this game is just bad, it lacks identity and everything about it just feels off. All of the new stage elements and world maps clash with every model or base game texture to the point where it looks like the game is trying to achieve multiple different styles at once. Most of the new assets look out of place and the levels are much longer than they need to be with little to no creativity. The music also isn't that great.
Level design is extremely mid and the new assets are quite ugly and the music is hit and miss, but it's built on NSMBW which was fun originally so it's carried by that
Played this with my girlfriend and had a lot of fun, honestly way more interesting than anything that was done with the later new super mario bros games
New Super Mario Bros. Wii if it was the best NSMB game rather than the worst
This is more fun, challenging, and creative than any New Super Mario Bros game. All thanks to fan passion and talent!
I honestly adored my time with this game while playing co-op with my girlfriend! Yeah there are some funny bits to it thanks to being a fan made game, but the level design was really fun and engaging with many different concepts and ideas used, probably more honestly than any of the official NSMB games. The difficulty isn't very high but some stages in the last two worlds were pretty intense gauntlets, and I think the difficulty curve is really smooth. Also REALLY enjoyed the music, which I was surprised to learn was done by the team themselves! This was the hack I've played all the way through for a game but I think it was lovely.
Easily one of the best Mario games I've ever played, and certainly one of the best Mario ROM hacks I've ever played. Hell, I'd almost even put this over Super Mario: Star Road. The creativity, the charm, the well-designed levels, even the new additions such as the shops and the new challenge houses are all well-made and thought out. I can say without a single doubt that these creators understand Mario and it's design better than almost anyone else. The only things I can think to criticize are the visuals, the re-used bosses, and the absurd difficulty spike that occurs after you reach the space levels – Like you can feel the game go from "normal" to "hard" very quickly, and it just keeps going until near the end where it reaches "testicular torsion." But even there, the game still feels relatively fair, and if you bother to look for the switches and shortcuts, the difficulty can at least be lessened.
But the biggest compliment I can give this game, and the one I'll leave off on, is the sheer sense of adventure the mostly inter-connected world map provides. I'd recommend this game to anyone who enjoys Mario (and who doesn't?) for the sense of adventure alone. Even if not all of the ideas are good, the game never stops trying new and creative things. And I love it for that.
But the biggest compliment I can give this game, and the one I'll leave off on, is the sheer sense of adventure the mostly inter-connected world map provides. I'd recommend this game to anyone who enjoys Mario (and who doesn't?) for the sense of adventure alone. Even if not all of the ideas are good, the game never stops trying new and creative things. And I love it for that.
i find it deeply ironic that the best nsmb game is a fangame and idk whether that speaks to just how good this mod is or just how mediocre the official games are in general