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Pixel Powerstar
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Welcome to Pixel Powerstar!
This is my informative and critical review show where I talk about video games, especially platformers, kart racers, adventure games, etc., or any other content that I feel like creating.
Enjoy!
This is my informative and critical review show where I talk about video games, especially platformers, kart racers, adventure games, etc., or any other content that I feel like creating.
Enjoy!
Handheld Entries Done Right | Super Mario Land 1 & 2 Review (GB)
Every entry in the classic Super Mario Bros series has earned its place in the franchise, each with its own gameplay appeal and take on the franchise. While it sparks endless debate about which one is the best, it also creates a launching-off point for spinoffs to take these core appeals in their own directions.
No other game embodies this idea more than the The Super Mario Land series, which was created specifically for the Gameboy and sees two entries that are derivative of specific Mario games, but add their own unique flair to their respective formulas.
How do these entries stack up today? Are Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins worthwhile experiences on their own? Or are they doomed to suffer the fate of many GB games as inferior conversions of their console counterparts? Find out in this review of Mario Land 1 & 2 for the Nintendo Gameboy!
#supermariobros #supermarioland #supermarioland2
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Super Mario Land
15:06 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
28:09 Conclusion
No other game embodies this idea more than the The Super Mario Land series, which was created specifically for the Gameboy and sees two entries that are derivative of specific Mario games, but add their own unique flair to their respective formulas.
How do these entries stack up today? Are Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins worthwhile experiences on their own? Or are they doomed to suffer the fate of many GB games as inferior conversions of their console counterparts? Find out in this review of Mario Land 1 & 2 for the Nintendo Gameboy!
#supermariobros #supermarioland #supermarioland2
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Super Mario Land
15:06 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
28:09 Conclusion
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The End of Super Monkey Ball | Super Monkey Ball 3D & Banana Splitz Review (3DS & Vita)
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The 2010s saw unprecedented leaps in the fidelity of handheld systems like the 3DS and Vita. Handheld entries of games could now resemble their console counterparts much more as a result. With games like Super Monkey Ball Jr and Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll being impressive handheld conversions, entries on these new systems could be pushed even closer to the fidelity of the Gamecube games. Bu...
Unapologetically Exceptional | Sonic Riders Review (GC, PS2, Xbox, PC)
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Sonic Riders has always been one of the most "out-there" titles in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It slipped through the cracks as one of many titles released in the year 2006 to commemorate the franchise's 15th anniversary, although it quickly garnered a reputation as a racing game that was too different and difficult to learn. That's the experience I had, even many years after its release. Si...
A Diamond in The Rough | Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll Review (Wii)
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Banana Blitz defined the split between what the Super Monkey Ball franchise wanted to be. A shift away from its arcade origins for a more casual appeal with its motion control gimmick alienated more people than it attracted, and by 2010 this new era was in full swing. After 4 years of mobile games, Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll marked the series return to home consoles as a sequel to Super Monk...
Doubling Down | Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz/HD REVIEW (Wii, PC, Switch)
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The Super Monkey Ball series' fall from grace often gets attributed to one Wii game which changed the identity of the series for the next decade and beyond with its focus on motion controls alongside a new art direction, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz. Suffice to say, when an HD remaster of that same game, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD, marked the grand return of the franchise after a seven...
How NOT to Make a Collectathon | Super Monkey Ball Adventure Review (GCN, PSP, PS2)
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Super Monkey Ball Adventure attempts to be the epic conclusion to the classic Super Monkey Ball saga. But instead of an arcade game from the likes of SEGA and Amusement Vision, newcomer Traveler's Tales was thrown into the ring to try their hand at crafting a brand new Super Monkey Ball game. What resulted was a mix of the classic ball-rolling primate action and something akin to a collectathon...
A Portable Paradigm Shift | Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll Review (DS)
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2005 saw the release of not only Super Monkey Ball Deluxe to combine the Nintendo GameCube originals into one package, but also another portable entry on the Nintendo DS with Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll. Taking some creative liberties with the established style and being designed around the gimmick of touch screen controls, could this new entry bring some new energy to push the series forwa...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Review (Xbox, PS2)
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The Super Monkey Ball series had a lot of momentum after the release of Super Monkey Ball 2 for the Nintendo GameCube. But despite some rumors, SEGA did not follow it up with the anticipated Super Monkey Ball 3: Banana Crazy, instead bestowing the legendary GameCube duology onto Xbox and Playstation 2 fans. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe on Xbox and PS2 combines both Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 alongside...
The Snow Bore of Realism | 1080° Snowboarding Review (N64)
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After Wave Race 64 and Pilotwings 64 proved to be high quality simulators for the time with design that still makes them fun today, Nintendo wasn't done. In 1998 they would release one final first party realistic sports title for the system, 1080° Snowboarding. A bit out of the box for the developer's usual appeal, but can this game utilize the N64's analog control to really push the console an...
Mario Sunshine Outfits for the Gang - Release Trailer (Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Texture Mod)
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As homage to their GameCube origins, Aiai and the gang sport Mario's tropical look from Super Mario Sunshine! Download: gamebanana.com/mods/329707 #SuperMonkeyBall #BananaMania #SMB20th
Modern Tropes vs. Arcade Classics | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania REVIEW (PC, Switch)
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On the series' 20th anniversary, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania puts the fan favorite arcade classic titles Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe through the lens of modern gaming tropes to answer the question, "What made Super Monkey Ball so great?". With reimagined visuals, new controls, and the same old levels that captivated GameCube players in the first place...
Super Monkey Ball Fans Play Banana Mania for the First Time! (Story Mode Gameplay)(PC)
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Since I was lucky enough to get a review code for the new Monkey Ball game, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, it's time for the first impressions collab with myself and @Nitro123ply! Checking out gameplay in worlds 1-4 of story mode to see if the game plays well and lives up to the expectations of Super Monkey Ball 1, 2, and Deluxe! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:48 World 1 8:48 World 2 19:30 World 3 2...
Obsolete, But Impressive | Super Monkey Ball Jr. Review (GBA)
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Well, Banana Mania is almost upon us. With the series finally returning to its roots, why not take this opportunity to dive into the less well received parts of the Super Monkey Ball series to get a broader view of what the new game needs to achieve for the sake of the series' future. Next up is what you get when you take successful physics-based console game and cram it onto the 32-Bit handhel...
The Original Wii Sports | Pilotwings 64 Review (N64)
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Nintendo using their hardware to create unique gameplay experience is nothing new. Ever since motion control gimmicks on the Wii, it has been one of their defining traits that keep their games fresh while standing out from more powerful competition. But during the days of early 3D gaming, the analog stick was as much of a novelty as motion controls were, so games meant to showcase the Nintendo ...
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Above and Beyond | Super Monkey Ball 2 Review (GCN)
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Mechanical Perfection | Super Monkey Ball Review (GCN)
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A Perfectly-Paced Masterpiece | Super Mario Bros. 3 Review & Retrospective (NES, SNES, GBA)
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The Artificial Restriction of Creativity | Paper Mario: The Origami King REVIEW
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The Redemption of a Re-skin | Super Mario Bros. 2 Review & Retrospective (NES, SNES, GBA)
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A Safe Return to Form | Shantae and the Seven Sirens Review
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The Surreal Sequel | Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels Review & Retrospective (FDS, SNES, GBC)
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The Surreal Sequel | Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels Review & Retrospective (FDS, SNES, GBC)
Simple Beauty or Nostalgia Bias? | Super Mario Bros. Review (NES, SNES, GBC, GBA, Arcade)
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Only thing I suggest if you do want to try the Lost Levels for some reason is to play the SNES All Stars version
I definitely think the early half of Mario world is boring, but Butter Bridge and beyond is really damn fun. That’s why I think Mario 3 is better
I played The Lost Levels VIA All-Stars and I knew it was gonna be hard as a kid. And I seen the Famicon version when I learned about the Doki-Doki Panic story in early 2015. And I now only play the All-Stars version because I wanna play as Luigi and I don't wanna play as a Green Mario.
I was a kid Born in the 2000s and this was my very first game I played as a kid and I think playing Nintendo games exclusively actually made me more of a black sheep when I went into school because the kids were getting into overly violent gun games (I dont know what the kids were into in 2009). But I think Super Mario Bros. 3 is a far better Mario game than Super Mario World (which I also played VIA Super Mario All-Stars).
When people ask what my favoeite SNES Game is, its Super Mario All Stars PLUS World. Luigi also looks updated in the world in this version to match his aooearance in 2 onward.
I love your reviews! Subbed. This game has grown on me a lot in recent years.
It's ridiculous to me that the makers of the first Mario game decided that the game's difficulty needed to be cranked up to "Bullshit". I'm glad we ended up with the Mario Brothers 2 that we got otherwise Mario Brothers 3 would have probably been ignored.
one of the greatest reviews of this game on CZcams, great job! Ilove listening to you
If Mario was wrong it feels like video games could have had a delayed start.
48:35 Supposedly, according to Chris Pratt when talking about being cast as Mario for illumination’s Super Mario Bros. Movie, when he thought about what was the first Mario game he ever played, he specifically was referring to VS Super Mario Bros. Arcade as his first Mario game.
Peak cinema
And absolute masterpiece
You should continue the 2D Mario marathon and review the new super Mario Bros series and Mario Wonder
How has this funny and interesting review only so much likes, it is perfect i love it?!
The reskinned Japanese game was called Yume Kogo (Dream Factory). Doki doki panic was a subtitle that roughly translates to "heart pounding panic", used to indicate that the game was exciting for the consumer. That subtitle was used in many Japanese games at the time. Yume Kogo also started out as a sequel to the original Super Mario bros. game
“Could Super Monkey Ball get its Crash 4 moment?” Do I have good news for you :)
Thank you, god! I’m so freaking glad that I didn’t play this game of the Super Monkey Ball series because in my opinion it’s the WORST game of the entire series overall and for many reasons! I’m not going to play this game anytime soon in the future! Another awesome review once again! Keep up the good work, Pixel Powerstar! I’m only going to do a Let’s Play with Super Monkey Ball Adventure for only the Party Mode and Challenge Mode but not the Story Mode after put in the cheat code and unlock everything from the get go!
I’m definitely going to be doing a Let’s Play on this interesting game of the Super Monkey Ball series on the mGBA Emulator! And I’ve got a strong feeling it’s going to be one of my favorite games of the series despite being less powerful than its console counterpart but still a super fun, pretty good and solid game overall in my book due to its flaws and problems in the end!
Good review, learned a lot
Your generation gets bored too easily.
I'll take the NES LIbrary over the PS5 Library any day of the week.
This game was so awesome in the 80's coming from Atari games to Nintendo it was amazing. I was like10 when i played Mario for the first time and I was blown away. My family was not close at all and when we got the Nintendo and played mario we were all engaged and just playing together as a family. Some of my favorite childhood memories was playing the first Mario.
My first mario game ever was Mario Land for my Game Boy. Honestly, Super Mario Bros 3 is my favorite Mario game ever and I think it's basically peak Mario, but both Land and Land 2 are among my favorite games and I think do a lot of things right. Both of them have worlds that have a lot of personality, both introduce unique enemies and mechanics to each world and nothing overstays its welcome. Ofc the limitations of the Game Boy degrades the experience a bit, but I think both are still a lot of fun and Land 2 in particular could be among the best Mario games ever if it was done on the Mario World engine and had a couple extra levels - so much so that I plan to program that myself.
Kids today cry Dark souls is too hard. I'm sitting here laughing in Lost Levels
13:25 you can ALWAYS scroll the screen enough to see the enemy before leaping. stop spreading this misinformation
In Mario 1 there is a way to go back to the world you died in by holding A and pressing start
Greatest thing about Super Mario Brothers NES was.......THE CHALLENGE! We kids wanted the challenge, and we got it. I am uncertain now why it is upsetting, or not fun. The ease of modern games, even in my fav series like Mario, Final Fantasy, and Zelda......they are far easier to go through than in the day. It would be nice to have the difficulty back, without having to have to select it in hard mode. (Mostly unlocked AFTER a completed game) That being said, the reviews you give for the Mario games are really amazing. The analysis is definitely as close to spot on as possibly can. Love listening to the videos.
Wow. An unbiased, fair review of the original Super Mario Bros 2. Never thought I'd see the day. What a pleasant surprise. I actually really like the sequel. First played it on All Stars in the mid-90s. It was my 2nd favourite on All Stars. But I've since played it on the NES as a reproduction from the Famicom Disc. Its great. Combines my nostalgia for the original Super Mario Bros and my love for challenge.
I was just wondering how I could play this on hardware without actually importing an FDS, and a repro NES cart sounds like a great idea.
Good vids! Glad I've found your channel
Oh thank goodness. When I played the arcade version, I was so confused about what on Earth I was experiencing. I had the SNES version as a kid and had become quite good at it, so my sudden knee-capping and ineptitude was confusing. Glad to understand what was really going on. Kneecapping warp pipes and mixing in The Lost Levels...sheesh.
Now mario sold billions of copies
What if the remake included 3D Land?
Why would they do that?
@gooeydude574 Mario land games remake
@@Avinkwep despite its title, 3D Land has little to do with the Mario Land series
@gooeydude574 still
I think a remake that includes the Wario Land games as well would be enough content, at least if Links Awakening was
A few years back when I first played Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels for my Game & Watch, the one that was released in 2020, I remember making it to the world 6 and dying. Not sure if I had any good time with this game nor if I ever plan to play this game again, but due to the similarity of the graphics, whenever I play the first Super Mario Bros. game, I pretty much pretend playing the Lost Levels.
Still the best Mario game to this day, and in my top 3 videos games of all time alongside OG RE4 and Super Metroid. A masterclass in game design.
This wasn’t not released because of it’s difficultly. It was solely because of how similar it was to the first. Plenty of more difficult games were released here and some were made more difficult than the Japanese original.
I don't think you understand just how much more difficult Lost Levels actually is. I'd go as far as calling it the world's first Kaizo romhack. They SERIOUSLY toned down the difficulty in the Mario All Stars version and even that is still a giant monster of a challenge.
This is an amazing review! Very in-depth and well thought-out! It’s *criminal* that you only have 1.01K Subs!
The whole parenthesis around maybe is all up to interpretation. Although I originally thought the same thing that you did where they’re trying to make the fact that Mario is the good guy ambiguous, in reality they’re saying maybe as in maybe you can help Mario become the hero if you finish the game.
Great analysis. Sub #1,000
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! I honestly never thought I'd get this far!
@@PixelPowerstar - congrats, man. Also finished your SMB3 overview. Made work a lot more bearable today lol. Thanks for that.
Crazy that you don’t have more subs bro
I love the way you used the original SNES resolution and visuals or at least made it look like that for the video. Feels so much more nostalgic :)
That was just composite video. Nowadays I have a scaler so I’d never make it look like that now
Dude you’re super underrated
I find it funny hearing somebody talk about canon in a decades old Mario game. As a kid this ment nothing to me and I'm sure you didn't give it any thought either. Lore and canon in Video games are phenomena of the modern internet. Folks whining about lore or canon in gaming tend to pop up more and more these days. In the end it's just adult words for "playing make believe".
Calling Toad a scumbag earned you a sub from me.
Luigi > Mario
I kindly respect your opinions on all of the Super Monkey Ball games in the series! This is was a wild ride overall with your series of reviews of your retrospective of the Super Monkey Ball series overall! I can’t wait to check out Super Monkey Ball 3D (without the 3D effects) and Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz on the Citra Emulator and the Vita3K Emulator on the Steam Deck! These portable Super Monkey Ball games are so UNDERRATED in my opinion and might end up being my favorites of the series overall despite all of their flaws and problems at the end of the day! Here’s my ranking of the Super Monkey Ball games: Not going to play anytime soon: 13. Super Monkey Ball Adventure Going to play anytime soon: 12. Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll 11. Super Monkey Ball Touch and Roll 10. Super Monkey Ball Jr 9. Super Monkey Ball 3D 8. Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz 7. Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz 6. Super Monkey Ball 5. Super Monkey Ball 2 4. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe 3. Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD 2. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania 1. Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (I’m looking forward to playing it very soon this summer) Bonus: Super Monkey Ball Adventure’s Party Mode and Challenge Mode And personally, I look at Super Monkey Ball series from a platforming game perspective instead of a puzzle game perspective in my opinion because I love platforming games than puzzle games but that’s just me at the end of the day! And almost every game of the Super Monkey Ball games are all my favorites for different reasons except for Super Monkey Ball Adventure! I know that the Super Monkey Ball series are all not perfect at all! But honestly, I might end up being a true fan of the Super Monkey Ball series when it all said and done! Now I’m super excited to playing all of the old Super Monkey Ball games in the series, all on my Steam Deck with the power of emulation!
I can’t wait to play this game for the very first time! I’m definitely going to a Let’s Play on this game of the Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll on the Dolphin Emulator with once again my pink Wii Remote with Wii Motion Plus! It also might be one of my favorite games of the Super Monkey Ball series despite its flaws and problems at the end of the day! But I will agree with you this game’s soundtrack is top notch in my opinion! You’ve entertained me again, Pixel Powerstar!
I can’t wait to play this game for the first time when I do a Let’s Play on the Wii version with my Wii Remote with Wii Motion Plus Dolphin Emulator via Steam Deck and the HD version on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam Deck! It might end up being one of my favorite of the Super Monkey Ball series in my honest opinion! Another amazing review here on your channel! You’re so UNDERRATED and starting to become one of my favorite CZcamsrs of all time right next to Plainrock124!
Reznors are triceratops not rhinos
I’m very interested in checking this game of the Super Monkey Ball series for the very first time and it’s very UNDERRATED in my honest opinion and it might end up being one of my favorite games of the series despite its flaws and problems at the end of the day! And after watching some gameplay of this game, I really want to do Let’s Play on this game so freaking much but I’m thinking of playing the main game with d-pad controls instead of the touch screen controls on the MelonDS Emulator to be completely honest! You’ve definitely delivered another great review on your channel!