Wii rerelease for Mario's 25th anniversary, compilation of Super Mario Bros, Lost Levels, Mario 2, Mario 3 and Mario World (depending on versions). SNES Super Mario All-Stars HD remasters, plus 32-page illustrated booklet on Mario history. Very desirable limited collector edition, no real gameplay revolution but max nostalgia. For Mario fans wanting classics on one disc.
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Compilation1 player7+
Description
Japanese version of Super Mario All-Stars by Nintendo, Japan October 2010. Brings together Super Mario Bros. 1-3 and The Lost Levels in remastered SNES versions for Mario franchise's 25th anniversary. Artwork gallery and orchestrated musical soundtrack as bonus. Japanese version known in the West as Super Mario All-Stars.
Super Mario Collection review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Compiling the 8-bit classics reworked in 16-bit means offering a journey through a mascot's visual history, pixel after pixel elevated. The revived colours and the crispness of the line keep an intact freshness. For the collector, this anniversary case is worth as much as an album of precious memories.
A compilation of the 16-bit Mario classics, the game lets you rediscover Koji Kondo's immortal melodies in brilliant arrangements. From the Super Mario Bros. themes to the dreamlike worlds of Mario 2, every rousing tune has crossed the decades. This foundational sonic anthology stays etched in everyone's memory.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Celebrating a quarter-century of Mario by gathering four 16-bit-renovated classic adventures on a single disc: this anniversary compilation is a treasure for any platforming fan. Rediscovering these masterpieces, from the first game to the Lost Levels, delivers a timeless pleasure. Generous, polished and nostalgic, an anthology that condenses the genre's golden age, pad in hand.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Replaying the 8-bit Mario games remade in 16-bit, chasing the flagpole and ferreting out secret passages reignites platforming fever from one title to the next. Each cleared level calls for the following one, and the hunt for hidden worlds stretches the session. The games have aged in their structure, but the timeless precision of their level design keeps an undiminished grip.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Gathering the first four remastered Super Mario Bros. titles, The Lost Levels included, puts hundreds of stages in your hands, some among the trickiest in the whole series. Seeing each game through to the end, hunting warps and surviving traps takes perseverance. The artwork gallery and orchestral soundtrack extend the anniversary delight. This Japanese version remains a hearty distillation of classic platforming with a very generous helping of content.
Super Mario Collection, the Japanese and Korean version of the anniversary compilation of Mario's platform classics, shipped with its commemorative extras on markets with thinner runs. On a region-locked console, these local editions add an import appeal, the Korean being harder to gather. Its desirability rests on this celebration packaging and this regional provenance rather than the games' known content.
Is Super Mario Collection still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2010 on Wii for Mario's twenty fifth anniversary, Nintendo's reissue takes up the Super Mario All-Stars compilation from the Super Nintendo, which gathers the four NES era Super Mario Bros games remastered in sixteen bits. Going through these platforming classics, from the founding first entry to the tricky Lost Levels, lets you measure the birth of a genre, with intact play pleasure. The anniversary edition adds a booklet and a soundtrack. The absence of modern additions disappoints some. A precious heritage piece, recommended for fans of retro platforming and of collecting.
