Current Events > what's the deal with the New Super Mario Bros series

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they seem kinda... <_<
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They're B-games meant for casual entertainment.
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The first one you play is a great trip down nostalgia lane with a refreshing breath of new ideas, new angles on old ideas and plenty of polish.

The second one you play is pretty much a level pack for the first and you find yourself greatly disappointed.

I have never bothered with a third, for that reason.
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If there's one example of Nintendo literally just releasing the same game over and over again, it is these games.
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The overworld theme with the BAH was annoying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK41pLUuP0
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BLAKUboy posted...

If there's one example of Nintendo literally just releasing the same game over and over again, it is these games.

They don't really try to pretend otherwise, though. They know this just a B-series that they're putting out for whoever's bored and might want to play it.

You're not actually supposed to care about NSMB
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The first one was very refreshing, and NSMB Wii and NSMBU were at least fun with friends.

NSMB 2 on the other hand really was uncalled for.

Imo NSMBU is the 3rd best 2D Mario after SMW and SMB3. It's extremely underrated.

The rest of the NSMB games are average at best.
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PokemonYoutube posted...

The first one was very refreshing, and NSMB Wii and NSMBU were at least fun with friends.

NSMB 2 on the other hand really was uncalled for.

This, exactly.

Granted, I only played the original and NSMBU, but I feel that that's more than enough, since these games got old VERY fast (4 games in 6 years, two of them in the same year).

Hopefully the NSMB series is shelved.
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PokemonYoutube posted...

The first one was very refreshing, and NSMB Wii and NSMBU were at least fun with friends.

NSMB 2 on the other hand really was uncalled for.

Pretty much this. NSMB2 didn't really add much to the series.

NSMB started it all. NSMBWii brought the Koopalings back into the limelight and made them relevant again. NSMBU has baby Yoshi power ups and Nabbit which are nice additions to the series.
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Yup, first one was amazing, if a bit easy. The other ones were basically just rehashes. Great if you're looking for more of the same, though.
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I only played NSMBU and it was really damn good. Glad I skipped the others.
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The first one was a fun, if safe, stroll down memory lane. It had been 14 years since a true 2d mario game was around. Seeing commercials for it in 2006 got my attention and made me want to get a DS.

NSMBWii was had the interesting gimmick of multiplayer coop and the reintroduction of Yoshi and the Koopalings. It was also fun and very chaotic when playing with four people. So much joy to troll others in coop mode.

After that, the NSMB games pretty much lost all their appeal and luster and became lazy uninspired platformers.

I loved the first one, but like like others said the other are basically map packs.
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I enjoy them all.
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Miyamoto getting senile. He's the reason sticker star became new super paper bros too.
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snesmaster40 posted...

The overworld theme with the BAH was annoying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK41pLUuP0

What. This is one of the songs that sold me one NSMB when it first came out.
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The second one on the 3DS was so bad and I got it for free

There's just....nothing interesting about it. The coin emphasis thing was a total gimmick that does nothing meaningful.
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The problem is that New Super Mario Bros. as a concept can and should have only happened once. The idea was "Hey remember the old Super Mario Bros games? Well theyre back after so long, and it's all new!"

Like, once they brought the concept back or wasn't "new" anymore. After that they should've just thought up new ideas/artstyles/settings/etc the way they did with the original SMB games.

Also as someone already said the BAH-BAH noises in the music were a fucking travesty with how far they took them. Thank God they abandoned that idea finally.
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ForestLogic posted...

Also as someone already said the BAH-BAH noises in the music were a fucking travesty with how far they took them. Thank God they abandoned that idea finally.

What was even more odd was how the enemies also reacted/danced to the "Bahs". Seems kind of pointless, especially since their dancing could screw you over.
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Solar_Crimson posted...

ForestLogic posted...

Also as someone already said the BAH-BAH noises in the music were a fucking travesty with how far they took them. Thank God they abandoned that idea finally.

What was even more odd was how the enemies also reacted/danced to the "Bahs". Seems kind of pointless, especially since their dancing could screw you over.

That was my favorite part
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It's stupid that NSMB2 wasn't based on on the original SMB2 with playable Peach & Toad.
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Steve Nick posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

If there's one example of Nintendo literally just releasing the same game over and over again, it is these games.

They don't really try to pretend otherwise, though. They know this just a B-series that they're putting out for whoever's bored and might want to play it.

You're not actually supposed to care about NSMB

It became hard to ignore it when they started NSMB-fying all their other Mario series and spinoffs though, which got really annoying really quick.
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Ok so I'll be the first to admit the NSMB series has problems, but hating on the "BAH" and the enemies dancing is like hating A Few Good Men because of the Jack Nicholsson scene.
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It's a shame. The original DS game is legitimately one of my favorite games of all time. Then they decided they could make a quick buck off of them, saturated the hell out of it, and now everyone is sick of it.

At least play the DS original TC. It was the only one that didn't feel B-rated.
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I adored the original version - Great game, especially the vs. multiplayer everyone would play in school.

I sort of felt disappointed by the Wii version since it was basically a rehash, but hey, the multiplayer was great anyway. One of the games I could get any casual family member to play.

I foolishly bought 2 a few years later and was even more disappointed. That game added nothing and used coins as filler.

I never bought U.

All the games have really good game design, but... that's about it. It's hard for me to replay/revisit these games because I get so bored with the theming, music, etc. It's too bland for me.
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SavenForever posted...

At least play the DS original TC. It was the only one that didn't feel B-rated.

I would recommend NSMBU instead, if he had to only play one of them.
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I like the one I bought for my 3DS. Its the second one.
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Actually it's the third one. It's just that nobody knows how to count anymore.
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DevsBro posted...

Actually it's the third one. It's just that nobody knows how to count anymore.

Should have just called it "New Super Mario Bros. Gold", since it's not the actual second entry in the series.

...But then again, the "Gold" may imply an enhanced port of the original, which may have impacted sales.
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