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Reader Reviews / Re: Rate The Last Game You Played
« on: December 18, 2010, 02:04:48 AM »
Super Mario All Stars 25th Anniversary Edition - 7 out of 10 for new owners, 4/10 for anyone who owns any of these games already.
Everyone knows the drill by now. I purchased this version because I grew up playing the Mario All-Stars versions of Mario 1-3 (cousins owned them, I was a Sega Genesis kid), and this is the first chance I've gotten to own those copies.
The extra CD & booklet are still factory sealed, which should give you an indication as to how much worth I give those, so I'm essentially paying $10 extra over the VC releases for the updated graphics and the ability to own it on a disc. Since my Wii seems to be on its way out (disc read errors left & right and other problems), it makes the extra $10 digestible, but I can't say it doesn't leave a bad aftertaste.
My complaint is the same as everyone else who has rated the game: Why the hell couldn't they have added more games to the list. Sega at least did one thing right in the past 10 years: include a ton of value in their Sonic Mega Collection (Also see the Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition). If they would have added that much value in this re-release, and added say Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Land Games, and possibly 1 or 2 3D games, I would have easily paid full retail price.
Even as someone who didn't own any of these games, it's still a toss-up as to whether I'm getting value out of my purchase, but they're still great games. I can't see any scenario to buy this if you already own the games other than if you're a collector nut.
Everyone knows the drill by now. I purchased this version because I grew up playing the Mario All-Stars versions of Mario 1-3 (cousins owned them, I was a Sega Genesis kid), and this is the first chance I've gotten to own those copies.
The extra CD & booklet are still factory sealed, which should give you an indication as to how much worth I give those, so I'm essentially paying $10 extra over the VC releases for the updated graphics and the ability to own it on a disc. Since my Wii seems to be on its way out (disc read errors left & right and other problems), it makes the extra $10 digestible, but I can't say it doesn't leave a bad aftertaste.
My complaint is the same as everyone else who has rated the game: Why the hell couldn't they have added more games to the list. Sega at least did one thing right in the past 10 years: include a ton of value in their Sonic Mega Collection (Also see the Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition). If they would have added that much value in this re-release, and added say Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Land Games, and possibly 1 or 2 3D games, I would have easily paid full retail price.
Even as someone who didn't own any of these games, it's still a toss-up as to whether I'm getting value out of my purchase, but they're still great games. I can't see any scenario to buy this if you already own the games other than if you're a collector nut.
