“For a certain sort of gamer whose Super Mario fandom began during the 8-bit days, there’s reason to be excited about the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Disregarding the New Super Mario Bros. series, which since 2006 has been featuring Mario in competent platforming adventurers that lacked the surreal spark of those original NES games, it’s a return to form. In fact, the last 2D platforming adventure Mario went on before the New series, in the style of those original games, was Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, which was released all the way back in 1992. Since then, Mario’s universe has extended out in all directions, literally and figuratively, to the point that returning to its origins now feels novel.”
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