A demonstration that Nintendo still knows how to make a good 2D platformer, such a refreshing thing after the cookie cutter NSMB games that have been the norm for the last decade and then some. Some stages were actually challenging and the badges did make things a bit cheese-able but didn't take away from the experience. Overall a very good game you could easily play start to finish on a lazy Saturday or 100% over the course of a few days like I did.