Review Fix’s Thoughts on a New Mario All-Stars

February 21, 2011 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

This past holiday season, Nintendo re-released Super Mario All-Stars for the Nintendo Wii in conjunction with its 25th anniversary, to tremendous fanfare.

However, we here at Review Fix believe it’s time for Nintendo to create a new compilation, which chronicles the best handful of games Mario has ever been a part of, after his initial run of the NES.

It’s not that we have anything against 8-bit Mario, as it was the stuff our prepubescent dreams were made of, but with dozens of new games featuring the brother plumbers since All Stars was released, it’s time for a brand new compilation.

But with that, comes an even bigger question- what games would be featured on it?

We here at Review Fix share our picks for, if it’s ever created, a new Super Mario All-Stars.

1: Super Smash Bros (Nintendo 64): Mario was never in a fighting game before this title came out, but when it was all said and done, Brooklyn’s favorite plumber proved he could stand toe to toe with all of the heroes and villains in the Nintendo universe. With so many characters to choose from and up to four-players being able to duke it out all at once, Nintendo created a formula here that they would use in over a dozen more Mario games in the future.

2: Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars (Super Nintendo): Not to be confused with the Paper Mario series or the other RPGs Mario has appeared in over the years, Super Mario RPG was a deep and colorful adventure that is easily one of the greatest games featuring the character. Don’t let the cute characters of this game fool you. Just as solid as the heavyweight RPGs on the Super Nintendo such as Chrono Trigger, Earthbound and Act Raiser, Mario RPG is a forgotten classic.

3: Luigi’s Mansion (Gamecube): Even though this game features mainly Luigi, the Ghostbusters-esque gameplay and gorgeous graphics set an early standard of excellence on the Gamecube. The fact that this was and is so different from all the other Mario made and makes it so unique and worthy of being on the list. Much like Mario RPG, it’s a game that never got the credit it so rightfully deserves.

4: The New Super Mario Bros: (Wii) Regardless of how new this game is, it’s one of the most important in the library of games that encompass the Mario universe. Why? It’s old school, but looks great, yet takes full advantage of the Wii’s technology. Did we mention it’s fun too? What else more can you want from a game?

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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