Super Mario Bros Wonder: Mario’s prodigious and addictive journey to Wonderland has captivated us! Here’s why…

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Super Mario Bros Wonder: His Legacy and Responsibilities

So it’s been eleven years since Mario last set foot in a Super Mario Bros game since New Super Mario Bros. U. The opus which succeeds it, New Super Mario Bros. 2, is like its predecessor: a good game that wrings out the formula. Enough to no longer be surprising, a quality that is nevertheless essential and very present in the majority of games in the series. There was the Super Mario Maker which gave pride of place to 2D platform games. But it was in a rather special package: it was the players who then created the levels. Certainly excellent opuses but which neither have Nintendo’s know-how nor its magic. This is probably why these somewhat separate episodes are not named. Super Mario Bros. Maker.

It is in this context that Super Mario Bros. Wonder emerges. It therefore generates many expectations. First new episode of the series on Nintendo Switch, it comes after Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. These two opuses were able to reinvent their own series. A risk since the latter had a colossal reputation to uphold. On the other hand, Wonder must also succeed, in a certain way, in going beyond the Super Mario Maker spirit. Players have spent years on it, creating a crazy variety of levels. It will take a lot to surprise.

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Has Nintendo rediscovered the magic of its Super Mario Bros.? ?

Successful bet ? From the first video presentations, Nintendo seems to set the tone for this Super Mario Bros. Wonder. An explosive play of colors and visual effects. We can even read in certain previews delivered by the world press that it is a Mario style Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. In our video test, to watch at the head of this article, we explain that the graphic facelift allows this new episode to stand out visually from its predecessors.. The graphic style can convince those who were, for example, seduced by that of the animated film Super Mario Bros. released at the start of the year. But it mainly serves as an aperitif for the real stars of Wonder.

These are the prodigy flowers which act as a real novelty. When the player picks it, the way of playing and the stage are disguised for a short time. An idea that allows both to refresh the gameplay in a brilliant way while also marveling the player. Obviously, the prodigy flowers alone do not constitute all of the qualities of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. As we show in our video test, Nintendo has added a lot of new things. There is a nice variety of stages, a well-thought-out badge system and a certain amount of freedom never before seen in a Super Mario Bros. game. Enough to multiply the secrets and mysteries to discover.

If you needed a clear answer, here it is. Yes, Nintendo succeeds in its bet with Super Mario Bros Wonder. The developer has rediscovered the magic of this series which propelled it into the stars of the video game world. It’s an exceptional game that everyone can succumb to. It is undoubtedly in line with the Super Mario Bros which perfectly carried out the philosophy of the original, inscribed in the pantheon of video games: that of taking the player on an adventure of perpetual discovery. Nintendo has picked us up well.