The anniversary pack is finally announced for North America, coming this December.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24363
The special anniversary edition Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition has finally been announced for the US and will be available on December 12 for $29.99. The contents are the same as the Japanese and European versions.
The game contains the SNES release of Super Mario All-Stars playable on Wii, with Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3, with support the Wii Remote, Classic Controller/Pro, and GameCube controller. In addition, the special box set includes a soundtrack CD featuring songs spanning Mario's 25 years of games, and a 32-page Super Mario History booklet.
The set will be sold for a limited time while stocks last.
No. SMW2 is not a Mario game, it's a Yoshi game, and SMW2 was only the US name. It was simply called Super Mario: Yoshi Island in Japan. Also, Wario Land was called Super Mario Land 3, but it really wasn't.
Is $30 dollars really a nice price? I mean, it's more than buying the 4 games individually on VC costs. Seems if there is a "bundle" there should be a discount.Does anyone really want the VC version of Super Mario Brothers 2 (Japan)? Don't you have to beat the game eight times in a row to get to the special stages?
Is the CD orchestrated music or does it sound the same as in the game?
So while this history book is probably cool (and possibly filled with stuff I already know?)I wonder if it's stuff we know. The press release says it has rare concept art and never-before-seen design sketches, which I wonder is true or if it's just hype. Though whatever it is will probably end up scanned and on the Internet on launch day, if the Japanese booklet isn't already.
Is anyone else getting this just for the Sound Track?
They changed it in Super Mario All-Stars, which is my point. In the original, you have to beat the game eight consecutive times to access the four special worlds, and since VC games are unchanged (with few small exceptions) then I'm pretty sure it's the same case with the VC game. And since the VC version has a save state and not a real save feature, you still have to beat the game eight times consecutively without getting a game over. So the All-Stars version is superior due to its decreased tedium.No, not getting a game over is not a requirement of the FDS game. Also, the FDS game stored your stars on disk like a real save.
Is $30 dollars really a nice price? I mean, it's more than buying the 4 games individually on VC costs. Seems if there is a "bundle" there should be a discount.
But yeah, I guess collectors and people that really desire the different graphic look get some added value. Not for me though.
No, not getting a game over is not a requirement of the FDS game. Also, the FDS game stored your stars on disk like a real save.Ah, I didn't realize it was a Famicom Disc System game. That makes a little more sense and is more feasible, but still tedious.
Does it bother anyone else that SMW2 is basically not celebrated by Nintendo as part of Mario's 25 years? I'll grant them a free pass on other Mario titles, such as the smaller Game Boy games, the sports games, and the RPGs in the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario series, but Yoshi's Island is a platformer and a landmark title. Not only does it have "Super Mario World 2" in the freakin' title, but it is essentially the Mario Bros. origin story.
