3 years ago?!?

I fully appreciate this KZfaqr answering his question in his first line. We were all thinking it.

The fact 3 years already passed is insane.

You know what I’d have liked? A 64 DS rerelease. With the minigames and extra character stages and powerups and improved character models.

The fact that Kirby's Anniversary has more going for it than Mario's really tells you something.

I think you made a great point. Physical and Digital markets keep each other in check. This “strategy” actively instigates scalping.

Aside from the obvious issues like no Galaxy 2 and the Limited release window, the only real problem I have with 3D All Stars is the lack of extra bonus stuff. As you said the soundtrack is really nice but it's just the tip of the iceberg. No art gallery, concept artwork, developer interviews, bonus games or minigames, unlockables, no cool little museum modes or anything. It was just so bare bones compared to so many other game collections out there on the market.

I think that the bizzare limited release is what holds a lot of weight bringing the game's perception down. With how outrageous that limited E-shop release was, People's patience, mine included, were WAY down. My expectations were pretty reasonably set, I think, simmilar to what you were expecting, but I just cannot overstate how bitter the limited release made me.

Fun fact: the weird filtered look on the textures in the Wii U virtual console port is the anti aliasing they used on the textures. If you don’t upscale a small resolution texture BEFORE putting it through antialiasing and instead upscale with antialiasing, the texture appears weird and blurry. You’d have to force it to upscale with nearest neighbor mode only if you wanted a clean, regular pixel look instead of a blurry look (there are some wiiu mods for the virtual console that do that I think)

btw, the reason they unlisted it from the eshop too, was so people would panic and buy it, not wanting to miss out, without actually considering if they really wanted it, what if they wanted to play it at a later date, but it was already gone? nintendo just abused fomo to make people impulse buy basically

Holy shit, I actually found a KZfaq video that gets straight to the point and doesn't spend the first part of the video talking about random shit. I love this so much.

What’s crazy is that this was their biggest opportunity to have 64 DS and Galaxy 2 be sold again

I'm a casual but I just wanted to enjoy SM64 for the good old fashioned nostalgia and fun memories I had of playing it growing up. Getting to try out sunshine and galaxy that I had only ever played at friends houses was just an added bonus. Just wanted to add the casual perspective that this game was exactly what I expected and wanted it to be

haven't seen your channel before, but the fact that the first words in the video actually answer the question in the title instead of only using the title as clickbait instantly makes me 100 times more intrigued in the video and your channel.

Take a drink every time he says "compilation" as "com-pile-lation"

Compile-ation?

My daughter really started playing games on switch, and I never played a Mario game after 64, so i enjoyed playing this with my daughter. I think we still have the physical copy.

On the whole thing of them not putting too much effort into this release, Mario 64’s textures are updated on the fly, as the rom is loaded. The folder in the files that these updates textures come from, is literally named “lazy texture replace” so that’s something.

The thing that annoyed me the most about the initial release of this game was the lack of in-game button mapping. I am glad they finally listened to everyone and gave a classic/modern button mapping option. For me, Sunshine was extremely unplayable because I was used to the way it played on the GameCube.

Every time I tell someone that I have a physical copy of this game, their like “wow, dude! No way!” Even though a physical copy of this game isn’t even rare.

Nintendo consistently does so little that when we get lacking products people are very quick to act as apologists because that's the norm for the company. I think the notion that we shouldn't expect more because it's "unrealistic" is insane. This is NINTENDO and this is the MARIO franchise. They have all the money and the talent they need to make something outstanding, and we have modern remaster collections like crash and spyro to compare to. Disregarding the limited release and lack of polish/options on release (irreversible camera controls were a major deal breaker), this collection, as is, should have been worth 30-40 dollars on release. It's so pathetically low effort, and not including galaxy 2 is unforgivable considering how unbelievably acclaimed that game is, and it's now unable to be purchased unless it's secondhand.

no one ever said it was bad, the critics were about the laziness of the port, the pricing and most importantly the FOMO tactic and limited time availability, those games were not only legendary but they were the flagships of their respective consoles

Amazingly honest and in depth video addressing every issue that has ever raised about 3D All Stars, amazing job so subscribed to your channel without hesitation 👏🏻

Man, this was a really well put together video, I’m surprised to see you haven’t done as many of these

As I hadn’t played both Mario 64 nor sunshine, I am very happy that the games are as faithful as the originals, I wanted to play what people played years ago, not a modernised version. For example I wanted the blue coins in sunshine to feel shit, because that is how they were and now I can confidently say that they are an obnoxious game mechanic

I think if Nintendo sold this collection for like $40 USD instead of $60, people wouldn’t have complained so much. It being $60 is kind of insane for such old games and top that with how lazy the ports were and it feels like it wasn’t worth the money.

I do find it a bit contradictory that you defend the removal of the BLJ on its technical merits, yet you also defend the lack of 60 FPS in spite of the technical and gameplay merits that it would bring to the table, especially for the fact that you took a moment to highlight them.

This is a fantastic video! A quality I'd expect to see from someone with 100K plus subscribers. Love the passion and insights :)

I remember working at best buy and ringing up some kid and his nom for a copy of this game. He was trying to work through and rationalize his purchase to himself and he looked less and less convinced by the second lol

The movement in the NES originals is notably different than in the SNES All-Stars remakes.

congrats for having this video pushed by the algorithm! i really like the format and your voice is easy to listen to. keep it up!

I had never played Mario Sunshine or Galaxy before. I appreciated this collection since I finished the 3 games and spent more than 80 hours happily playing it. I don´t care if it is just an emulator, I played it handheld in different hours, places, cities and had tons of fun. That´s the meaning of a game.

The thing for me is that they literally could've tried harder, like how Kirby's collection was super polished

In my opinion it was good concept I love replaying these 3 games what they could have done so much more. The graphics could have been a little more remastered and redone new designs and they also could have added Super Mario Galaxy 2 to the collection.

“compailation”

For such a small channel at 1,600 subscribers, this was an incredibly well done video. The execution was of professional level, and I was surprised to say the least when I saw your sub count. Can’t wait to see more content and when you hit that 10k sub milestone!

Dude I fully thought you had hundreds of thousands of subscribers. This was such a well thought out and produced video!

That video was mind-bogglingly good. I have never subscribed to someone after only one video until now. Keep up the good work!

I LOVE it when people just say the answer as their first line. It's gold comedy and also useful.

Dude can I just say thank you for making this video. It was fair and comprehensive about each game's strengths and weaknesses. It's weird, I was just thinking about the 3D All Stars collection and wanted to watch a video on whether they were good or not and no word of a lie your video showed up in my recommendations before I even looked anything up. It was like I was meant to see it 😂 Anyway great video, I look forward to the next video

That PS1 frogger soundtrack at the end hit me like a bag of bricks. Always loved that track, might have even been the start of my love for moody instrumental music when I was a kid

Really well made video man checked your sub count and realized how underated you are

i love how the intro answers the question lingering in your head when you click the video. genius

I got it and I like it very much. I never played any of the games included in it, so it was three entirely new experiences. Having played Sunshine I’ve now declared it my favourite of the 3D Mario platformers.

you had a really good script. i needed this as a 9:40 PM video and it was very relaxing and not overly opinionated or uninformative

You're getting a sub from me not just for an awesome video, but also because you actually answered your own question, and at the beginning no less. Sorry, I was frustrated with other people making videos where they ask a question they don't answer. TLDR; Sick vid! Subbed!

gotta say it was wild to read the title question alone in my silent room and have your voice answer it out loud as soon as i clicked the video.

I still remember not being too invested in getting the game until a few days after they stopped selling it and came across my local GameStop at the mall. Curious I went ahead and asked the lady at the counter if they still had copies and she said definitely and I just went ahead and bought it considering it probably would’ve been rare some day. Thankfully I went ahead with the purchase!

16:39 now personally, I get the dev blocks weren’t faithful to the original but it was kinda nice having them. I feel like the other stuff was a bigger issue

Com Pile Lation

You certainly have the voice for this kind of work. Keep it up.

Honestly as someone who hadnt ever had the chance to play 2 of the three games and my tolerance for graphics is high, just the fact its a convenient way to play in an all in one package i was satisfied.

Yes. Mario’s 35th anniversary deserved much much better, and a game of this status should’ve been far more polished than it was.

I loved this collection when it came out. I spent so much of my life playing all these games. Felt like I was jumping back into different eras of my life

my question is is it possible to play mario galaxy with gyro on dolphin? it would make sense seeing as most controls have gyro and in steam input you can map it to a mouse so it would make sense

Really good video. I can’t get over this game is over three years old. i had mixed feelings about this game. As a kid who grew up playing Mario 64 DS, Galaxy, and making my way back to playing Sunshine this game was the perfect nostalgic sweet spot.

When playing SM64 through this collection, I encountered a glitch I had never seen in the N64 version. In Dire Dire Docks, there is a mission where you need to jump from moving poles in the ceiling to grab the red coins. However when I selected the mission from the menu, and made my way to the room, the poles were not loading in, and Bowser's sub was still there. It is supposed to be gone after you clear the first mission, which I did. The Sub stayed there no matter which mission I chose, and even after making sure I selected the red coin mission 4 times, every time I reached the room, the game was acting as if I was doing mission one. I had to leave and do some stars in a different level, because it was impossible to clear due to necessary parts of the level not spawning in. I have been playing this game pretty much my entire life, and I have never seen that happen before. This all happened TODAY, so it isn't an oversight that got patched like the issues in Sunshine.

5 seconds into the video and I'm subscribed. Wonderful first impression, thanks for not beating around the bush.

What a perfect start to a video i read the title in my head and immediately i was answered

Oh man, if you produce more videos like this you should definitely consider this as a career

This was a great first impression of your channel, I’m looking forward to seeing more!

Checking your YT to see you barely upload content was soul crushing. THIS VIDEO WAS SO GOOD TOO

Your audio is so much better than others with your level of subs

I have to disagree with Mario 64’s resolution, I think low-poly games look really crisp in HD

This makes me feel lucky that I chose to buy the physical copy before they raised the price of it.

Love your videos dude hope you keep it up!

First off great video and I’m subscribing. Second thing tho, I have never heard someone pronounce compilation like that lol

I've recently been replaying SMG1 on 3D Allstars and i was playing it on an aeroplane with the touchscreen and it honestly felt really good

Recently found this channel and quite enjoyed your lookback on 3D All Stars. Its far from being a “good” port of Mario’s 3D adventures, but I bought this game back in 2020 for the simple reason of convenience. Having the ability to play 64, Sunshine and Galaxy on the go and in one package for me was well worth the buy considering I hadn’t played all these games before, and I’m one for actually playing games on an actual hardware (unless if the game is straight up impossible for me to play). With better optimization, development times, and removing a limited release window, I honestly wish I can see game franchises get a Mario 3D All Stars treatment for a porting collection. Like for example, making an Adventure trilogy collection by porting SA1, SA2, and Heroes to a modern console with updated optimization. Because despite Nintendo coming off as a bit scummy in some regards, I still find that in some of their ports and variations of games do they actually put in some love and attention. And besides, at least 3D All Stars is a hell of a lot better… than a certain Sonic Colours Remake…

Good timing just started playing galaxy a few days ago, really impressed with quality of vid too, you got a new sub 😃

Nintendo be like "stOP PiratinG oUR gaMeS" so how am I supposed to play Sunshine or Galaxy legally without buying a GameCube or Wii and the game. Like, you aren't even gonna make money from it.

Fun fact: The BLJ was patched by accident by Nintendo in the rumble version, They changed one small thing and that affected the backwards speed cap

I remember pre ordering this at announcement for the sole reason being i thought it would sell out before release, and, at the VERY least, would be a fun collectable. I ended up replaying galaxy on the pro controller and feel like i got time and money worth just from that alone.

Can someone tell me the background song around 3:45/4mins in? Thank you

I appreciate these HUD element upscales a lot too. Makes a world of difference in my opinion.

I really appreciated your take in this video. I acknowledge all these problems and admit that they have impacted my game play but having these games on switch is so much fun. I especially had a great time with my first play through of Mario 64 and a great HD revisit to galaxy. Thanks for making me smile and giving this game the time of day I think it deserves

I bought it 3 years ago and have absolutely no problem with it. Controls are weird but as somebody who wanted a more new gen way of playing Galaxy and Sunshine without emulation it was everything I wanted. It’s not like it was buggy or a change that ruins the experience. It’s perfect if you don’t want change. If you want to relive that feeling for all those years ago

I forgot this collection existed until now, thanks for reminding me I guess.

What do you think of the 3DS rerelease of OOT having a lot of the old glitches (thought of this cuz u said the speedrunning aspect isn’t appealing to you, not mad just curious)

Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate the absolute work of art that is the Mario Galaxy album cover

Touch screen controls in Galaxy is "As bad as it sounds"? No way, man. They're amazing! You should try them! In my opinion, the portability - and thus, the touch controls of Galaxy - is by far THE selling point of this collection. Super Mario Galaxy on here actually makes the game feel like a Switch-game; Unlike something like Odyssey where you had to shake the entire screen to do some moves. This version of Galaxy is perfect for Switch, since the controls are great both in handheld and docked, which really isn't true for a lot of the Switch's first-party games.

Props for answering the title right off the bat

I've owned the original games, Wii U Virtual Console versions, and now this collection. Overall I think it turned out pretty well, although widescreen 60fps support for all games would've been premium. At least offer it as an option. It is a shame it's not available anymore, which is why I bought 3 copies. 😏

Honestly the only issue I had with 3d all stars was the pricing. The quality would not be as much of an issue if the game was cheaper

Entertaining and no vine booms overloaded with memes. Thank you youtube reccomdations

This video was actually super well done. Really enjoyed it 👍🙏

I thought these were always pretty good, yeah there were a little overpriced and the limited availability hurt but being able to play these legendary games where ever you want in HD is huge, even if the controls aren't as good as the originals for Sunshine and 64.

I understand your thoughts on shaking the wiimote. My favorite way to play Mario Kart Wii is with the Nuchuck and Remote, since doing a wheelie by flicking up the remote always felt satisfying

My biggest gripe is the lack of symmetry. All Stars had 4 games, 3D All Stars only has 3. It made no sense at all not to include Galaxy 2.

It’s wild Nintendo makes playing these games so hard to do yet crack down so hard on emulation.

I think that Nintendo taking it off the eShop just shows that they did this as none other than an act of fan service. They're fully aware that they could have better optimized these games re: 60 fps for Mario 64 etc. It clearly isn't a release that they were super proud of so they kept it as a quick celebration of Mario for us and then got rid of it. It never felt lazy to me, just a cool piece of collectors memorabilia.

Out of all of the 3D Mario games I like Super Mario 64 the most. I have such a nostalgic feeling for Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64 in my heart and soul.

THANK YOU for mentioning the lack of GameCube controller support for Sunshine in the original 3D Allstars release! I got the game soon after launch and happened to have the adaptor and was so disappointed to find out about that! I am glad to hear they eventually added that back in though, will keep that in mind next time I replay it. Also, even if it is unrealistic, I do hope Mario Galaxy 2 does eventually find its way onto the Switch or even the next console. As someone who doesn't like to use PC emulators unless I absolutely have to (like you said, convenience), it would be nice to have a modern way to play that game.

What's the song starting at 9:03?

I played through Mario 64 on here once I first got this game when it released. Even though I already played it a bunch of times at that point, just played through it for completion sake. About a year later I played Mario 64 render 96 on my new 3ds at 60fps and that is probably my preferred way to play Mario 64 from now on and it’d be hard for me to go back to 3D All Stars ever again.

I think what people dont like about patching speedrun glitches is that it was unintrusive on normal gameplay, and they went out of their way to remove that instead of making the actual game HD or proper widescreen or 60fps, which everyone would benefit from. Just another case of nintendo letting you play your way, as long as your way is exactly as they intended

It’s insane how anything better than a minimally upgraded rom of the original is too much to expect

I remember buying this game collection mainly for sunshine. I was super hyped, plugged in my original purple gamecube controller and was super disappointed that the analog shoulder button didnt work properly and didnt touch sunshine ever since. Its good to know they support it by now and i will totally give the game another shot!

All you say about Mario 64 resolution is bullcrap, mate. I mean, I get your point... but what couldn't they just add OPTIONS? the game should run at 1080p and it also have an option to choose the definition. There is no reason whatsoever not to have both those thing. Not one. They were just lazy.

The fact that it was a timed release that wasn't fully polished makes it a more sour taste too. I remember I decided not to buy it after seeing initial thoughts on release it was unpolished, and with Nintendo you never knew if they were going to fix those issues.