Nintendo
Nintendo's latest Switch game is a love letter to classic Super Mario loyalists.
- Nintendo just dropped a major re-release on the Nintendo Switch with "New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe."
- The game originally launched on Nintendo's failed Wii U, but is getting new life on Nintendo's Switch as a repackaged "Deluxe" edition which includes a bunch of extra stuff.
- Having spent several hours playing "New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe," I'd strongly recommend it to any classic "Super Mario" superfans.
"New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe" is Super Mario as pastiche: It's composed entirely from bits and pieces of various classic, 2D Super Mario games.
Character selection is lifted from"Super Mario Bros. 2," and the overworld map is from "Super Mario Bros. 3." Each Koopa Kid boss fight is directly reminiscent of the same boss fights in "Super Mario World." That's blended with elements of the more recent "New Super Mario Bros." series, and it produces a delightful evolution of both.
If you're looking for dozens of hours of Nintendo's smartest, toughest, most traditional "Super Mario" gaming, look no further than "New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe."
Here's what I mean: