Julia picked up Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario 3 for the Wii (via VC). She’s been playing SM3 after dinner the last two days, and she loves every minute of it. However, from watching her play, this is what I’ve realized. The levels are short! Like, so short. Go over a couple jumps and go down a tube and you’re already at the end kind of short.
The best feature, by far, is that it saves your progress when you exit. That’s a nice feature so you don’t have to start from the beginning every time. Everything else is pretty much the same. And I don’t care what anyone says about Super Mario Galaxy… Mario 3 will ALWAYS be the best. In fact, Galaxy looks like a confusing mess. Don’t get me wrong – parts of it look all right – but how about a good game on the Wii that doesn’t involve a plumber or a guy in a green tunic.
(side note… it doesn’t count as two player co-op if the second player waggles the wii-mote to pick up the crystals you missed. LAME!)
(side note 2… the new nintendo cushion things that I ordered arrived today. They look kinda bulky — but I’ll order anything if it’s free!)
The Guitar Hero episode of South Park aired tonight. I have yet to see it, but I’m sure it was brilliant. I think when Julia checks it out she’ll want GH for Christmas for the Wii — which is a mixed blessing. First, I’ve heard the sound is MONO only! Not even stereo! One Speaker! For a game about music? WHAT? Second, the DLC will be as lame as GH2’s… but probably won’t be available on the Wii, so that’s a non-issue I suppose. Third (although a non-Wii point), the Rock Band Guitar is so much cooler… not just by look, but it has 10 buttons! (five frets lower down for the kick-ass solos! awesome!)
Conclusion: GH3 falls a little short, and I don’t have enough gamers around to make Rock Band worth it…
… and Mario 3 kicks ass — QED
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