Super Mario Galaxy (2007)

Loved this back in college when it first came out on the Wii. Blew my mind! When this was released as part of the 3D collection, I was excited to get back into it, especially after the disappointment of how bad the controls of Mario 64 were.

Yikes! This game did not age well! I'm not sure why I keep playing these older games this year, must be something nostalgic going on. The camera was just maddening in some levels, making it much more challenging than it should have been. The gravity mechanics are still amazing and you can see hints of future genius, but this game is yet another that I should have just kept in the memory banks.

I broke out my old Wii for the kids and put this game in. They watched me play and beat Mario Odyssey last year and continue to collect over 500 moons this year. So it's a bit odd to be taking a step back after such a great game. Typically playing retro games with the kids, they can easily see the difference (i.e. flat S/NES games vs today's 3D games), but a Wii game graphically almost holds up against newer games (especially Mario games), it's mostly just a bit blurrier when up on the projector. So when playing this vs Odyssey it only becomes clear that the handling and gameplay is a little more polished in the newer game.

It's surprising to me how well Mario Galaxy's gameplay holds up against the newer titles, though. The upside-down controls can be un-intuitive and super frustrating at times, and that's probably my biggest gripe with this one. I also like in Odyssey that you don't leave the world when you get a moon, where with Galaxy you have to start over after each star. Otherwise it's a super fun Mario romp that the kids enjoyed watching and I enjoyed playing just as much as Odyssey. And unlike Odyssey -- that has an absurd and unfixed number of moons (because you can purchase them??!) -- it's nice to have the fixed 120-star target to shoot for. I chose not to go through the tedium of getting all the stars again with Luigi, so I don't have a chance at getting the very last star, but I'm okay with that.

Overall, you can't go wrong with 3D Mario.

Super Mario Galaxy is an extremely breathtaking experience.

The development for this game dates back to the near release of the Nintendo Gamecube. It was released on the Wii which goes to show how much time was put into this game. And it shows.

The Mushroom Kingdom is celebrating the Star Festival until Bowser interrupts and kidnaps Peach. Mario once again must save her. But now he is exploring the cosmos.

Super Mario Galaxy makes Bowser a bigger threat than ever and the concept of it taking place in space really sets that mood.

Mario in this game is a bit stiffer in controls compared to previous entries but it works really well regardless. His spin jump is a great feature.

I can't talk about Mario Galaxy without mentioning the music. It's the first orchestrated Mario game and it really captures the feeling of exploring space. It also contains some of the best pieces of video game music I've ever heard.

The level design, though very linear and straightforward is great. Not as good as the game's sequel, but still great. The environment of each Galaxy is great and it's a very beautiful game.

This also saw the debut of Rosalina who is an excellent character.

This is also the first 3D Mario game on console to let you play as Luigi if you collect all 120 stars.

This game is fairly easy but there are some difficulty spikes but they aren't as annoying as Super Mario Sunshine.

This game is extremely beautiful and holds a special place in my heart as it is the first game that made me fall in love with video games. When I played this again for the first time in years, I cried and that was due to the beauty of this game and it was the stepping stone into this crazy world for me

Thanks, Nintendo

Thanks Super Mario Galaxy

Would Recommend

5/5

Jugabilidad excelente. Mucha variedad. Graficos muy buenos. Historia interesante de rosalina. Excelente duracion y rejugabilidad.

Si tuviera que destacar algo malo serian los controles bajo el agua, la imposibilidad de manejar la camara a tu gusto (lo cual a veces genera problemas), y los niveles de recoger monedas moradas que no son por tiempo y se hacen tediosos e innecesarios.

Aun asi sus problemas son nimios ante las grandes virtudes del juego. Fácilmente uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos. Grande mario!!.

Since I'm trying to follow the Left Behind Game Club podcast, the next game I will try to play will be Super Mario Galaxy. I'm curious how this game will be since I'm not a big Mario fan. I've never completed a Mario Game and the last game I actually played for a bit was Mario 64. I'm pretty hyped for this game though since I do want to buy a switch and and Mario Oddysey with it.

I'll be playing this game on a Dolphin Emulator, so with an Xbox 360 controller. Let's see how it will work...

So far this game is fantastic. I love the individual planetoid missions and the fact that each planet/planetoid cluster is unique. The game play is pretty fantastic. Despite that, my one annoyance is the central mechanic of the Wii: motion control. I am really not on board. Super Mario Galaxy is a great enough game that I can overlook the controls and enjoy myself, but aside from motion being somewhat novel I don't find it adds depth to the game. It often feels gimmicky and imprecise. Perhaps it adds a level of difficulty as a result, but the lack of precision is annoying rather than challenging. There are other Wii games I will play, as many look phenomenal, but I am glad that, for the most part, the Wii U went in a different direction.

As an aside I can also say that if VR ends up mostly utilizing motion controls I think I might return to a bit of my original healthy skepticism regarding its long term success.

This was originally a 3 stars game to me. I mean, it's a Mario game. Can't get any less and if Nintendo makes a Mario game worth less than that, I'd go get it anyway and play it to the last level, just for the sake of it.

then again, there's this complete galaxy thingie that completely bothered me the second I saw the spots on TV, videos on youtube and all of it. It was the all times Mario, defying gravity in colorful galaxies made of completely random objects, with a strange new princess of the galaxy who looks exactly like some Emo Peach. To me, it looked forced. Like they ran out of ideas for good Mario games. But then came the Wii to my house, and with it, Mario Galaxy. So I had no choice but to put it to test. First thing I noticed was that they didn't run out of ideas. They had a shower of crazy new ones. Then I noticed that crazy ideas on Mario Galaxy weren't a bad kind of crazy. It added new environments, it added new features, new enemies, new allies... So yeah. they're nuts. Completely, positive nuts to bet on this colorful stuff to throw Mario in. I found myself looking for more and more stars, trying to figure out puzzles and find hidden stuff, playing everyday!

But the most important thing of all: They gave us back the long jump. That's why, Nintendo, bloody well done, here's your fourth star.