Not a bad level in this game, part of platformer canon due to its popularity and quality. On May 2nd before my Spring 2024 college semester wrapped up I beat this game in co-op mode with four other friends and beat it in an hour and fifteen minutes under the instruction of one of the people there. It wasn't my first time playing and it won't be my last, New Super Mario Bros. Wii is worth revisiting every once in a while. Games like these that bring people together like that are a special thing, and it deserves all five stars because of that.

Brawl is an overhated game and I find it to be a very fun time and a great game to play at a gathering or by oneself to an extent. One summer I hunkered down and played through all of Subspace Emissary because I wanted all of the characters unlocked for when I played against my family, I must have been 13 or 14 at the time. The story mode makes up for the bulk of my love of Brawl, but the gameplay itself is super fun, I love the stages and the music and the retro game trials, all of it, this game will always hold a special place in my heart. I will admit my score is probably inflated by nostalgia, I won't discount the influence Brawl had on me, instilling a love of fighting games when I couldn't have been older than 8 years old. The value of a long single player mode in a fighting game must not be overlooked!