Topic: Super Mario Land 3D discussion

I don't want to just repeat what other people say but one of the few Game Grumps eps. I've watched recently had Egoraptor sum it up pretty well. Basically, that people didn't like the old Mario games because they were old. They liked them because in the late 80s/early 90s Mario 3/World were new game! That's why people liked it! So new Mario should try to be actual new Mario titles instead of trying to be old Mario.

That's true. Completely. 3D Land' thinks people liked Mario 3 because it's Mario 3 rather than people liked Mario 3 because of how much it expanded and improved upon the original game, to the point that they are too very different games. Considering the vast difference between 3 of the 4 3D titles before it, I can see people's disappointment. Though, 3D Land (and especially World) at least have the novel idea of "what if a 2d Mario was in 3D?" and both the level design and music didn't feel off.

But I'm kinda sick of talking about it. And I don't want to insult the 3D Land team. They're a great team, they made the Galaxy games, they made Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. They're an awesome team and if they're allowed to think outside of the box again (which they're...half doing with 3D World), I'm sure the series will be fine. But another 3D Land is not needed for any reason.

I'm really hoping to see some kind of Super Mario Land 3D on the 3DS before long. I know the chances are slim and we will probably see a New Super Mario Bros 3 before we see a Mario 3D Land part 2, but I'm hopeful at the very least.

By far the best portable Mario game ever released. It's a charming gem of a platformer, makes full use of the stereoscopic 3D and helped save the 3DS in 2011. It's not the best Mario game ever made, but it is definitely one of my top 5 3DS games.

That does a great job of summing it up, not to mention we have the New super Mario Bro's series that does exactly that of giving that 2D mario feel without much changes just polished for modern day. Im not saying they are bad games either, i have played all the Wii and Wii U ones because they are fun, but i still want those other mario games as well that have there own identity .

It took you a year to beat Super Mario World? Its never taken me much longer than a month or two to beat any Mario game, even Super Mario 64 only took me only about a month when I first got it back in 1998 or so. I do go back and replay games, especially Mario games since there is so much hidden stuff to find so they always have replay value for me.

But yeah, a good Mario game shouldn't take longer than a few weeks to beat if you put the time into it.

I liked the game alot and this is coming from someone who is not a fan of 3D Mario games. I actually liked NSMB2 more than Super Mario 3D Land but for me both games were so short compared to other Mario games. Also the one thing that I was a fan of in SM3DL was the fact that you needed the Star Coins or whatever they were to be able to unlock certain castles and such. I am not big on collecting a bunch of stuff. I understand why they did it that way but I would have liked it better if they just made it where you can advance even if you didn't collect the stars (or whatever it was I can't remember now).

Still I would suggest this game to anyone who has a 3DS or 2DS if they don't have it already and I am looking forward to SM3DW on the Wii U.

Best 3DS game ever, aside from a few others!

So I just found this post that I made awhile ago in the "Strange Ways to Play Games" thread, regarding SM3DL:

I'm replaying this game now, as I often replay my games, and I'm enjoying it just as much on this second run. This game is truly a joy to play and an iconic entry into the 3DS library, so much better than any console game I've played in several years.

Thanks Nintendo!

So, with Super Mario 3D being the consoles top selling game, do you guys think Pokemon X/Y will topple it?

pokemon will top everything i think.
was super mario 3D land really the best selling game so far? i thought animal crossing would be better.

SMB3D has almost 9 million in worldwide sales, Animal Crossing has under 6 million.

Well, let's see: Pokémon X & Y got 4.0 Million sales in two days... I'd say it's on track to sell more than Super Mario 3D Land.

Man, the final 2-3 levels of this game were difficult and that false ending was so misleading before you get to 8-6 and the real final dungeon. But what a way to finish the game and unlock those extra worlds. God I love this game!

Super Mario 3D Land could possibly be one of the funnest and most addicting games I've played since the late 90's. I've spent hours on this game trying to find every "star coin" in every level while replaying levels I've enjoyed over and over again, and don't even get me started on the special worlds which are both exciting and challenging to play. This game truly deserves every bit of positive press it received and it a true masterpiece within the annals of video gaming, I would say that this is the best Super Mario game since Super Mario 64 and deserves a spot in any and every 3DS owners library. If you don't own this game and yet you are in possession of a 3DS.......shame on you.

I agree to that; it's an excellent game on and on >> and very at home on a portable system

Now with 3D World out; it seens the developers perfected the formula and added lots of new ideas. I'm planning now on getting a WiiU > and thats much to the whole satisfaction i've got with 3D Land.

Its really good fun to play through. But I hate how simple and easy it is... However I must say it has that charm that's been missing from Mario games. I haven't played it in ages and I got it last year I think... Definitely worth the money.

I think the game was easy to a certain extent, after a while it increased in difficulty and I felt the ships and castles eventually became difficult. The real difficulty came in getting 100% star coin completion, it was challenging yet fun and really gave this game a remarkable replay value.

I would expect it to be since its on a more powerful console and having been released 2 years later, but I will always adore and love Super Mario 3D Land thanks to the hours and hours of extreme fun the game has given me on my 3DS. It's amazing!