All I can say to this is, "Really, Nintendo?" The original Mario All-Stars was great. Why not take a bunch of classic games, update them for a newer console, and release them as a single game? Great! That's why when I heard that Nintendo had made an All-Stars for the Wii, I was excited as a guy could be.
But I was to be let down. This was NOT a version of the classic games with NSMBW graphics. Instead, Nintendo's thrown together a package that's really just a Virtual Console port of SMAS on a disc. Sure it includes a "History Booklet" but honestly, I think I know my history of Mario pretty well, thank you. And who the hell wants a soundtrack CD when the music is all over the internet?!
What Nintendo should have done was remake SMB, SMB2 (aka SMUSA), SMB3, SMB:LL (aka SMB2), and SMW all on a single Wii disc. And it should be done with tweaked versions of the NSMBW engine. That would be awesome! And maybe some remixed music while we're at it. I'd always dreamed of when Nintendo would do just that, but alas, it doesn't seem like it's happening.
In fact, I'd really rather just boot up Riivolution on my Wii with some NSMBW custom level remakes of the classic games than buy this. Sure, there's no raccoon suit/cape, and SMB2 doesn't really work, but that's what the Virtual Console's for, people!
tl;dr:
SMAS for the Wii is a way for Nintendo to make a quick buck with very little work. They're just Virtual Console games on disc.
But I was to be let down. This was NOT a version of the classic games with NSMBW graphics. Instead, Nintendo's thrown together a package that's really just a Virtual Console port of SMAS on a disc. Sure it includes a "History Booklet" but honestly, I think I know my history of Mario pretty well, thank you. And who the hell wants a soundtrack CD when the music is all over the internet?!
What Nintendo should have done was remake SMB, SMB2 (aka SMUSA), SMB3, SMB:LL (aka SMB2), and SMW all on a single Wii disc. And it should be done with tweaked versions of the NSMBW engine. That would be awesome! And maybe some remixed music while we're at it. I'd always dreamed of when Nintendo would do just that, but alas, it doesn't seem like it's happening.
In fact, I'd really rather just boot up Riivolution on my Wii with some NSMBW custom level remakes of the classic games than buy this. Sure, there's no raccoon suit/cape, and SMB2 doesn't really work, but that's what the Virtual Console's for, people!
tl;dr:
SMAS for the Wii is a way for Nintendo to make a quick buck with very little work. They're just Virtual Console games on disc.