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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $29.00
You Save: $5.99 (17%)
New (46) Used (13) from $23.46
Avg. Customer Rating:  329 reviews
Sales Rank: 29
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: NTRPA2DE
Model: NTR P A2DE
UPC: 045496737313
EAN: 0045496737313
ASIN: B000ERVMI8
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Memories..... September 27, 2008
Man, this game brings back so many memories, I highly recommend it to ANYONE with a DS, It is easy enough for kids to learn but challenging enough for adults to play.
Can't put it down! September 22, 2008
This game is a lot of fun! Old style Mario with a bit of twist in some parts. I can't put it down! You'll enjoy it very much.
I just wish they would come out with Super Mario Land!
Awesome Game!!! August 31, 2008
Awesome Mario game, mixing old and the new!!! A must have for any Mario fan!!!
super mario bros August 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a terrific game. I have always loved playing Mario Bros. since the first Nintendo came out in the 80's.
My kids grew up on Mario and now I have the Nintendo lite and I love it and play Mario now with my grandkids. I do wish they would resurect the original Mario Bros. for use with the Nintendo lite.
 Good Mario Fun; but a too easy. August 4, 2008
First let me explain that this isn't a remake of the original Super Mario Bros. Instead, it's a try into revitalizing the once great Super Mario Bros. series. This game is influenced by Super Mario Bros. with the each stage's gameplay and finish pole. It's influenced by Super Mario Bros. 3 with it's map layout of each world, along with it's toad houses and hammer dudes walking around. It's influenced by Super Mario World with some stage's backgrounds and gameplay elements including the climbing on the fences.
The graphics for this game are very nice. All the characters are rendered in 3d as well as some of the backgrounds. They blend nicely together. No complaints. Mario and Luigi look different from each other this time around. Just as they should.
I didn't pay too much attention to sound, but one thing that did annoy me was what Mario said after finishing each level. Well.. what is sounded like he said was, "Thank you so nice!" which is irritating to hear so many times. The english is so bad, that it's unbearable.
Now onto the lackluster part. The gameplay. The game is easy. Not only that, but they provide you with a crap load of power ups beyond the ones in the stages, making it even easier. If that weren't enough, they also keep 2 out of the 8 worlds as an unlockable secret. But wait, if you're lucky enough, you might also accidentally discover a way to only do 3 worlds before getting to world 8. So, chop the game in less than half and that's it's length. And you're done. It's way too easy and it seems like they don't even want you to play through the game. And then on top of that, there's a lackluster ending. Is there any motivation to complete the other worlds? No! The levels aren't even challenging. I had 50 lives after 3 worlds. Nintendo knows how non-challenging the game is. That's why you can't save when you want, just every time you complete a castle or spend star-coins. And that's annoying. So much for a pick up and play game.
To "spice" things up, each stage has 3 stars-coins to collect, some of which require some thinking, but most are easy. And what do they do, give you powerups to make the game even easier. You don't have to collect the stars, it's pointless. You could collect them only for collecting's sake. There are also red coins to collect. They give you powerups as well for collecting them within the given time limit. It can't get any easier.
This game features 3 power ups not included in any other mario game. First you can grow to super size. They give you this way too often and what does this do, it gives you up to 5 lives, the amount depending on how much destruction you cause. Save those for levels filled with bricks it's easy lives. The 2 other power-ups are worthless. One that makes you really tiny, useless against enemies makes this one just for finding secrets. The problem is that they almost never give this power-up to you in the level where the secrets are at. So you'll have to go find one where there is and play that level to get it. This becomes quickly annoying. The other powerup gives you a turtle shell so you can slide like a turtleshell against enemies. Since the flower is much easier to play with, this powerup goes to help acquire secrets in stages that, also don't provide the powerup. Fetch it boy. This one's rare. Super annoying.
The castle boss battles are also easy. If you get to the boss with fire powerup, which is super easy to do, since you can always carry a spare poweup with you, that you can't lose by dying, and call upon it whenever you need it, the boss becomes very little of a challenge. Even the final boss battle at the end of the game was easy. Sometimes all you need is super mario so that you don't die crossing the bridge to the other side to drop the bridge.
The mini games are recycled from Super Mario 64 DS and so is the multiplayer from every other mario game. So this should last you a bit (sarcasm). Great extras Nintendo! (more sarcasm). It would have been nice if you included the original super mario bros as a nice extra. But what am I thinking, that would've been a good idea.
VERDICT
This game is Disappointing. It's short and easy. It seemed nice in the first world, until it got too repetitive and easy. If you want to play a Mario game better than this, go play super mario advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. The game looks, feels, sounds, and breathes like a super mario game. In fact, the game is fun to play, but its flaws are too much for me and that's why I wouldn't buy it. Otherwise it would be a great game. You know it's easier to find the secret to skipping the game than it is to find the secret to unlock the hidden 1/4. Doesn't that suck.
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