So when I was a young lad and had just gotten my 3DS, I wanted to play some new games. Games that weren’t Atari brand shovelware pieces of utter trash. No, something that would introduce everyone to the glory of the 3DS. And the first game I got, was Ocarina of Time 3D. And then eventually, I got Super Mario 3D Land. And then I read how disappointing this game was… Was it really?
I mean, I’ve played better Super Mario games, but this game is still a ton of fun for me to play. Sure, the 3D in this game felt kind of gimmicky, but the entire console felt kind of gimmicky. Reasons why they made a version without the 3D, but I’m getting off topic. Super Mario 3D Land follows the basic premise. Bowser kidnaps Peach, Mario has to go through worlds to save her, and somewhere along the way, toi get to play as Luigi. The game has a series of different worlds, but nothing toi haven’t seen before. herbe worlds, sand worlds, water worlds, lava worlds, haunted house worlds, and some weird geometry worlds. I do agree, this Mario game does nothing new, but it’s still satisfying and fun to play. Trying to get all the stars in every level was so much fun. And then I realize that there is still plus game to play even after that? toi think toi finish the game after beating Bowser, but no. There’s not an alternate world, where toi get to play through harder stages in the game, all with their own three set of stars to collect. And after that’s done, toi still gotta play as Luigi. For a young kid who was just starting out their game collection, this game had a ton of variety to keep going through the levels and see what else there was to play. And the powerups were a ton of fun. toi got the classic feu Flower, but now there’s the Boomerang Flower, and the games main point, the leaf that turns Mario into a Tanooki, without the massive pair of testicles (I’m not lying. toi can look that up if toi want). It’s a ton of fun to use this thing, and if toi are real skilled, toi can skip portions of the level using it. This was just a fun time waster of a game. It’s not the greatest Mario game out there, trust me, we’ll come to that later, but it is still a ton of fun, and probably one of the fonder memories I have of a Mario game out there