kid Super Mario All-Stars always confused me because I had a Regular Nintendo and Super Nintendo in my house and watched my mom play both systems for years until I was big enough to wield a controller. But man All-Stars was a fav because it was more fun and had the save states to make it more enjoyable than the NES counterparts.

@froddobaggins Год назад

I love your videos man. Your stuff is what comes to mind when I think of game documentaries.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Frodo! I’m putting extra polish on the next one so I hope to see you again 🌟

@froddobaggins Год назад

@@GTV-Japan I watch them as soon as you make them available

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Yay!

@santisven Год назад

Everything about your videos is beautiful and nicely done. Absolutely everything. I remember watching the previous video about this and liking it a lot. Loved this one. Keep at the good work!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks! I just bought an upscaler and you’ll start to see even cleaner old video as time goes on!

@IchibanCrush Год назад

I actually didn't feel betrayed at all when I saw screenshots of the Japanese SMB2 and Doki Doki Panic in the Mario Mania book (mostly just a strategy guide for SMW) back in the early 90's. It certainly explained why I was temporarily disappointed as a kid when SMB3 played more SMB1 than our SMB2. The Japanese version just looked like more of SMB1, and "Mario 1, but different levels" wasn't something that would have interested me enough to buy it (rent it, maybe.) SMB2 was the first game I bought alongside the NES I got for my 8th birthday; I had played it at a neighbor's house a few times when he rented it. But had we actually gotten The Lost Levels as SMB2, I don't think it would have ranked it as low as something like Hudson Hawk, but it wouldn't have been beloved. Folks would probably look at it the same way as they retrospectively look back at Simon's Quest as the worst NES CastleVania game.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

What? People don’t like Simon’s Quest? I love that one! As for HH I chose that because it had the lowest score in egm history but hmm what would they give the lost levels in 8 bit form?

@IchibanCrush Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Probably worth noting that EGM wrote a scathing piece right before SMB2 US came out. Suffice to say, the writer (I want to say either Ed Semrad or Martin Alessi) was NOT happy when it was revealed that it wasn't going to be the same game Japan got. Apparently someone there played the FDS SMB2 and actually really liked it!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Yeah! That B/W magazine with the review in this video was a precursor to EGM written by the same staff. And I can imagine the disappointment. Perhaps it was better to live blisfully unaware in the walled garden of Nintendo Pravda, oops I mean Power! Nintendo Power.

@HS-cf8lz Год назад

I only discovered the "different versions of mario bros 2 story" here on GTV, amazing what we learn now thanks to your channel!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for that! Really? I consider it an old story so I didn’t give too much detail. Maybe someday I’ll cover it head on

@ChaosTheory9 Год назад

Back in the day, I believe this was one of or was the first “compilations” game to come out. It was so surreal

@mrtree1368 2 месяца назад

Donkey kong classics for the nes is the only compilation game i can think of besides mario bros and duck hunt

@GTV-Japan 2 месяца назад

@mrtree1368 and that was just to help with the chip shortage of 88

@darthdemented 13 дней назад

There was action 52...but we don't talk about action 52...EVER!

@GTV-Japan 13 дней назад

I rented it and it took about 2 hours to work properly on the NES because there are so many internal revisions that the chips inside 52 have to figure that out as the NES blinks and blinks.

@josevillouta4588 Год назад

Another excellent video. One thing I would like to add are the minor upgrades and changes to the Super Mario World version in the latest SM All-Stars + SMW., including Luigi sprites and long jump.

@RetroGamerIreland Год назад

This is one of the best retro gaming videos I’ve ever watched, it was so nostalgic, informative and fun to watch.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Hey thanks! I have 140 more so if you have time why not watch some more and tell me what you think 🌟🌟🌟

@RetroGamerIreland Год назад

@@GTV-Japan I absolutely will be watching more!

@Astronic Год назад

Great video GTV! Thank you for another gem.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Niklas! I won’t keep this gem hidden 😂 💎

@right_hand_power7960 Год назад

I love these. Thanks for making these

@GTV-Japan Год назад

You’re welcome! I’m taking double time for the next one, to go beyond this so I hope to see you back in a few weeks 🌟

@right_hand_power7960 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan You will. I'm subscribed.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Awesome! Well there’s 140 videos to catch up on for now! 🍺 talk to ya later.

@joise-art Год назад

This channel is a hidden gem and more people need to discover. Awesome videos man.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks! But if more people discover it then it won’t be hidden anymore! Well. It seems to keep growing so let’s hope for the best🌟🌟

@Canthatcrazy Год назад

When I was about 8 I got to the Technodrome on TMNT NES and completed Mario Lost Levels. When I think about it now at 40, I was f***ng amazing as a kid. The irony is, now I still play games, but I'm very middle of the road, with zero patience 😆

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I never got that far! Congratulations!

@robin1741 Год назад

thanks for making this video. so much good memories from this collection as a child. and are still my favorit version of the classic mario games.nostalghia trip right here

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I’m glad you liked it🌟

@migueldias8546 Год назад

Great video once again. Thank you!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Miguel!🌟

@j-555 Год назад

Great video with gorgeous production value about an excellent game. (And the new ambient theme from YT complements it very well!) I beat every game on the SFC version this year for the first time!! I died a lot but felt like a god after beating each game.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Oh yeah! I wonder how that will change older videos. I always like to fill up the screen with color. Thanks for watching 🌟

@j-555 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan glad to see the video again. It was ballsy to take it down after it garnered a few hundred thousand views but that shows your dedication to quality. We've chatted before, I just change profile name/pic like clothes. I recommended that vampire robot channel that has all the vintage footage, lots of video game coverage as well. The guy doesn't do a good job crediting the source but if you want to know where it comes from there's an archive/wayback machine backup from the original channel that was deleted that seemed to belong to the one who originally filmed it all, for local news coverage. The archive backup has a lot of 80s/90s/00s video game events, footage etc.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Oh yeah. I like that channel! Good recommendation! Pretty interesting stuff. Yeah most wouldn’t take it down but honestly every time I’ve reupped something it does better than before. So really it’s a good decision sometimes

@michaelmanning9028 Год назад

I've been looking forward to this "Re-release" since you announced it! Thanks alot!!!!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

No problem! Hope you enjoy again! 🌟🌟🌟

@callmebailo772 3 месяца назад

This is my favorite Mario game! I never had an NES but I had cousins and friends who did. We had so much fun and i wanted an NES so bad but I only had a SNES and later a N64. When I received Super Mario All Stars I was ecstatic!

@GTV-Japan 3 месяца назад

Great to hear!

@DrasticPaladin Год назад

Woohoo it's back super stoked.

@FloatingSunfish Год назад

This is hands down my favorite video game documentary channel. It talks about history in a way that is informative, entertaining, and even philosophical. What a wonderful video about a wonderful series!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks! I appreciate your support ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@armyofninjas9055 Год назад

Nintendo: selling you back your childhood one piece at a time.

@sebbie_gonzo Год назад

I get so excited when I see there's a new video from this channel. This is some of the very best gaming content on this entire platform! Great episode, as always!!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Don’t forget the newest of the new about sonic 2sday!

@PaulvonOberstein Год назад

I still can't forgive Nintendo for turning the underworld levels in SMB3 from cool, abstracted ice-looking levels with starry backgrounds to boring brown dirt. I remember thinking even as a kid that it looked so much worse and took away some of the uniqueness of SMB3's visual style.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Good point!🌟

@Vulpas Год назад

Hm, I never played the original much but it's better overall. I think it could have been a bit more faithful or creative, I suppose.

@jacobprayer8656 Год назад

Shut up

@RakoonCD Год назад

I preferred the look of NES SMB3 because it reminded me of 1940's American cartoons, with pastel technicolors, the black overalls on mario made him looks similar to mickey, and the lack of backgrounds left more to the imagination of the land.

@URFTBOUND4LIFE Год назад

I disagree. I liked the visuals in All-star versions of SMB3 the most because it was so detailed compared to the other games that had backgrounds that sometimes seemed cluttered. My biggest gripe was the music change. The SMW soundfront didn't do justice to a lot of the tunes in that game

@SnappleRyRy89 Год назад

Great retrospective as always! Now we'll hopefully see you and the Gaming Historian cover Mario's next chapter in the 3D mario games

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Well as I expressed in the video, after all stars I parted ways with Nintendo. In the next video I do coming in 2 weeks it gets explained a little better. But I don’t think I’m done with Mario videos yet. There’s lots still out there mushroom 🍄

@Vulpas Год назад

@@GTV-Japan That's too bad, the SNES had a few more great classic Mario games, like Super Mario RPG, you should give them a try if you haven't yet. Looking forward to the next video.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Actually I have not. But I have about 30 years of life left in me. So maybe I’ll give it a go!

@Vulpas Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Your fresh perspective on them would be a delight, hopefully you consider making some reviews if you do!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

At least for next year I already have all my ideas planned out. So it’s going to have to go into the future pile!

@renemolina3760 Год назад

What an outstanding video! I really enjoyed it. I recently bought the SMW + SMAS collection for SNES and it's amazing. Keep up the good work!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks I’m glad you liked it 🌟 I’ll be back in March with more videos. Buy in the meantime there are many older ones to catch up on. Take care

@AndyDo Год назад

I didn't expect Rik Mayall. But I am not complaining. More Mayall is always a good thing.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Yes. Certainly!

@Kane69022 Год назад

Seriously you are the best, i always want more videos ❤❤

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks. I really appreciate the support. I’m always making the “next” video. Seriously since day one I’ve never really stopped. Only pausing when work gets too hectic. The next video I want to take to the highest level. Putting a lot of money and extra time into. So I hope to see you again for that and I hope you enjoy what’s next. Have a good weekend 🌟🌟🌟

@mattalan6618 Год назад

i was playing SMB the other day and it still holds up and it still felt like i was playing it for the first time

@jaycenteno8385 Год назад

This is still one of my favorite collections of all time! I had the 5 in one, ate up a good chunk of my summer but its a memory Ill never forget!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Nothing like staying up late with a new game in summer 🌟🌟🌟

@jaycenteno8385 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Yeah, those were the days my friend! :D

@nyguesswho 8 месяцев назад

You know, I remember my grandmother bought this a couple of years after it came out, and at the time, watching her play it (she was a huge gamer) I honestly didn’t “get it”. I guess the difference between the graphics wasn’t apparent to me being that young. Once I wrapped my head around it, I did think it was cool to not only play those games on the SNES without having to switch systems, and that everything looked like Super Mario World. She really appreciated it all around, I think she got it from my uncle for Christmas. When Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time came out on the other hand…man, that was wild to see true 3D for the first time. Blew my mind. Hers too. These days, I bought my uncles a switch over the last few years, and I often think if she was still around, how I would’ve gotten her one, too, and believe me, she would have been playing it now in her 80s if she was still here. I wish I got to thank her more for sharing all that with me as a child. My parents were very poor, but she made sure I had as much of a fun childhood as she could provide me. Every time a new Mario game comes out, or a new Zelda, I can’t help but think, “Man, I wish Nanny could see this.”

@silveracid1344 Год назад

RIP Rik Mayall 💔

@Sarcophagus74 Год назад

I did not think it would be possible to talk about doki doki panic again and it feel fresh. You are a damn good writer. I loved this episode. It really took me back. Mata ne.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks Rocky! But I think that’s the end of DDP for me. Not much else left to say.

@Sarcophagus74 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan If we were no so poor, I would give you a tip on patreon or on here. I always click like on your videos since you do not ask for likes. ^_^

@GTV-Japan Год назад

No. I don’t use that. And I try to set a good example to show that you can make many “high quality game documentaries” without pay-tree-on. You can keep a proper job and do RU-vid! It’s possible! No need to beg! No need to tote the big lie that without pay-tree-on all your favorite RU-vidrs will just disappear forever!! Just watch and enjoy!

@Sarcophagus74 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan My wife and I really love your videos. Just keep up the great work. We got a lot of nostalgia from this one.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I will and the next one is going to be even better! I promise

@TsjuunTze Год назад

I had this on the Super Nintendo. And I had it from the Wii store. I wish there was an official way to play it on PC

@cmiggiani Год назад

To this day, Super Mario 2 (USA) is my second favorite only behind Super Mario World. It was also the first Mario game I finished. Lots of good memories!!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Nothing but good memories!

@RedCowArcade Год назад

Do you want me to suffer?

@GTV-Japan Год назад

As if I’m not aware…

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Ps if you want a good laugh, check out the first 2 minutes or so of my video about Chris Houlihan. The sponsor will make you say there goes the onion!

@RedCowArcade Год назад

@@GTV-Japan PAID Shiller Legends gave me some hard 80s wood!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Mmhmm. Yup!

@AltairEgo1 Год назад

A couple points. For one, the "gameplay over graphics" mindset was adopted by Nintendo long before consoles like Wii. Gunpei Yokoi literally coined it "lateral thinking with withered technology". This was Gameboy's prime directive in-fact. Hell even the SNES wasn't technically the most powerful console on the market. More powerful than Genesis in a lot of ways, but the focus was still on gameplay. Another thing to add is, this point was driven home by other competitors, like Sony, with its graphics being less impressive due to the lack of a z-buffer with PS1. Yes yes, you can talk all you want about N64's smeared filter, but its 3D models were more technically impressive thanks to having z-buffer. Even its fans adopted this mindset in the PS2 era. The argument "library over technical accomplishments" wae being used quite often, as Gamecube was panned for its smaller library, while still having superior graphics. You can't really blame Nintendo fans, as this was, up until more recently, a philosophy adopted by everyone. Even the sales reflect this. Look at Gameboy, DS, Wii PS1 and PS2. They were not the most powerful units in their generation, but their robust library and third party support was lawded by consumers. This whole "graphics are just as important as gameplay" philosophy was the most prevalent during the 7th generation and onward, when Sony and Microsoft started a neverending war over which machine can deliver the most impressive visuals. Until people mention the PC, then the conversation shifts to "third party support and library matter more than graphics. The narrative shifts when it's convenient for fans, and developers. One final point, we had plenty of sequels which didn't improve graphics by leaps and bounds over the course of video game history. Games like Sonic 2, Doom 2, and the Megamans didn't change all that much. But they were still hailed as masterpieces. . I get where your frustration comes from, as SMB2 JP was awfully difficult and the game wasn't all that different, but again, it's not as if essential level packs sold as new games wasn't done plenty of times before. DKC2 was another one. The game engine was at its core the same, but its new levels blew everyone away. Mechanically more changes were made, but the game is not graphically different.

@albatrossfm Год назад

Love these videos! My favorite section is always the marketing/release history

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it

@lt.pigeon Год назад

Five of 'um!!!!!!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

🍀

@PecoPecoHD Год назад

FIVE OV 'UM

@GTV-Japan Год назад

🍀

@mister-x2 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Big fan, btw.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Hiyah!

@jeffg9901 Год назад

Amazing collection, brings back lots of memories.. great job on this video, really great production and editing! You got a new subscriber.. thanks again!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Hey I’m glad you liked it! I’m uploading the next video all about sonic 2 right now and it’ll be out on Friday! Hope to see ya then 🦊

@KetwunsGamingPad Год назад

Thank you for acknowledging the problem that was with the brick physics in Mario 1 and 2(J)/Lost Levels. I swear the amount of people who I spoke with about it just kept dismissing me when I knew it was a problem and glad people actually found the fix to be simple. You'd think Nintendo would have patched it back in the day, but I bet not enough people cared nor complained in any magazine nor mailed letters/phone calls in the 90s to do the fix. Heck even now with NSO, you'd think they would have done something about it but I believe the issue is still there.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I’m all about hearing the plight of the little guy!

@DaWhiteTyger Год назад

HUGS

@RabbitEarsCh Год назад

I never got the context for this, so thank you. It's so strange to look back even from 20 years ago at remakes and not find them something "expected". Also, glad to see you pour out every possible thing you had to say about SMB2/SMBUSA

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks old friend! As far as Mario 2 a lot people ask for me to make a Mario 2 video but it’s all been said so many times. It’s better to sneak the info in here like that haha 🌟

@demonhighwayman9403 Год назад

All Stars was awesome and was one of the first games I loaded onto my steam deck this year.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

As it should be

@mistahss9612 Год назад

I got the 5 games in a bundle with the OG SNES and two controllers but I never knew it was only 4 games for the store copy.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Nice get!!

@mistahss9612 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan 😁

@jaredmcnamara6874 Год назад

This vid got me to play it again on my old SNES. Playing the lost levels and stuck in world 2

@GTV-Japan Год назад

There is a secret hidden one up in each level so if you can find it then you can keep going over and over!

@nivaldowesley666 Год назад

when i was young i was sick for this game! my neighbor, aroud the same age, come with that story there has a version of this cartdrig with super mario world! i didnt believe, hes lying to me! 😅 good times! great video! ❤

@pharaohosam Год назад

How in the [Super Mario] world does this channel not have millions of subscribers?

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Good question!

@ConnieFWill Год назад

Thanks for releasing this on my birthday!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Happy birthday!! 🥦 🍺

@Caun-88 Год назад

The All Stars version of the American SMB2 is actually the second ever video game I beat, it's a great childhood memory

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Sounds great! Hopefully not the last ⭐️

@jareddavidmanifold313 Год назад

Imagine having a copy with all 5 mario 16 bit games on 1 cart. They really are the best platformers ever created in the history of the gaming industry

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Yeah and they gave it away for the most part! That doesn’t happen today 🌟🌟🌟

@WhiteboyUltima Год назад

The UK ad with the late and great Rick Myall is engraved in my mind! Loved the intrigue that ad created.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I never knew about that when it happened being across the pond and all but it’s interesting to see now and think about that strategy and impact. Thanks for watching 🌟🌟

@WhiteboyUltima Год назад

@@GTV-Japan I think a big part of it is that the UK audience sees right through the corny in-your-face ad style the USA often has (especially in the 90s lol), and actually makes us hate such products even more lol... so the ads in the UK have to be a lot more subtle/subdued, or genuinely funny/clever. In this case they used a much-loved comedian at the time, along with an interesting setting (a futuristic lab) and well, it paid off!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

I can see that

@6scar911 Год назад

Excellent editing and writing, immediately subscribed 👌🏼

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thank you I appreciate the support! This video isn’t the most recent though and if you enjoyed this then you might like the next video in order all about Sonic 2sDay 🌟🌟 have a great day!

@NolanThunder Год назад

Bravo!! I admire the time and presentation in these!! 🎉 The dedication to quality is admirable!! You deserve even more fans! :)

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks!

@BlueMageWithSoulEdge Год назад

"... as a teenager at this time..." Nah, man I was eight. I did know of a "lost" Mario game 'cause of the Game Mags, but I was just hype when my dad came home from on work Christmas eve morning, with a giant box of Cod liver oil. Man me and my babe siblings were pissed. We literally thought our Christmas gift was fish parts. LOL! I can't tell you the excitement that went through that house, after we opened it to find a Super NES and Super Mario All Stars. It could be how much we loved Mario, or it could be the fact that we actually believed we got fish for Christmas; whichever the case it's a memory I would never forget.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

It’s very interesting to hear a different perspective. I appreciate it!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Oh yeah. My parents pulled that all the time too. Actual coal in a box. Etc

@Otasan0815 Год назад

Nice Documentary! Would love to see more

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Hey thanks! If you want to see more there’s 140 other videos on the channel I think you will like! As for something new, I’ll be back at the end of March!🌟

@matheus5230 Год назад

Great video, and beautiful reflection at the end!

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Cheers for that! Some people hated it and thought I was immature but what could be more mature than realizing you can appreciate what you have! Happy new year to you!

@matheus5230 Год назад

@@GTV-Japan Thanks, Happy New Year to you too!

@teabagNBG Год назад

this game brings back so much memories... i can remember my mom used to love this game... miss the old days

@gex581990 Год назад

I’m glad I have the All Stars+World cart. It seemed somewhat rare back then but seems to be harder to get and way more expensive now.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Nice to have all five of um, isn’t it?🌟

@ClassicTVMan1981X Год назад

Yes, because the 1998 "Million Seller" reissue is the 1993 original without Super Mario World.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Oh yeah that’s right! What a screw job!

@DafyddBrooks Год назад

Thanks for also including commercials that Include Rik Mayall from the UK!! may he Rest in Peace :)

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Of course!

@kbramlett6877 Год назад

The mail-in offer was the way I got my copy of Super Mario All-Stars. If it wasn't for my reading about the 1up trick in world 1-1 of the LL, I never would have been able to complete the game in its entirety. Yes, at one point in my life, I did acquire one of those patches for achieving World 9. It was a daunting task, but I felt a sense of accomplishment when I did. The LL has 52 levels in all and each one of them has its own unique level of difficulty. I always played as Luigi because I liked the fact that he jumped higher than Mario. Which came in quite handy when you were faced with wind storms. Now that I am much older and my reflexes have slowed down, I do not think I would ever be able to beat the LL as I did 30 years ago. I am now 47.

@GTV-Japan Год назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and memories! Love to hear it🌟🌟🌟