A Critical And Passionate Look At New Super Mario Bros. U- How It's The BEST and WORST Mario Game
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- čas přidán 15. 01. 2022
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii has always been one of my favorite games. When I found out the game was getting a true successor, I was SUPER excited. New Super Mario Bros U is the game that really made me want to get a Wii U. It's been almost a decade since it released. But unlike New Super Mario Bros 2, I was very surprised revisiting this Wii U game.
- Hry
Fun thing is, deluxe actually REMOVES content. The touch screen co-op feature and the challenges related to it might be unappealing or something many simply don't care about, but they are indeed a part of the game they decided to cut altogether. They didn't have much choice, but it really goes to show that the switch version isn't the deluxe version of the game by any means. Also, the loading times are longer. Go figure.
The switch version lets you choose your character in single player
Facts
@@callinater6133 Yeah and you can't play with 4 normal characters. One player must have a handicap
It does have two games in one tho
@@ypob2007 well, thankfully I might add, considering every switch port of a Wii U game so far contains the bonus/DLC/expansions content that the original received over time. It's the bare minimum at this point
10:50 “It would be more fun to have a bubble flower powerup where you could just throw bubbles to create platforms or defeat enemies”
Brother do I have some news for you
If NSMBU had a different artstyle like the Van Gough level, I think it would be a much more memorable game.
The levels are good, but it's so painfully boring to look at NSMBW again
New locations can make a Mario game FAR MORE memorable. You'll see that demonstrated in the Newer Super Mario Bros. video.
@@Demeech Yep. I have watched videos of the Newer games before, and they look so good 👍
So, hear me out. What if nsmbu's story was "bowser trapped mario and friends in a paint world and peach is captured in her own castle". Why? Well, so every world could have a different art style or something. Idk, that would be cool i think
@@Demeech like Mario Odyssey.
@@Demeech Newer is the real SMB5 to me.
I'm sorry but my biggest problem with NSMBU is that they removed COLORED YOSHIS. Seriously what was the point in removing the beautiful yellow, light blue and pink yoshis from NSMBW. Having them all be green feels wrong and super boring.
If the problem was that they'd have the same color as baby yoshis, then just use other colors. It's as simple as that. Colors like red, brown, orange and purple could've been used and it would've been just fine.
I have no idea why they did that. If you want a red Yoshi in HD, Super Mario Maker 2 has one.
What makes it more funny is the fact that none of the colors are similar shades. You have Blue B.Yoshi and Light Blue Yoshi then there's Pink Yoshi and then there's Magenta B.Yoshi
I like how you love Yoshis :)
They are really awesome and cute :D
Probably because the colored baby yoshis have unique powers & people would question why the grown up colored yoshis dont
There’s no way this guy predicted the bubble flower from Mario Wonder
Bro the bubble flower became a reality
New Super Mario Bros U (IMO) is one of the best 2D Mario games, and one of the most underrated of them all. I feel this game gets a bad reputation because of it being on the Wii U, being the 4th NSMB game, and getting a simple port. But this game is absolutely stellar.
First, the level design is spectacular. It takes a gimmick, like spinning stars or bouncy clouds, and works off that in an intelligent way. The level design is fun for both one or four players. Unlike NSMBW, there usually isn’t wasted space. There are only a few unique ideas, like the giant hand of Boarding the Airship. Even if the game isn’t the most creative, it uses ideas from NSMBW, like rafts and swimmable bubbles a lot better than NSMBW did. The colors pop out, creating very visually appealing gameplay. I do have a problem with the secrets. I think the game uses invisible walls and blocks a bit too much. I’m used to looking for invisible walls, with an odd gap in the terrain or coins as directions, but other times, it can be absurd. The multiplayer is also a lot less chaotic than NSMBW.
Also, the graphics in this game are amazing. I know graphics aren’t everything, however, they can improve the experience. Coming with HD, the backgrounds in the game are beautiful. Some examples include the end of Haunted Shipwreck and Filiprus Lake/ Prickly Goombas.
The worlds are also in one interconnected world map, which adds to the immersion. I do think that the transitions from world to world should have been better, but it could have been difficult to do; a transition between a snow world to a jungle world would be unnatural.
Can we appreciate the fact that the worlds and levels have actual names, instead of just World 7 and World 5-3, it’s Meringue Clouds and Bramball Woods.
You aren’t forced to use motion controls, you can also use Pro Controllers, the Gamepad, and on the Switch version, joy cons.
I also really like the power-ups. The Flying Squirrel is extremely versatile, without being too overpowered, like some may say for the Propellor Suit. The Baby Yoshis are also a fine addition.
The bosses are honestly mostly mediocre. The only few that stand out are Iggy, Morton, Ludwig, the Sumo Bro, and the Bowser Jr. battles. The final boss Bowser is one of the most underrated Mario final bosses. Yes, he grows big again, but You actually fight Bowser one on one, instead of just running away from him. Bowser breathes fire, rains fireballs, swings his arms to whack you like a fly, tries to step on you, and spins in his shell.
Bowser Jr. is also there, adding to the difficulty. For me, the fight was hard at first, but got very easy over time. The background for this fight is marvelous, giving an ominous and dark sort-of feel. The music is also great, the hard rock is very energetic, like Evil King Bowser of SMW and Baby Bowser of SMW2YI.
I also find the new music in this game to be satisfactory. Sure they aren’t that revolutionary (other than the final boss theme), but for me, it’s definitely catchy. Even if you aren’t fond of it, at least it is different and doesn’t take all the tunes NSMBW.
I find this to be probably the most “cinematic” of the 2D Mario games. The story, while simple, shakes things up with Peach and her entire castle being taken over. Bowser tries to stop you from making your way there. When advancing your journey, there will be intervals where you see how Bowser is slowly taking over Peach’s castle. The final boss is also somewhat cinematic.
I haven’t even brought up the side modes. Coin rush is back, along with the new Boost Rush and Challenge Mode, which are all fun. There are also bonus videos, showing some cool mechanics of the game.
New Super Luigi U is a marvelous DLC, giving an extra challenge. I prefer Mario U because I prefer to have a casual experience than a hard one, but NSLU is still fantastic to have.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but NSMBUD is even better. To explain, we must go back to 2013 (or 2014), when my brother and I got the Wii U with Mario U + Luigi U. We really wanted the game, but when we played it, it was INCREDIBLY difficult. The Overworld Theme was characterized as the theme of terror. We asked cousins and friends to see if they could get us further in the game, but even they failed. My friend, who has played Super Mario Sunshine, couldn’t complete Haunted Shipwreck. We were stuck on Worlds 3 and 4, and haven’t touched the game for years. It was only until 2020, stuck in our homes with nothing to do, when I slipped back in the disk. My older self now wished to finish the game, and after much learning from CZcams, I learned how to dash, get a Squirrel Acorn boost, and make a triple jump. Within a year, I beat the game. Now a Mario veteran would look at me and go, “man of course, that game is so easy”, but at the time, a huge wave of triumph washed over me.
Now, imagine if I hadn’t thrown the game away for seven or so years. Imagine if my friends and cousins weren’t stuck on the 3rd & 4th worlds? That’s where NSMBUDX comes in. It’s trying to cater to the people who aren’t veterans of Mario. My inexperienced friends & cousins could pop in the game and actually have a fun time, without dying ever couple seconds. It’s extremely evident, especially with the inclusion of a how to play guide. The game is trying to appeal to a casual, mostly beginner market of Mario games. Games like Super Mario Maker 2 and Mario Odyssey might not be the best game for starters.
I don’t think NSMBUDX is that good of a port, but it’s still a great game. I find it ironic that it was almost universally agreed that while Boost Mode was fun for about five minutes, it wasn’t exactly that impressive, and now in the port, everyone is angered on the exclusion of the mode. Blue Toad is still in the game, and I find the reception of his status to be blown out of proportion and nit-picky. I also find it ironic that people asked for characters who weren’t the generic toads, and when Nintendo finally gives a new character, everyone is unsatisfied. In the port, you can play at a better resolution, choose whatever character in single-player, new characters, and portability, which I would certainly prefer over Boost Mode. I will admit that the change of pressing the jump button twice resulting in a spin jump is strange and unnecessary, and I understand if some find it uncanny.
You see, NSMBU isn’t a very competitive or professional game, it’s just a game full of crazy fun, especially when playing with four players, not really needing all balanced characters for competitiveness, this isn’t Super Mario Maker 2 or Super Smash Bros.
Additionally, as Toadette, it isn’t required to get the Super Crown. Toadette can still get Super Acorns and Fire Flowers. I also want to say that the NSFW fan art has nothing to do with the game itself, and is on the fault of the artists. It’s like a NSFW photo of an actress, are you going to stop liking that actress’s films, even if they are good?
I also want to point out that Super Mario 3D World has Peach and Rosalina, both who make the game easier (especially Rosalina), but no one seems to take notice.
To conclude, Mario U is fantastic. I’d say that if you didn’t have Mario U on Wii U, or wanted Luigi U, then the Deluxe version wouldn’t be bad for you. It shouldn’t be at a 60 dollar price tag, but since it has been out for a while, the price guaranteed to be lower. However, the changes aren’t enough for me to buy it again.
Congratulations on reading all this, and if it wasn’t clear, this is all my opinion.
Bloody hell. If I had your essay writing skills, I'd have no problems getting into uni
NSMB2 and U are some of the most boring and uninspired games I've ever played. The DS version still holds up, and Wii is all right.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 did you even read the whole comment
@@yohhh6715 Does it matter? No one is changing my opinion.
I'm going to say It, I completely agree with this essay. I love all of the games, though I think nsmb2 for 3ds was a bit weak.
This is personally my favorite 2D Mario, its level design works perfectly for multiplayer and single player compared to Wii's multiplayer focus or 2 Single player focus, as well as having awesome single player content like Challenges and Boost Rush, and the new backgrounds were beautiful
That's exactly why I said it's *objectively* one of the best 2D Mario games. But it's heavily reliant on New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
@@Demeech Agreed. If you ask me is more like a NSMB Wii Expansion or a NSMB Wii 2, not a full new entry like it was promoted, like this deserves more the "2" in the title than NSMB2
I do feel like I prefer New Super mario Bros DS because at least that game had more original bosses
@@jonahabenhaim1223 NSMB DS had great bosses and level ideas but it bit uncomfortable to control imo
Lack of spinjump, mario is a bit slippery and wall jumps kinda dont work the same 😅 It did made a great base for the next Mario Games tho
@@ilan_profile I never had problems with DS's controls at all. I definetely don't recall the controls being uncomfortable whatsoever and Mario was pretty damn easy to control. Idk maybe you just suck ass at it or something because I never had problems with DS.
To be fair, you need to applaud NSMBU for a lot of things that it did. Sure. The fact that certain iconic enemies are underused, like how all of the hammer bros besides for fire bros were only in one level, or that the only fire chomp in the game is in a random secret area in world 8, but this game did definitely take a few unique strides from Wii. It brought back some classic elements like baby Yoshies and torpedo teds, and innovated on them. (Such as with unique abilities for tre baby Yoshies, and a new honing variant of torpedo teds.)
And, a lot of the level themes were pretty interesting. Everyone talks about the Van Gogh level in Soda Jungle, but there’s also the deep water level in that same world that doesn’t feel as dull as the water cave level in Wii, the haunted shipwreck level in Sparkling Waters, and the athletic levels that used yellow and pink clouds instead of white ones in Layer Cake Desert and Merengue Clouds. Speaking of which, Nintendo brought back the actual world names from SMW, and even gave each level their own name. Sure. “Snake Block Tower” may not be the most interesting name, but it’s better than saying 5-tower.
This game also has the most interesting castles in the series. The generic lava castle only gets used in worlds 1, 2, 5, and 6. For the rest of them, Nintendo made actually unique castle backgrounds, and even made them somewhat outdoor in worlds 3 and 7. And, having to fight the Koopalings in their respective airships was definitely an interesting change of pace. It also incentivized Nintendo to actually make each Koopaling fight distinct from the other, unlike the previous two games. All of the Koopalings use new, somewhat challenging gimmicks, unlike NSMB2 which barely tried at all.
Loved the haunted ship stage
Thought the Parabuzzy stage was letting neat too
You can also find the propeller suit and penguin suit in the world map bosses during the game. I was halfway done with world 4 and after defeating the collagen world map boss I got a penguin suit.
That's only in New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Demeech predicts bubble flower
I like how you emphasize that the NSMB games have to be viewed in the context of each other. By itself, NSMB is quite good in my opinion, but because its prequels exist, they make the game seem a little underwhelming
19:25 I feel the same my fellow Wii U enthusiast
I have not much problems with the art direction of NSMBU. I really like it actually. What bothers me more is the lack of new level ideas. Most stuff comes straight out of NSMBWii levels.
My friends and I would play a vs mode using the 5 player co-op functionality. The gamepad player would have to place their blocks in ways that try to get the players killed, with each kill being worth a point. After every level it rotates to the next person and whoever has the least points after 3 rounds had to buy pizza for that night.
It was a blast
15:08 I personally think the upscaled textures are a good thing, and look good, the textures don’t have to be too detailed to look good, I’ve played both nsmbw and nsmbu, and I personally think that Nintendo did a really good upgrade with the textures. I do understand though that the reused texture do but some people, and I can understand why.
This isn't my favorite NSMB game, but I do think it's the best one because of the level design, bosses (yes they're just the koopalings again, but this time they all feel unique), new stuff like the baby Yoshis and acorn powerup, and also because of Luigi U (which should probably be considered separate, but I just count it as part of the same game)
I definitely consider New Super Luigi U separate.
Well, Baby Yoshis aren't that new. They've been since 1990.
They've been in the mario universe, that is.
I was one of the very few children or people in general back in 2012 who thought that the Wii U was the Switch rather than a controller for the Wii. The first thing I thought when I saw the GamePad was "Does that mean I can take this console in the car on trips and stuff?" Hard to believe that was 10 years ago now, I was like 12 or 13.
Same
I think the reason they left Yoshi as level-restricted is because they didn't want to have to design every level with him in mind.
If you could just take yoshi with you, you could very easily use him to cheese levels, and Nintendo is nothing if not adamant you have to play their games exactly how they want you to.
(I know, 11 months ago, but) what about the propeller mushroom? That lets you cheese levels much more than Yoshi ever could.
Other power-ups can cheese levels, why can’t Yoshi?
Insert line from that Wii U Christmas commercial
WE ALREADY HAVE A WII, SWEETIE
HOT BUTTERED POPCORN THAT'S A DEAL! 🍿
LMAOO
the biggest issue I have with the game is that there is a it of downtime....
if you die, it takes you at least 30 seconds to get back into the game, that is an often overlooked problem and my biggest pet peeve with it
Seing the channel grow so fast currently is great! Keep it up 👊
Wouldn't be possible without you 👊
New Super Mario Bros U and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze both came out on the same console, yet Tropical Freeze has more original content, ideas, boss fights, and presentation. Talk about self-competition.
While I definitely don’t hate Mario U, I don’t really love it either. It exists perfectly fine as a standalone game, but in the context of the series so much of it is just repeated content from older Mario games, mostly Mario Wii. Mario Wii had a dark desert cave, Mario U had a dark desert cave. Mario 3 had a level with giant enemies, Mario U had a level with giant enemies. Mario Wii had a level where you keep enemies off a raft, Mario U had a level where you keep enemies off your raft. I can excuse reused boss fights to an extent, and reused level ideas as long as something different is done with them, but nearly every Mario level New Super Mario Bros U copies it does it worse than the original. Especially the interconnected world map. There are some good things in it sprinkled here and there, like the Challenge Mode and Van Gogh level, but if you want a 2D platformer for the Wii U, get Tropical Freeze.
NSMBU's challenge mode was honestly some of the most fun Mario content I ever played. I was heartbroken when it got cut from "Deluxe"
Deluxe retains Challenge Mode
It didn't?
"Unless you have a bizarre fascination with Peachette, don't get this game"
Oh boy, I'm sure that's not as bizarre as you think. The super crown was absolutely everywhere when this game was coming out. Bowsette anyone?
I was very surprised with the quality of this video. Absolutely amazing work. You’ve earned this subscriber
You've earned a thank you!
Yoshi cant be carried across levels because hes too busy committing tax fraud
Kudos for making a title that is intriguing without being click baity.
Absolutely loved the review. Never played the game but your reviews always give such clear ideas on the games you are discussing, now a stupid question... the guy at 2:27; is he another youtuber or did you use the voice effect as a sort of meme?
Sorry I just was curious to understand😅
Keep up the good work, love your channel❤❤
NSMBU was the second new mario game I played, first was the ds one, my uncle bought a wii u with the game and the new luigi u pack together as my birthday gift in 2013, I love this game so much and for not having played the wii and 3ds games til 2019, this game *is* my masterpiece, but it is good seeing a review this well elaborated.
10 years later and I still forgot this game existed.
Same here, it's that forgettable. Part of me wonders if this game being a Wii U launch title, played a role in the Wii U under-selling!
Bro predicted the bubble flower 10:47
The first footage we ever saw of NSMBU in that Wii U trailer was QUITE LITERALLY just a NSMBWii rom hack, all the tilesets, shading, and whatnot were still just vanilla NSMBWii ones, the only new or updated things being Mario's lives icon, one random element of the background, and Mario looking out at the player after a few seconds of standing still, other than that it was literally identical in every other way. It quite literally looked like a rom hack of NSMBWii, and a cheap not-very-good one at that, NOT an official new upcoming game. To be fair the final game is also technically a NSMBWii hack, but it's a way more official-looking, polished up, and HD one with all-new tilesets, backgrounds, higher-quality models, new lighting/shading, etc., unlike the initial reveal in the Wii U's reveal trailer.
I’m so glad I found this channel. So much Nintendo content! Keep it up!
19:02 I going to lie that voice impression was pretty good!👏👍
Almost a year late, but I feel like NSMB is somehow underrated yet also kind of kid at the same time. Some levels I really liked but at the same time, it was still Mario Bros Wii but different levels. I feel like NSMBU would’ve been a lot more popular if it just introduced something new or wasn’t Mario Bros Wii but repeated. I think it’s a fine game but that doesn’t mean it didn’t have a lot of potential though.
Hardly anything can compare to the joy of hearing the boppin music playing to
“You are nowww watchinnng
DEMEEEEECH!”
Another thing i remembered was that yellow toad and blue Toad's voicelines were switched when you put the wii u and wii version side to side
I gotta say, one of the things that makes NSMBU good is the fact that it revives Baby Yoshis.
Levels with secret exits were marked with a blinking light.....I bought SMW near when it came out and all these years later is when I learn this information.
Wait I never knew that
YES. THANK YOU. FINALLY somebody other than myself brings up the "WHY NOT Y AND B!?" argument for NES ports. I had the same bewildered reaction to the Kirby Superstar remake on the DS. Considering the Snes original HAD a better control scheme.
You get a subscription just for that.
That alone was enough for me not to get virtual console games on 3ds after picking up Super Mario Land 2 it just feels so awkward and I can't understand why Nintendo understood when they made all stars for snes but not now
@@acegamergoldie1008 Hubris is my guess.
The entire video I was thinking about Newer Super Mario Bros. Looking forward to that video :D
As a major Peach fan I did indeed feel betrayed that she wasn’t playable but I do adore Toadette and Peachette:D by that you can probably guess I love Pink Gold Peach too 💀 but personally, despite her making the game easier, Peachette is such a cool idea and she looks great, it’s nice to ahve something so close to Peach when we can’t play as her and I just love everything about her
22:17 Honestly to me that sounds like designers pulled a Nintendo and decided that using the B button was the smartest move, but the programmer implementing it didn't like it so they snuck in a cheat code to bypass it without getting in trouble
The Wii U single handedly my got me back into video games. I hadn’t owned a system since the Sega Saturn.
I really hope that when we eventually get another 2-D Mario game they do some thing actually NEW. We need new locations or a new story or at the very least a new villain. And for god sake no more koopalings
assuming Nintengo makes another traditional 2D Mario in the near future xd
And the Internet better not ruined it before it comes out like they did to U Deluxe
And a new art style.
I also hope we get new characters like Wario or Waluigi instead of the overused Toadette
They would do something creative like newer smbw did
Deemeech: But instead of doing something new and memorable, Nintendo recycles Mario Kart 8
Nintendo: *Hears this and thinks of plan*
Later, the booster course pass
15:54 "You also might want to pull a Van Gough after listening to the soundtrack" made me laugh more than I thought
Picked Deluxe up for $30 a while back. It’s fun but if it didn’t go on sale, I probably never would have gotten it. Sure it’s fun, but, as you said, Mario Maker is such a better option.
This is why I always get the ports on sale.
5:53 that hotel Mario joke was amazing.
New Super Mario Bros. U is in my top 5 2D Mario's. I remember playing this game for the first time at a Wii U Kiosk in my local Wal-Mart. I got halfway through the the first World but stoped because I had to get going. I tried convincing my Parents to get a Wii U in 2014, the year I graduated High School. (It's embarrassing for me because I had no job yet, I was 17 turning 18 that Year. Plus all the places I applied for never called me back I didn't get my First job until 2017 when I was 21, and I still have that Job) I never got a Wii U because it would've cost too much for my Parents plus they thought the Wii U was some sort of Wii accessory at the time. So fast forward to 2017, I got my first Job and bought myself a Switch. From there I bought most of the Wii U ports and I can say the Wii U had great games. But then I seen the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe trailer and remembered playing it back on that Wal-Mart Kiosk. So I pre-ordered it at GameStop, and I finally played the game. I played as Mario throughout the main Game and used the button combination to disable B as Spin Jump (I found the button combination out through GameXplains video) and from there I really liked the game. I can agree with this video on the points made but for me New Super Mario Bros. U is still in my Top 5 2D Mario's
If your curious heres my "Top 5 2D Mario's" list (In no particular order)
1. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
2. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
5. New Super Mario Bros. U/Deluxe (Wii U/Switch)
Ironically they are all on different Consoles
Mine are:
1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Super Mario Bros Wonder
3. Super Mario World
4. New Super Mario Bros DS
5. New Super Mario Bros U
The be fair about not being able to take Yoshi out of levels, some SMW romhacks do that because he can be, well, kinda overpowered. It's especially common in collab romhacks (which also often filter out powerups on the world map, so you start each level as small Mario), so one person's Yoshi-centered level doesn't obliterate other levels that are designed around default Mario abilities.
It's weird in an official Nintendo game, though, yeah.
While I certainly understand the idea to rein in gamebreaking abilities, there is something very freeing about games like SMW or Mega Man 2 that generally have polished level design, and just kind of let you abuse it if you choose.
Has anybody noticed how unpolished this game’s graphics are because they’re reusing ones from the Wii just at a higher resolution?
Yeah Nintendo just gave up on NSMBWU
comparing these graphics to DK tropical freeze or yoshi's woolly world, it's night and day.
I bet NSMBU could be rendered on a gamecube without any trouble.
@@jclkaytwo LOL
The models for the characters yes. It's highly underwhelming.
@@Demeech the ground, blocks, and several level features aren't even modelled. they're just sprites. and not very appealing ones at that.
Pro tip: the propeller and penguin power ups can be found, albeit very scarcely, in reward chests after killing enemies on the map.
10:54 that aged very well
I can see why you have mixed feelings about New Super Mario Bros. U, but I personally think it's an excellent game. While I was disappointed that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe removed some things such as Boost Mode, it still retained what made it so much fun to play on the Wii U.
I must admit, Nintendo merging Blue Toad and Yellow Toad into one character just to make room for Toadette was not one of their better ideas. I get wanting to welcome people who hadn't picked up a video game controller before, but that was, if you ask me, a little too hand-holdy. I remember those days my brother and I would take turns controlling Mario and the Boost Mode function on the Wii U GamePad.
One other thing, I should've mentioned this, but I'm both glad and upset that the Boost Mode function is gone. The "glad" part is that I wouldn't have to do the Boost Mode-related challenges in the game's Challenge Mode. The "upset" part is when I'm playing by myself, I'd use Boost Mode to put up blocks that formed a bridge to the Star Coin.
In short, New Super Mario Bros. U (including its Deluxe counterpart) is one of my favorite video games to play. Even though I spend more time playing the Switch version, I enjoy the Wii U version for what it's worth.
Hey, we ended up getting the same Wii U bundle! I personally don’t consider this a super great game but it was decent enough for me to enjoy it. Luigi U was always cooler to me though because I had taste but when I was playing with my siblings I typically played Mario U. I haven’t been able to play this in several years though because I let someone borrow it while I borrowed their copy of Color Splash, and we just sort of stopped talking and quit being friends during this time so we never gave each other our games back, but I did try to do so. I do need to get this game again since I still have some nostalgia for it, and I’m absolutely getting the Wii U version because it’s better than the Switch “Deluxe” release.
Even though the Wii U didn't have the best launch, it's better than the Switch.
@@Demeech I can’t really say which one I’d consider better overall, they both succeed where the other fails. It really depends on which aspects of the consoles you’re looking at
@@Demeech I own a Wii U and not a Switch, but what makes the Wii U better (aside from a larger virtual console library)?
@@dapperfan44 I don’t need a Wii U. I have a 3DS and it has a huge virtual console library. It also shows why I don’t need Nintendo Switch Online.
@@traviscunningham7062 but you can't get N64 and GBA games on 3DS.
Back when this was announced I remember everyone on the playground saying how they’re making ‘Mario bros. Wii: the lost levels’ and we all went nuts cause we loved Mario wii
In the Wii U Nabbit can’t pick stuff up…but in Deluxe he can…not to mention he can swim better…I love Nabbit dont judge me 😅
nice video, it would be nice if you added the music title in the description
On it's own it's a really solid game. But the problem is when you compare it to other games, then the problems start to arise. Same music, basically very similar bosses, same world themes, lack of unique stages aside from 1 or 2. There's probably more.
Bro, your Patrick Star is on-point!
That Wii U Gamepad in the commercial you're showing looks different than the final product. At least to me, it seems as if that's a prototype version with two circle pads like the 3DS has instead of two actual outward analogue sticks.
Question: How would you feel about doing a dkc returns and tropical freeze video? I probably already asked for it but I think it would be cool, great reviews once again tho
A review would be great. It wouldn't qualify for Trash Or Treasure since the game is critically acclaimed, but it deserves a review.
I grew up with Mario Bros Wii’s final Bowser boss, so playing this game’s final boss was extremely underwhelming to me
I remember being like 6 or something when I got to the final boss of Wii and I was like “OH MY GOD” and then in U I was like 9 and it was like “oh so I just go in the koopa car and just hit him?”
U get to ride in the Koopa Car kool !!!
Great video 👌I subbed
demeech, would you consider doing a video on NSMB DS and NSMB Wii? like a kind of video "My experience with the franchise". Considering that now the 2D Mario series is dead (again, except for Maker).
I second this! I’d especially love a deeper dive into these two games than they normally get, cause I feel they merit that
Super Crown fanart is what killed 2D Mario games
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is getting a video where a friend and I defend it. I may as well cover DS sometime in the future.
@@mariajimenafigueroa233 Super Mario Maker kill him 7 years ago
10:54 nintendo listened
The difference between the NSMB series and DKC Tropical Freeze is night and day. There's no reason why Mario can't have visuals, music and level design as fresh and creative.
Super Mario Land 2 has more unique ideas than the entire NSMB series put together, which mainly retreads challenges from SMB3 and SMW.
This was my first 2d mario game!
New Super Mario Bros. was my first Mario game!
@@Demeech wow! I love all the new soup games (expect 2 NSMB2 Is just okay)
*I knew right away that the Wii U was a new console when I saw it being introduced. I'm surprised many didn't see or understood that.*
I'm so sorry for you about having your Wii U returned and getting it a year later... I had a similar experience with the 3DS and it was awful😅
But aside from this, I completely agree with you on this game: it's my least favourite Mario game after Sunshine, even though I liked NSMBW a lot.
I'm hyped for your Newer reviews, since I prefer Newer Wii to the official games😁
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Hey buddy, have I got the game for you!
I was actually wondering whether or not to get the switch or Wii U version. This video helped me make my decision. Thanks.
I grew up with this game and it will always be my favorite, even if it is unoriginal.
I like your videos, and the topics you cover. It’s fun and entertaining. If I could suggest one way to improve it would be your voice inflection. A lot of times I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic because everything you say has a similar tone. If you worked on varying up your speech tones, it would make it easier to listen to
At around 5:40 I was like "wait was that all just the intro"
Also acorns are edible when prepared correctly
Honestly, this game is pretty forgettable in every sense of the imagination. It may be more original than NSMB2, but that's not really saying much considering it reuses many assets from NSMBWii while completely ignoring any of the flaws that game had (if anything, it only made them worse and more insufferable). The Switch port outright removing content and demoting Blue Toad to an extra doesn't help this game's case either, and overall I haven't touched the game in many years due to how bland and forgettable it is. Overall, I'd say stick to NSMBWii or Tropical Freeze; they both do everything this game does better and then some.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii gets criticism for being unoriginal, but all of the music and graphics are new. It also has many brand new mechanics.
The fact that in U "Deluxe" you can't have a normal 4-player game as one of the players has to use a handicap easy-mode character is incredibly frustrating and such a stupid oversight, NSMBWii's entire iconic major feature isn't even fully present in it anymore! I'd genuinely rather have Toadette or any new characters never make it in and still force Player 1 to play as Mario than implement it all how Nintendo did in Deluxe, because what they did with new characters actually directly impacted the gameplay and for the worse, whereas forcing Player 1 to use Mario and only having Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow toad playable was purely cosmetic and nothing more.
bruh Wii does everything U does but a bit worse, it's just more original 'cause it came out first.
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This is the mainstream opinion, but it's actually incorrect. NSMBU has a pretty solid World 1, World 2, and World 5, but the other worlds are filled with shockingly mediocre and sometimes genuinely garbage levels. Take the 2nd level in Frosted Glacier for example; the entire level is literally just flat terrain with the sliding penguin enemies slapped in... not a single meaningful challenge in that level. The same problem with the walking Piranha Plant level in world 6... I have no idea how the enemies in these levels are supposed to pose any kind of meaningful challenge for the player... it feels like they're just "there" without any purpose. Haunted Shipwreck is a garbage level, and the castle in world 6 literally gives up developing the level gimmick after the checkpoint and just takes you to the boss, which is quite insulting to the player. Then you have levels like 7-1 Land of Flying Blocks where there is way too much shit happening on screen for the player to mentally process and figure out what they're expected to do. A lot of levels reuse stuff from NSMBWii in worse ways. The two icicle levels in the snow world are worse than their NSMBWii counterparts. The skeleton ride level in world 6 is objectively worse than the one in Wii (it's literally the same level, except just half of it). The para-beetle level is way worse than in Wii.
Are there genuinely great levels? Yes. Prickly Goombas, Fuzzy Clifftop, and Waterspout Beach are among the best levels in the NSMB series. The ghost house levels are also better than in Wii (except in the Beach and Sky world; also NSMB DS probably still has the best ghost house levels). But these levels are few and far between. NSMB Wii admittedly has some bland levels, but the quality remains fairly consistent throughout the game. It also has significantly better star coin locations; it seems like every level in NSMBU has at least one star coin hidden behind an obscure invisible wall. Overall, NSMBU is not the pinnacle of 2D Mario design that people claim it is, and probably has the sloppiest design out of the 4 games.
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I know that the first few worlds of NSMB Wii feel pretty empty for a solo player, but that it picks up near the end.
Good video EXCEPT: it's not called the racoon suit, its called the tanooki suit! :) :)
As much as the Switch version is kinda inferior… if you’re like most of us who never had a Wii U, given how unsuccessful that console was, I think it’s still a great game and worth a buy.
I’m just glad the New Super Mario Bros. series brought back the Koopalings. How have I missed them since their long absence since Super Mario World.
your misbehaviour was a blessing in disguise, since you ended up with the amazing game known as luigi u
Another great video from Demeech. Keep up the awesome work. I agree with a lot you have to say. One question: what’s the music at 22:46 ?
A lot of people hated the wii u, but to be honest, there are still some things that Wii U did better than switch. I still like to play my wii U from time to time, but it hurts that all the exclusive games are being ported to switch.
New Super Mario Bros U is always has been just a huge pile of missed potential for me. It feels like it tried in everyway to innovate the NSMB series, but decided only to take baby steps to do so. It's basically just NSMBWii with a new coat of paint and different homework answers.
That being said, it's still not a bad game, nor is it unfun to play, bit honestly, it's just underwhelming as the pinnacle of the series.
Out of curiosity what’s the song at 5:31 ? It’s so familiar but I can’t quite place it
24:46 Did this man just predict the Mario kart dlc from the direct.
Me born in 2012. Looks at Wiiu “that’s my birth system.
9:37 that was a good reference.
The Wii is pretty good console, it was pretty overlooked.
Core gamers didn't like it, I LOVED it. Easily the best Nintendo console not even accounting for backwards compatibility and the Virtual Console.
@@Demeech so true
@@therealmariofan yep. I’ve even tried playing the Wii at church. But I still prefer the Switch because it’s basically a mixture between the Wii and 3DS.
8:17 thank you SOOOO much for pointing this out. I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels on my Switch for a few days now and thought this was infuriating. Just because B and A were the only buttons in 1985 doesn’t mean you should stick with them in 2022, Nintendo. At least give us the option to change the controls =_=
I didn't watch your review on NSMB2, so I decided to do so with NSMBU.
Well...your review is what I expected. You definitely like the game, but have more than a few problems with it.
Aesthetically, it does borrow a lot from Wii. Apart from newer backdrops and one memorable level, it's more or less identical outside of minor touch ups. The same goes for the soundtrack.
Even though I have New Super Mario Bros. U on the Wii U, I double-dipped for its Deluxe edition. Initially, I didn't see many improvements, but the option to use anybody in single player is a big buff. I enjoy simply playing as Luigi and the Toads at any time. Even Nabbit is fun occasionally.
Like most passionate Mario fans, it doesn't look like you recommend New Super Mario Bros. U very much. Indeed, most other 2D platformers since have used marvelous visuals and/or a good difficulty throughout. Even the two Super Mario Maker games offer neat potential for level design. However...
I still like NSMBU a lot. It's by no means Mario's finest outing, but my bias towards it is a bit higher than other Mario games.
I think that this was a fair review.
Honestly when I played some of this with the Wii U, I could not get myself to finish it. Idk why, but I guess I just haven’t gotten to it lol
You actually can use the Z triggers for the L/R functions. I always used those instead.
I can't help but feel Nintendo may purposefully update - or rather - downgrade Joycons to drift. My OG stock pair had been working fine since I got them with very very minimal issues after years, then one day, after an update, all of a sudden they were starring along side Lucas Black in The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift. Maybe just a coincidence, but quite the suspicious one at that.
Good job for you to talk about New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe (this title makes wonder if the Switch's real name is Wii U Deluxe lol) without mentioning certing characters with unoriginal names that ruined 2018's reputation and made the Mario fandom at it's absolute worst, you earn a breath of fresh air (of the wild!)
10:50 And that exists now!
The Wii is hands down the best console ever made and I see the Wii U as it’s sequel, a damn good one too, the switch is just a disappointment to someone who grew up in age of Nintendo during the Wii
the console isn't that impressive, in fact is really low power for a game console, the games and the motion controls ideas make the wii a good console, the wiimotion plus controller can cost around $50-$60 and the console just a bit more
16:46 Mario Where Are You?
Well, I think the babysitting might actually be good, because all 3 baby Yoshis are kinda broken.