Pretty fun and innovative platformer. It's a shame it didn't see much success -- I can't even imagine what kinds of games we would have gotten in the Super Mario series in a different world
Okay in all seriousness this was one of the first games I ever played and man this game seemed impossible as a kid, I could barely get to world 4. But I decided to go back and give it a shot, beating every single level without warps and it felt amazing to finally complete this game that holds a special place in my heart. That being said it's not perfect, Mario feels extremely stiff and imprecise in this game which can make a lot of sections really annoying as Mario seems to almost disobey the player at times. It's kind of amazing Mario feels as good as he does since it was the first game in the series, but every game after (except for JPN 2) improved vastly on this one. Also, game overs in this game are bogus. Replaying levels you've already beaten is simply not fun and, again, every game that came after handled this much better. All that to say, a really short and sweet platforming game held back a bit by stiff movement and a lack of continues.
Okay in all seriousness this was one of the first games I ever played and man this game seemed impossible as a kid, I could barely get to world 4. But I decided to go back and give it a shot, beating every single level without warps and it felt amazing to finally complete this game that holds a special place in my heart. That being said it's not perfect, Mario feels extremely stiff and imprecise in this game which can make a lot of sections really annoying as Mario seems to almost disobey the player at times. It's kind of amazing Mario feels as good as he does since it was the first game in the series, but every game after (except for JPN 2) improved vastly on this one. Also, game overs in this game are bogus. Replaying levels you've already beaten is simply not fun and, again, every game that came after handled this much better. All that to say, a really short and sweet platforming game held back a bit by stiff movement and a lack of continues.