

Super Mario Galaxy looks particularly impressive, and it won’t surprise anyone to learn that it’s definitely the best looking game of the bunch. Super Mario Sunshine definitely shows its age, but it’s almost amazing how much that 16:9 support helps. Similarly, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy benefit from a few UI improvements and widescreen support Nintendo has implemented. The enhancements Nintendo made to it for this Switch release go a long way too, as this iteration of Super Mario 64 looks a lot sharper than most games of the era.

Super Mario 64 looks surprisingly good for being one of Nintendo’s earlier 3D games. Time has been pretty kind to all of the titles in Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and though more blemishes start to show as you go further back in the Mario timeline, all of the games in this compilation are still easy to recommend today, even to those who don’t have nostalgia fueling their interest. There are others out there who grew up in the Wii era and give Super Mario Galaxy the same kind of reverence I give Super Mario 64. Super Mario 64 was one of the defining games of my childhood, as was Super Mario Sunshine to a lesser extent. Each of these games will resonate with a different generation of gamers.
