Amazing overall. Great first instalment to this NSMB series. The plot is as follows, Bowser gets his son Bowser Jr to do his dirty work for him and kidnap the princess, forcing Mario to venture through different worlds to get to the final castle. Your basic Mario plot. However the gameplay is what matters, and boy does this game ever have great gameplay. I love how unique all the worlds and levels are, how the enemies like goombas and koopa troopas were brought back to life as it was a while up until the point this game was released that a new Mario bros instalment had come out, and all the new power up’s that this game introduced. The power up's that were introduced to this game was the mini mushroom, the blue turtle shell, and of course, we can’t forget about the mega mushroom. All these items brought new elements to the table that were not even considered in games like super Mario world, Mario bros 3, and the original Mario bros on the Nintendo. Sneaking through little cracks, rolling around in a turtle shell, and destroying everything on your path were ideas that weren’t even considered before. You could even play as Luigi which is was awesome! My only gripe with this game was the boss fights. The mini bosses at the end of each world felt lacklustre to say the least. Not only was it incredibly easy to beat them, but they also lacked creativity. From what I remember, most of them were just enlarged versions of enemies you commonly encountered throughout your travels. Tbh I think I just used a mega mushroom on all of them including Bowser. That’s another thing, Bowser was incredibly easy to defeat. Overall, amazing game that I have so many memories with. And an amazing introduction to a pretty good series. I’m feeling a 4 out of 5 stars.