Super Mario All-Stars

Super Mario All-Stars
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
System	SNES, Wii
Release Date	SNES JP July 14, 1993 US August 2, 1993 EU December 6, 1993 AU February 1994 Wii JP October 21, 2010 EU December 3, 2010 US December 12, 2010
Rating	ESRB: K-A

Super Mario All-Stars was a compilation of all the Mario games on the NES. It also marked the first appearance of the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 under the name Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels.

Gameplay

The game included Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3. The games remained mostly the same. The graphics were enhanced and the same graphics were used across games when possible (every game used the same sprite for Mario, for example).

Differences

• The maze levels in Super Mario Bros. used a sound effect to indicate whether the right or wrong path was taken.
• The Minus World glitch was removed from Super Mario Bros.
• Luigi was now taller than Mario.
• The poison mushrooms had blue spots instead of black and had a skull instead of the regular mushroom pattern.
• Players were allowed to save their game.
• In Super Mario Bros. 2, players were now allowed to switch characters any time they lose a life.
• The secret mushroom houses from Super Mario Bros. 3 were turned blue instead of the original white.
• The kings from Super Mario Bros. 3 were turned into monsters from Mario games instead of animals.

Legacy

Though Super Mario All-Stars never saw a sequel, it proved to Nintendo that people would pay to play older games without the hassle of getting out their old systems. Over the years, many of Nintendo's games have been remade, both in collections and individually.

Ports and Remakes

• In December 1994, Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World was released. The game was mostly the same, except for the inclusion of Super Mario World. It was bundled with Super Nintendos in America and available separately in Europe. No Japanese version exists.
• In 2010, Super Mario All-Stars: Limited Edition was released to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. It' features the original All-Stars on a Wii disc and comes packaged with a history booklet and a CD with various Mario tracks.

Trivia

• Shortly after the release of Super Mario All-Stars, Nintendo Power issued the World 9 Challenge. Anyone who made it to World 9 in The Lost Levels was given a patch that said "Certified Mario Maniac" and "World 9 Challenge".
• In some copies of Super Mario All-Stars, some of the debug code was left over. Pressing Select will let the player cycle through suits. Holding A, B, X, or Y , and pressing Select will toggle Kuribo's Shoe.