This is not a review of any of these 3 games - Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, or Super Mario Galaxy. This is a review of this bundle itself, Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

The good:
-All 3 of these games are well loved by their fans, so definitely no bad choices here.
- The addition of the soundtracks was a nice touch.
- All 3 games control well on the standard Switch controllers, if that's all you have available.
- The menus are pretty without being cluttered.

The bad:
- The decision to not include Super Mario Galaxy 2 seems odd. A 3 Game bundle definitely isn't horrible, but there could have been more to make this really special. Super Mario 3D Land could have been nice, or even the option of the DS port of Super Mario 64 would have been at least interesting to see for some people.
- Why did they use the previously Japan- Only revised version of Super Mario 64? I know the changed aren't drastically, but they are a bit off for people wanting to replay a game from childhood. So why use a version that had very limited release instead of the version the vast majority of players experienced?
- There's nothing else here. This exists as a means to play 3 games on your Switch, but really brought nothing else to the table other than the previously mentioned soundtrack. So what really was the point?

Giving 3/5 because the convenience of playing these 3 on the Switch is a really great concept, but this really should have been so much more.

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2023


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Agreed