If you watch the latest episode of Nintendo Minute, you'll see it's all about next week's release Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
You see, around the 20-second mark, there's a clip of the game's title screen that supposedly plays music from Super Mario Galaxy 2?
@DreamcastGuy "The Super Mario 3D All-Stars Collection uses the Super Mario Galaxy 2 music on the start screen but Nintendo refused to put Mario Galaxy 2 in the collection and I am screaming lolololol".
Nintendo Switch subreddit user LittleLeaf2 noted how the same clip played the "SMG2 Remix of the Power star theme" instead of the original Super Mario Galaxy one.
"In the Nintendo minute 3D All-Stars gameplay they showed off the title screen which uses the SMG2 Remix of the Power star theme, as opposed to SMG1."!
Of course, there's the possibility it's just an audio edit by Nintendo Minute.
MVG - who runs the YouTube Channel Modern Vintage Gamer, also pointed out how the same intro seemingly showed Super Mario 64 in widescreen, whereas the game itself in the All-Stars version is actually a classic 4:3 resolution.
"Wide Screen Mario 64 and Galaxy 2 music during the intro.
Nintendo is just messing with us now".
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If SMG2 was unlockable when finishing all three games ...
Unlockable after completing all three games seems like a high bar to access such an arguably important game, but bring it on.
The game should be all in one cart.
Ideally, it should have been in this collection.
I don't understand why Nintendo would want to keep it a secret though considering that the inclusion of a fourth game would make this sell even more copies than it inevitably will!
I agree with Toy_Link, it looks like it’s just zoomed in to create visual consistency between the games.
Someone in one of the other posts suggested unlockable Mario Galaxy 2.
Which of these two games is in the collection.
As for the "unlock Galaxy 2 by beating the other games," wouldn't it be a bit strange to have the title screen, representing three games, use music representing the one game not in clear sighf.
We live in a parallel Universe where Super Mario Galaxy 2 actually never existed.
I half-jokingly suggested an unlockable Galaxy 2 after completing the other 3 games in a post days ago.
So I'm not particularly bitter it didn't make the cut in the collection, but I'm sorry Nintendo didn't include it anyway as it's a fan favourite.
Maybe this version of the game is limited edition because Galaxy 2 is unlockable upon completing the 3 games - getting all stars.
Won't believe that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is unlockable in this collection I mean it's not like there's any Mario game where it'll unlock another certain Mario game upon completion.
Every Mario game I play in the past has had all games available from the get-go even the compilation ones like Super Mario All-Stars so for Nintendo to purposely put Super Mario Galaxy 2 in there as a free unlockable in 3D All-Stars makes too much sense and if we know game companies nowadays, nobody want to sell games that makes sense?
They want to do it their own way which makes no sense like the taking out local multiplayer from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and give us a barebone online experience when the game would make more sense had it was released last gen as a Wii U game which would work perfectly with the second screen or giving us local multiplayer with any kind of second screen.
This collection just features 3 mario titels from 3 different consoles.
Because Nintendo now sees how many people want galaxy 2 - so .....i can clearly see the $$$$$ sign in the nintendo CEO's eyes.
I'm guessing they just used the best or highest quality file...which happens to be from the second game.
Besides, adding the file sizes for the original games together leaves just enough room for any adjustments as well as music.
If Nintendo had actually remake all of them then all games would feel too similar and new players would not see the variety in style from each of them.
You'll basically be playing all three games with the same boring Super Mario Odyssey style graphics, do you really want that.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't be included for the sake that Nintendo just don't want to see similar games in there.
The reason why the remake treatment works with Crash and Spyro is that Crash and Spyro doesn't had new games when those remakes came to fruition so when those games got remakes the updated visuals make sense, but for Super Mario 3D All-Stars it won't work cause we already know what a 3D Super Mario games for the Switch look like in HD and Super Mario Odyssey already gave us that.
Remaking all three of these in modern HD style will make them look good but in the end they'll all just be given the Super Mario Odyssey treatment and modern gamers won't be impressed with that.
I was disappointed the Crash collection didn't have the option to play with the original graphics!
Firstly Nintendo likes to keep the perceived value of their games high?
Some doubted the Mario 35th rumors simply because they didn't believe Nintendo wouldn't actually bundle those games and instead sell them individually for $60.00?
The second fact is, if Nintendo was to add Mario Galaxy 2 in the collection it would be giving the product too much value.
Nintendo would not sacrifice evergreen sales of the mainline Mario games by de-listing them on the eShop after March 31st either.
So if they continue to sell them at a price individually (which combined would be more then the bundle price with the 35th collection) then people can pick the game they want instead of spending $60.00.
At that time Mario Galaxy 2 will likely then be available at the same price as the rest of the games (from the 35th collection).
But Nintendo wouldn't stop people from buying their games just to build some artificial time window.
As for Mario 35 battle royal game, it likely will be removed from the Nintendo Online Service as a free game and will then be a for purchase price.
@Retro_Player_77 Super Mario Bros Deluxe unlocked Super Mario Bros 2 when you met certain criteria.
I would have preferred sparkling graphics and a cheaper price and another game, but in reality I know old Nintendo games tend to age really well with their control and music and finishing touches to still be worth buying like this
Reminder there were also Mario Galaxy (1 and 2) music on the 25 anniversary collection on Wii
It was good, but we got 3 amazing games in this collection, its not really needed
The backlash nintendo is getting for not including it is kinda dumb, and once again just nintendo fans never being happy with anything
the least but I still hope Super Mario Galaxy 2 is included as it should be
Sadly it’s been pointed out on Twitter that the preloaded file structure for the game has been examined and it only shows three games
"Nintendo refused to put Mario Galaxy 2 in the collection […]"
Nintendo didn't refuse anything, they just chose not to include it in this collection, like they didn't include Mario 64 DS or Mario 3D Land
I would be very surprised albeit pleasantly if galaxy 2 was unlockable
I’m still buying and will love this collection tho
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