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Its because of this game that I've lost all interest in 2D Mario. Completely bland and basic level design and barely any challenge to boot. There were at least alternate level exits and hidden worlds to find, which is probably the only plus I can give it. And holy shit, those freaking 'Bahs' all throughout the ost. Awful.

i haven't actually played this in about 7 years, so i'm choosing to live in sweet, blissful ignorance about whether its actually good or not

My first Mario game outside of shitty flash games and honestly a wonderful return to form. Not perfect but it never needed to be. Shame Nintendo would milk the hell out of this once it became a franchise since the original is a super solid 2D Mario

Best New Super Mario Bros. game. Everything after this is streamlined.

Just a damn good traditional Mario game. They ultimately ended up making too many of these, but that doesn't make this one any less solid.


This slapped harder than my parents belt when I got a B

Another childhood staple. I still get the 1-1 theme stuck in my head occasionally.

the only nsmb game with a semblance of identity

Mario gets big in this one when i was 8 i got stock on like the third level for three months and i would keep trying to beat it but i never could

While it's unfortunate that it went on to define the Mario franchise's aesthetic and tone, New Super Mario Bros was a refreshing throwback when it released and is still pretty fun.

Honestly really good, except for the fact that this game claimed the life of my first DS phat, so it's actually awful

This came out on my birthday. It's also mostly just fine.

I remember starting a new playthrough immediately when I learned you could play as Luigi in single player.

this game taught me how to play poker

One-scoop-of-vanilla lookin' ass

New Super Mario Bros. is what we can wait from a 2D platformer Mario game based on the mechanics from the original Super Mario Bros. It is very simple and focused, making it a good playthrough. The soundtrack isn't bad, but could be better, when we compare to the other games in the series. I liked it overall, it paved the way to the better games in the New franchise.

este tambien me lo pase como unas 5 veces, siempre era mi primera opcion para esos viajes en carretera :)

The most unique of the NSMB games, isn't much of a challenge but still important for bringing Mario back to tradition

yknow miyamoto that game was so good i think i could play it 4 times in a row and not get bored

Main Game: A fun but easy take on the classic Mario formula, vanilla but great music and invokes that Nintendo DS magic. Not half bad.

Multiplayer: Masterpiece.


This is a game I've played through many, many times, and when I now returned to it, I had a lot of fun with it. It's not really a difficult game, so my goal became to collect 99 extra lives before completing the game. While I only got to 88 in the end, it was a nice journey. The soundtrack is not that special, but it works well for the game.

Game 12 of Mario Marathon

I was so excited to play this game when I bought a DS. I remember seeing Mario just turn giant in advertisement and was instantly sold, but this one always dissapoints. It's not really a bad in a frustrating way Sunshine is, but it's so generic. This is a problem for all New Super games but this one is definately the worst of the bunch. There's just not a lot of ideas going on in this one outside of introducing the wall kick to the 2D games. This is as bland as Mario has ever gotten other than maybe The Lost Levels.

There is a better version of this game in a romhack called Newer Super Mario Bros DS. It is amazing what they did with this game, creating whole new worlds, powerups, and mechanics that give this game a whole new sheen. I would check that out over playing this one ever again.

My childhood mario title. Unfortunate that it defined the newer mario titles, but I still like replaying this game. I am so conflicted with the new blue shell power up because it both the worst power up and best power up. What was pretty annoying though is the requirement of the mini mushroom, the worst powerup to ever exist, and use it to unlock other worlds by defeat certain bosses with it. The mega mushroom was fine I guess, it was only used to obtain more 1ups and pretty much it. Overall, the game is alright and a relaxing breeze for a playthrough for the most part.

its a shame such a great game led to so many shitty sequels