Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Genre: Platformer

Year released: 1993

Number of Players: 1 (SMB2, SMB: LL), 1-2 alternating (SMB, SMB3)
Super Mario All-Stars features remakes of Super Mario Brothers 1-3, all originally for the NES. SMAS also includes Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (SMB2 in Japan), a much more difficult version of SMB1 that was previously unreleased in the US.

Visuals: (100%)
Wow. The graphics have been given a huge 16-bit facelift. They have been much improved from their simplistic 8-bit graphics on the NES. Mario, Luigi, and all of the other characters in the game have their more "current" looks (i.e., Mario wears red and blue).

Sounds: (100%)
The sound effects and music have been remade with better sounding instruments (like percussion). A huge improvement.

Gameplay: (99%)
All four games retain the gameplay that we all know and love from back in the day. Very little has changed, save the graphics and sound. So, you're basically playing a 16-bit version of the game you picked to play. SMAS does have a save feature, so you don't have to play all day to beat the game; you can just stop and continue another time.
Super Mario Brothers: The Lost Levels was previously unreleased in the US. As mentioned before, it is a much harder version of SMB, with new, difficult levels. If you thought you mastered SMB1, wait until you try SMB: TLL.

Replayability: (94%)
Well, there are four different games to play and keep you busy for quite some time.

Personal Score: (100%)

Bottom Line:
This is one of my favorite game compilations of all time. SMAS is definitely worth owning if you have a SNES. If you do not own Super Mario World, then buy the SMAS+SMW cart instead!

Final Score: (99%) A+

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