Super Mario Galaxy 2 Video Shows Mario 64 Level

[gigastrike]

Did they keep the aimable cannon or did they replace it with one of those star...things? What about the owl?

 

[Jeronus]

I've never liked any of the Mario games. Galaxy 2 is Mario's last chance to hook me.

If he hasn't hooked yet, I doubt any other Mario game will have a better chance. Do yourself a favor and skip this title because you seem to keep playing in the hopes that you will see what everyone else sees in Mario but it just doesn't appeal to you. Listen to what your brain is telling you and don't buy this game.

I never played Super Mario 64 so I have one more reason to pick up SMG 2 other than the fact that it was the sequel to my all time favorite Wii title.

I think what's happening here is they've realised that the Mario games are so repetive that they could probably get away with just releasing mario 64 again (again) and noone will notice.

Spoken like someone who stopped playing Mario games after the 64 version. When Nintendo releases a new Mario game, it is like adding chipotle to fried chicken. Fried chicken was already awesome then they made it even better.

 

[Siuki]

Bah, this is the first time I regret selling my Wii. Galaxy was in-freaking-credible, albeit a bit too easy.

This is why I kept my Wii. I agree, my brother's stopped playing Super Mario Galaxy because he said he'd "finish it too fast."

 

[HigherTomorrow]

Oh god...that music...the nostalgia is erupting...
I was planning on passing SMG2, but...I'll read some reviews.

 

[Pimppeter2]

I'd rather have a total remake. That would blow my mind.

But still. This will do.

YAY!

 

[Captain Lag]

Am I the only one intensely annoyed at how many of those coin things (I'm guessing) that he was missing?

 

[FinalHeart95]

This isn't a day one purchase for me. I'll probably end up borrowing it from a friend actually, since I know at least two of them are getting it day one.

Unless they don't let me borrow it. Then I'll do illegal things to them though.

 

[dodo1331]

If it has more retro levels, this is INSTANT BUY.

Unless they kept the water level. Then I'm not buying it.

 

[Calhoun347]

I just pulled out my N64 and my copy of Mario 64. It took about 3 minutes of solid blowing on the cartridge, but it's working. I almost cried tears of nostalgia!

 

[Rishtaka]

Only a month and a half to wait

Won't need any new games for a little while.

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

Never played Galaxy but when did Mario learn to spin like Crash.
Also seems really cheap that you can just kill piranha plants

 

[AnimeMan127]

I think my head just exploded from all the awesomeness in this video.

 

[blankedboy]

They made him spin?
I'm sorry, spin is copyright NaughtDog Inc. 1997 - you'll have to pay a fine.

Also, it seems they made that level piss-easy.

 

[PS2MAN]

I find it cheap that Nintendo are repackaging old content as new yet again. If I wanted to play that level again I'd dig out SM64. Whole idea of a new game is to make it new, not old. It saddens me that you fanboi's eat the shit they serve you.

 

[Evil Tim]

I find it cheap that Nintendo are repackaging old content as new yet again. If I wanted to play that level again I'd dig out SM64. Whole idea of a new game is to make it new, not old. It saddens me that you fanboi's eat the shit they serve you.

Or, you know, they could actually remake the level for the new console, rather than just copy-pasting N64 geometry with high-res textures that just underline how blocky everything looks and a Mario sprite that doesn't even look like it belongs in the same game. This is just a ported level because they couldn't be bothered to make a new one. Though they managed to make the collapsing blocks look worse, so, um, kudos.

 

[samsonguy920]

Well it isn't the first time a game has pulled something from its roots to appeal to the masses. In a way it would be better if this was all they did, and then just call it an easter egg.

A dash of retro is nice, but smearing it all over my muffin ruins the muffin.

[sub]Will the princess still be in another castle? Stay tuned![/sub]

 

[Vault Citizen]

I'm torn between calling this lazy rehash and agreeing with the excited fan in my head who is jumping up and down screaming "this is awesome!"

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

....This is probably the first thing involving video games that's made me cry since I beat Crisis Core...

*sniff*

 

[James Hueick]

Sweet! I might actually buy SMG2 now.