Well? What do you think of Super Mario Galaxy?

[Joe Redifer]

The game is out, and everyone but me is saying that it is the best game ever made or will ever be made.  I have the game.  I haven't finished it yet, but here are my opinions so far.

-Mario looks like a toddler with a mustache.  Seriously.  Same exact body as a toddler.
-Game is pretty fun.
-Wii controls are absolutely unnecessary.  Game would be far better with real controls.
-Camera can piss me off at times and causes problems with depth perception in some areas.
-Great graphics... for the Gamecube.
-Press MUTE for the "SUPER MARIO GALAXY!!!!!!!!!" that is shouted in your face when you click on the "disc channel".
-2nd good game for the Wii.  I don't like Zelda games, so there can be an argument made that the Wii actually has 3 good games (the 3rd being Metroid Prime 3).
-Annoying buzzer when you have 1 hit point left.
-Good music.

[Turbo D]

I think this game is gay. I bet you guys already knew I was going to say that, haha. I mean come on, Mario is buzzing around in that bee suit like a fag. Nintendo has changed since we were kids 

[GUTS]

It can't be as bad as Mario Sunshine.  What are the Wii controls like?  I've been holding off buying it since I don't want to be forced to waggle like a retard, I wish every game was like NiGHTS and had optional real controls.

[nat]

When did this come out? I had no idea. My wife is going to flip..... Yup, there she goes.

I'm sure we'll be buying it soon and I'll get back to you with my thoughts.

But like GUTS, I'm curious about the controls.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I actually kind of liked Mario Sunshine, it was Mario 64 I never could get into, & I have both the N64 & DS versions.  Probably won't play the new Mario for awhile, since it'll be a long time before I can pay money to get a Wii.  But, I always prefer 2D when it comes to Mario.  There is Super Paper Mario, which I've heard is great.  I'm waiting for my one friend that has a Wii to pick it up.

[Joe Redifer]

I will describe the controls.  I am here FOR YOU!

You must use the nunchuck.

Wii Remote:
-Press A to jump.
-Waggle to spin and attack enemies.  You will be doing this A LOT!
-Waggle to spin in hollow stars which launch you to new "planets" within the level.
-Waggle in mid-jump to spin and jump higher.
-Constant onscreen cursor follows where you are pointing.
-Point at "star bits" to collect them.  Star bits feed hungry lumas 'n shit.  Tacked on, for sure.
-B button (trigger) shoots the star bits.  This can stun some enemies (like spinning into them), but it wastes star bits and it much slower.

Nunchuck:
-You can waggle the nunchuck instead of the Wii Remote to accomplish the same exact things.
-Analog pad moves Mario around.
-Big shoulder button crouches or does an ass stomp in mid jump.
-Little shoulder button attempts to recenter the camera, but usually the game does not allow you to do this.

Yes, the game is better than Sunshine.  But in my opinion Mario 64 is better, and Super Mario World is better than that.

[GUTS]

Ugh sounds kind of lame, I'll probably wait until it drops to players choice or I can find a cheap used one.

[Kitsunexus]

"AND IF-AH YOU ORDER AT AH GAMEAH-STOP YOU CAN AH-SEE ME IN MY AH-BUMBLEBEE SUIT!"


Yeah, f*ck Mario. Sunshine was mediocre at (the most generous use of the word) best.

Call me when Mario 128 comes out.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Heh, call me when New Super Mario Bros. 2 comes out!

[Turbo D]

call me to play turbo grafx 

[ccovell]

Mario Bros. was the best.

[POW]

[nat]

Mario Bros. was the best.

[POW]

Agreed. I love that game.

As far as the 3D Marios go, I never even bothered to buy Mario Sunshine. That whole Mario-with-a-SuperSoaker thing with a bunch of non-Mushroom Kingdom characters just looked kind of lame. Not to mention the whole thing just looked very un-Mario-like. I can't picture myself having an enjoyable experience playing it.

Mario 64 was OK, but I never played all the way through it. I've started it a bunch of times with the idea in mind to finish it but I never do. It's too hard because of the N64's shitty-ass analog stick and the game just controls horribly. Plus the camera is f*cked up 75% of the time.

I'll wait to pass verdict on Galaxy until I play it, but as of now, I'll take a 2D Mario adventure over any of the 3D incarnations.

[Necromancer]

Mario Bros. was the best.

[POW]

You gotta be pulling my chain.  You think that is the best?  I played the heck out of the ol' Atari version (still have it, I think), but it ain't better than the NES/SNES games.  Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

[guyjin]

jeez, you guys are strict. Before this, i'd only ever heard one bad review, then joe says something bad and you're all kicking it around.

Also, the original Mario Bros. was indeed awesome, but I wouldn't trade it for any of the SMB games.

[nat]

Mario Bros. was the best.

[POW]

You gotta be pulling my chain.  You think that

is the best?  I played the heck out of the ol' Atari version (still have it, I think), but it ain't better than the NES/SNES games.  Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

Maybe he's pulling your chain, but I'm not. That game is f*cking awesome. I have it on NES cartridge and also on my Apple //c+. The Apple version is actually pretty damn good. I've logged a shitload of hours with that game. I used to keep a running high score list (since the game doesn't save a high score table) of my top scores.

jeez, you guys are strict. Before this, i'd only ever heard one bad review, then joe says something bad and you're all kicking it around.

Hey, personally, I just said I'll wait to pass judgement until I play it. And then I went on to comment about how the previous two 3D Mario games kind of sucked.

I don't think anyone here has really played it except for Joe so I wouldn't pay attention to the smoke coming out of their asses.