The other major component to the limited edition release is a booklet that traces through Mario's 25 year history.
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It's disappointing and incomplete to say the least, though perhaps some casual or newer fans to the series won't notice. Super Mario Galaxy alone features more than 20 excellent pieces of music. The Mario franchise features some of the greatest music in video game history. Granted, fans will be treated to 10 arrangements from some of Mario's greatest adventures, but that's simply not enough. The soundtrack features 20 music selections from Mario's entire legacy all the way up to Mario Galaxy, but that value quickly depletes when you realize half of the CD is simply sound effects, ranging from the sound of an acquired coin to the two second beat that plays when you enter a warp pipe. Both are welcome additions to the overall bundle, which will retail for $29.99, but aren't nearly as comprehensive as any true fan would like. This limited edition package not only includes the re-release of Mario All-Stars, which is not available on the Wii's Virtual Console, but a soundtrack and booklet tracing the history of the Mario franchise. The pedigree on display here is not in dispute – but the value of the games and their rerelease definitely is. And, of course, you have Super Mario Bros 3, which is arguably one of the greatest video games of all time. Even Super Mario Bros 2, which added the odd mechanic of throwing vegetables at an unconventional set of enemies, is a fantastic game in its own right, even if it is the red-headed stepchild of the franchise. And the quality of these games remains undiminished – they are classics in every sense of the word. It is tough to imagine where video games would be without Super Mario Bros and the NES system it carried to new heights. Collectively the Super Mario Bros games represent not only the birth of a critical genre but the industry as a whole. You no doubt know these games well, if not from their original NES versions then certainly from the Wii's Virtual Console. It would have also been nice to see Super Mario World included here, as that game was eventually bundled into the All-Stars package for a limited time in the States. Nintendo was intent on throwing a party for its mascot, but certainly spared some expense. Nintendo was almost too faithful with these ports, opting to not give the player any visual prompts for what Wii buttons to press to start games, and what existing on-screen directions there are feature SNES pads as the original release did.
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