Stand alone, U is one of the best ones. It's just the fact that it exists relative to the other ones, so those being previous titles, holds it back. It would've been received a lot better had it released outside of the NSMB fatigue. I feel like even a change of soundtrack would've done wonders for this game.

@Ninblasto

Жыл бұрын

This will forever be my favorite NSMB game, or even my favorite 2D Mario game.

@VinnimonCinnimon

Жыл бұрын

@@ollieguy6781 it's fine to feel that way, it's quite literally why I said stand alone lol. The concepts it lifts from World like the interconnected map and baby Yoshi's I feel are debatable on which one would prefer (especially as someone who prefers U to World in terms of design, no questions asked) it's also easy to see why someone could prefer literally any other Mario Bros game. Like I said, it's held back by it's predecessors. Like you said, there isn't much it's done to distinguish itself from any of the others.

@harrybest2041

Жыл бұрын

@@ollieguy6781 "standalone"

@revolvingworld2676

Жыл бұрын

@@harrybest2041 Yes, that's a valid factor. Remember when people were hating and trashing on 3D World for not being a true "3D Mario experience"? And suddenly people changed their tune when it rereleased on the switch after the bias they had before Odyssey? Outside factors changed peoples opinions and peoples perceptions were biased. Proving that in standalone 3D World was an excellent game. It was the same for Super Paper Mario. It was trashed because it wasn't a true RPG experience, but after sticker star everyone is suddenly "Hey SPM is pretty good actually" You have to look at a game in a vacuum without bias or outside factors clouding your judgement.

@Kylekashi

Жыл бұрын

That's probably why I liked it so much cause I Had skipped the two titles in between the first nsmb and the U one Funnily enough when I played the Wii one later, I did not like that one a lot so yeah... Fatigue can kill a good game

One of the things no one’s talking about is the graphics. I don’t really care about graphics either, but dang, this game is so stupidly colorful. It’s what I think about most with the game, and is what makes 1-1 so memorable for me. All of the colors every just makes you want to look at everything in the levels. And I don’t care what you say about this game, it is my absolute favorite NSB game. Editor’s note: Wonder has been out for awhile now, and it is absolutely PEAK

@an3_omx

Жыл бұрын

The colors are all nice enough for nothing to be interesting, for me at least. I certainly see the appeal though. Edit: I'm referring to Acorn Plains. A bunch of the other themes, especially the snow and underground, are really nice.

@The_MEMEphis

Жыл бұрын

It's a super generic looking Mario game, it's just generic new super Mario bros aesthetic

@val566

Жыл бұрын

The colors are nice but it's still so uninspired

@an3_omx

Жыл бұрын

@@chasemiller7159 Craving NSMB is interesting, to say the least

@imaginationsquare

Жыл бұрын

The tilesets have a huge amount of detail aswell, and even normal maps, a thing ment for 3D modelling, to allow shading on 2D textures! E.g. if a lava bubble jumps up next to the ground you will actually see the light shining properly on the ground! Such amazing additional detail!

Can we just appreciate how insanely well made the background’s of the levels are, like it’s just so amazing looking I could look at them for hours.

@watching7721

Жыл бұрын

Those really stand out I agree

@sosukeaizen7056

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone else said it

@mariajimenafigueroa233

Жыл бұрын

Special shout-outs to Frosted Glaciar especially the ones with the Aurora Lights ❄️☃️

@mattpatt4976

11 ай бұрын

super mario bros wonder seems to want to 1-up nsmb u's backgrounds too

@EaZyKiNg

2 ай бұрын

I never super paid attention to it will next time I play now thnx

I absolutely loved playing this whenever we got a Wii U. I feel like the Wii U and pretty much all games that came out with it are very easily dismissed or forgotten about which is a real shame.

One of the most disappointing things about this game is world 8. I like the idea of remaking old levels in a lava theme-that would’ve been really cool. Sadly, the short length of this world makes it very anticlimactic. The final bowser fight is especially disappointing because all you do is hit bowser in the head three times. I loved in nsmbwii when bowser chases you as the finale; what better way to end a platforming game than by sending the player through an epic final gauntlet with intense music and a terrifying boss? The ending of nsmbu doesn’t get my adrenaline going like that unfortunately.

I am happy to see more people talk about their Wii U memories in a positive way. This console is finally getting the love it deserves. I actually like New Super Mario Bros U but it is far from my favorite Wii U game so I would give it a solid 7 out of 10. I personally think that it suffers a lot from the direct concurrence the game has with much better 2D plateformers on the console like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze or Yoshi’s Woolly World.

@barrybukowski3743

Жыл бұрын

Almost all of the best Switch games were Wii U games first. Wii U was pretty great. It is nice to see other people that enjoyed it.

@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569

Жыл бұрын

@@barrybukowski3743 It is indeed

@traviscunningham7062

7 ай бұрын

And we have Mario Wonder! 💭

@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569

7 ай бұрын

@@traviscunningham7062 Goated game

The best part of the game is the map, its a great experience

This game gets way too much hate, yeah it reuses the world themes, but they make them into really creative spins, like how the grassland has a bunch of snow mountains, abd themed around acorns, the desert being themed around desserts, then jungle being giant, the mountains looking like spectacles, the beach being in a rocky grotto, the sky being above the mushroom kingdom so you see the gumdrop mountains peaking through, and the lava world being peaches castle. This is the best one in the series in my opinion. It's so fun and I love the backgrounds, music, creativity and everything else

This game is so underrated, I used to watch the videos on yt about it when I was young. When I got my switch it was the first game i bought. I just wish it was longer

@RosbifChaud

Жыл бұрын

did you beat New Super Luigi U included in the Switch version? It's 2 games in 1

I really love your videos an the effort you put on them man. You absolutetly deserve to be much bigger.

Boost mode is genuinely really fun with the challenges in the OG version on Wii U with a buddy. The spontaneous “teamwork” can both be pretty funny and very satisfying when the level is finished. The other modes are also pretty fun though

I really loved this game. It is literally so colorful, the levels are awesome, the recycling of the NSMB format is PERFECT! I really wish they made more NSMB games, it was a very underrated series.

@metravolsam

5 ай бұрын

Hello, I'm from future. They ended with NSMB, and released brand new 2D Mario (SMB Wonder)

This is a great game, i played last year and was very surprised because of the hate the game gets. The only problem is the similarity withe the other 3 games, besides this its nearly a perfect Mario game

I think NSMBU is arguably one of the best 2D Mario games. It combines the best aspects of SMB3, SMW, and NSMBWii and puts them all together.

@JJ-zo7jv

8 ай бұрын

It’s honestly not even up for debate. It’s objectively the best in level design, color palette, flow, and variety.

@largeboi4678

8 ай бұрын

@@JJ-zo7jvnot anymore lol

@JJ-zo7jv

7 ай бұрын

@@largeboi4678 yeah Wonder is better in every way now, but before Wonder

@traviscunningham7062

7 ай бұрын

And New Mario DS. That’s my favorite New Super Mario game. It has unique bosses, a vs mode, a Blue Shell power up, and mini games from Mario 64 DS. U would be a close second though I still DS is the most unique imo.@@JJ-zo7jv

Even though I just came across your videos, I gotta say they are amazing! I thought you were like a huge youtuber or something since all your videos go into such detail but I‘m just kinda shocked as to why you have so little followers. Keep the great content up!

I love the fact that each world has something special about every world because the background looks like the place on the world map

Love getting to see the well-deserved rise of Maromikester with every new video :)

Just like you, SMBU was the first game I got for the WiiU and I got it for Christmas on the same year the game released. So looking back on this game was really nostalgic. This game will most certainly be one of the most memorable 2D Mario games for me. I loved how they built upon previously established worlds and even brought back new level designs that really set it apart from the other games. I don't know why a lot of people have just forgotten about this game or dismissed it as another "generic 2D Mario game", it really was amazing for me when I was a kid!

Just found your channel last night I like it.

NSMB Wii will always hold a special place in my heart, being the first video game I ever played back in 2009 for my 7th birthday. Even through the 2010's I still played it a lot and eventually got masterfully good at it as well as my friends being good at it which made for a VERY fun experience throughout my childhood. Now a days I'm a PC player, but I still love Nintendo. Regardless, when I first got this game, it gave me similar vibes and feels to the Wii version that I loved so much, this game is great.

I love the new super mario bros series. It may just be my nostolgia for it but I've always had a great time. I remember being excited for nsmbu after playing it on a walmart wiiu kiosk. So much time has passed

Loved the video and your editing skills. Clearly a lot of time was put into it

I loved watching videos of complete runs of this game when I was like 7, I wanted this game so bad because of the graphics. They looked so cool to me

was waiting for this video🙏 just found your channel and got into your videos and i love them. keep up the good work❤️

The problem was not exactly the game, but the context around it. NSMBU felt just like a level pack of NSMBW, which also felt like a reskin of NSMB DS. If the game did actually tried to be a little more orginal (diferent art style, diferent setting...) it would had been much more well received that it was at the moment. Be aware than at the time the game released, Nintendo was trying to not arriesgate anything. Wii U , Super Mario Galaxy 2, Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario 3D World was in development , which relays too much from 3D Land,Mario Kart 7, NSMB2 ,the freaking Sticker Star issue...All of it in the span of two years. NSMBU was for me a consequence of not doing anything , ironically, new, so it is pretty undertandable why the players didnt wanted to do the 4 same thing since 2006.

As odd as Desert to Snow world is, that's actually kinda realistic though. Washington State has the mountains that catch all the moisture from the ocean and most of it rains down, so on the east of the mountain range you end up with a desert. Not that this world map had that level of thought put into it.

I have been replaying all the Mario games that I couldn’t beat as a kid and it’s wonderfully nostalgic. Never had a wii u or 3ds or switch so I haven’t played the newer ones but I should

i finished it today and i liked it a lot. not sure if i like it better than world since i haven't touched that game in ages, but definitely more than all the 3d mario games i played (bar 3d world, which is been amazing so far). looks really good, the soundtrack is amazing and the levels were for the most part very interesting

There are very good reasons why to start in a plain and not a mountain or ice world: it's, well, plain. Newcomers have to start learning how to play, mountain and ice worlds require you to understand walking and jumping mechanics fairly well, including inertia, while plain worls only requir eyou to understand walking and a bit of jumping.

Honestly thought through the quality of this video you'd have at least 100k subs great work and just liked and subscribed 👍

I also wanted to add, I think the one thing that holds this game down is that it slowly became less good as it got to the end, meanwhile the Wii version starts off rather weak but gets better and ends phenomenal.

@jdogmcfly1712

Жыл бұрын

I disagree, I think the game is great start to end

@mattdickson627

Жыл бұрын

@@jdogmcfly1712 the start was incredibly bland and a bit lifeless. It picked up around world three or four. That being said the first two words where still good, particularly the castle levels

@jdogmcfly1712

Жыл бұрын

@@mattdickson627 I feel that people don't give credit to the backgrounds, and small things, like yeah they are the same themes, but they do cool things with it, like the desert being dessert, the forest being giant, the lava being peaches castle, and others

@mattdickson627

Жыл бұрын

@@jdogmcfly1712 oh absolutely, I was talking about the *Wii* version. I think people don’t appreciate all the details in Mario u, ya I totally agree. I love that game.

@mattdickson627

Жыл бұрын

@@jdogmcfly1712 actually almost all the worlds have cool gimmicks, for example: Grass: acorn Desert: cake Beach: village Snow: night and starry Forest: haunted Rock: on/of switches Sky: rainbow Lava: peaches castle. Also the Koopalings had awesome fights in the game and many of them where given new tools!

to say that painted swampland is the best map is absolutely LUDICROUS. it's beautiful, breathtaking even, BUT BY GOD WAS IT FUCKING NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT.

At this point, I stopped caring that they were all pretty similar games. It just became a constant for me. Helps that I have a sibling to play with.

Great job my guy! One banger of a video!

I'm so proud of you for not making a "OOOH BOWSETTE BEST GIRL" joke during any mentioning of the Switch port

@traviscunningham7062

Жыл бұрын

I hate Bowsette

@mariajimenafigueroa233

Жыл бұрын

@@traviscunningham7062 Me too, I hate that overrated crappy fan-character

i love your videos bro keep it up!

a missed oppurtunity for the koopalings airship is that it could have had a bit of level before the fight, kind of like the stall there is getting launched onto the airship, or idk an auto scroller like an airship level using different themes present with the koopalings and their ship.

The montage at the end is so fkn GOOD

While NewSMB2 was a fun throwback to SMB3, NewSMBU feels like a halfhearted nod to SMW. Maybe I was just spoiled by the Donkey Kong Country Returns and Rayman games, but the fact that the backgrounds of New Super U are really just reusable wallpapers that feel disconnected from the level’s platforms always bugged me. The Van Gogh level looks cool, sure, but it doesn’t change anything about the level, and the background could just be swapped with any other. Was not surprised when I found out that this game was basically made with a slightly more sophisticated form of Mario Maker.

Great channel man, subscribed!

Everyone I talked to who played this game, enjoyed this game when it came out. Many times taking a complete pause from their "main game" to have played this game. It was refreshing at the time and a solid game overall.

When I was like 7 or 8 I wanted this game for the Wii U so bad since I already had Mario 3D World. I didn't get the game until recently when I saw the Wii U version at the store for a relatively cheap price.

Getting this game along with the wii u in Christmas 2016 was the best!!

@unicorntomboy9736

Жыл бұрын

You should have just waited for the Nintendo Switch at that point

It’s not bad, it just feels too… simple, it feels like an expansion for new super Mario bros wii instead of a actual new game, mainly because the biomes are the same, the only thing that changed were the world map and the visuals, honestly I think I understand how everyone feels about nsmb games, they are good, but feel the same, it feels like playing the same game but with different levels, they should at least introduce new biomes like instead of a grass biome they could do something different

@samusaran7317

Жыл бұрын

The product of milking an ip.

@elpiedra1596

Жыл бұрын

L

@elpiedra1596

Жыл бұрын

​@@samusaran7317 🤣🤣🤣

@samusaran7317

Жыл бұрын

@@elpiedra1596 Cool story dude

@Cousinbiddy1

Жыл бұрын

No it doesn’t

Keep up the great work man, another great video :D

I grew up playing NSMBWii and NSMBU, both fantastic games.

Have you played Newer Super Mario Bros Wii? It's a mod of the Wii game that has new story, new levels and new world maps, also new enemies for example Shy Guys.

I love all the New Super Mario Bros series, in fact I really miss the series because of Nintendo's inactivity towards it that I go out and download rom hacks of the game for Wii, Wii U, DS and 3DS

What makes this game for me memorable is the graphics, just in the first world the big mountain in the background. It’s something different than these high colourful pillars in all the other mario games.

Great video! I was looking forward to see your take on NSMBU

I sometimes use three joy cons to make three characters play a level (usually the bosses), and I have them with the fire flower.

In future Mario Bros games they should repeat the classic Bowser face-off as always, but when pressing the Switch instead it is the ground beneath Mario that disappears and in cartoon fashion he looks at the disappearing ground, then at Bowser, then at you like -_- then gravity kicks in again

I love ur videos bro ✌🏽

this video made me go downstairs, turn on my nintendo switch and play this game for hours. i forgot how fun this game was

I love tis video bc this is my fav ario when i was was little i didn't have a wii or wii u so i watched videos on youtube and i just feel in love of the game then in 2022 mom got me the plus a nintendo swich so what im saying here you did a fucking goof job mikster

I don't think that it's a bad game, or even a bad Mario game, it's just generic. Same overall artstyle from the previous game, similar music, same collectables, same enemies with the same design... It simply wasn't enough. NSMB and NSMBW at least looked vastly different, with NSMB being on the DS and NSMBW being on the Wii. But this? NSMBU was basically NSMBW in HD.

Can you adjust the music level independent of sound fx? I ask because nintendo is usually lax on option menus.

This game I got on the Switch and it’s a great game. I love the Van Goah art. It’s a bit easy. I wish the game was harder. Or. If there was an adult version. The boss levels were actually harder than the actual bosses.

👨🏻‍🔧 My biggest gripe with Mario games is there are so many coins to collect & nothing to spend them on.

Nice video, yea couldn’t bring myself to play this game at all despite loving NSM on DS. Stuck to bayo 2 and smash.

I love this game, the wii one, ds, and new super Mario bros 2

Tbh I didn’t play the first ones. I didn’t have a DS, Wii or Wii U. I played Mario Land 2 (and the emulated titles on Switch like Mario 1, 2 and 3) But hearing this game is decent isolated, and it was hurt by just oversaturation of the series, the rerelease on Switch sounds pretty enticing for someone like me. Thanks for the review!

I actually do like U. I actually have a bunch of nostalgia with I. I know I’m probably just gonna have people calling me out saying “you only like this game because of nostalgia”. Though besides that, it honestly has genuine fun mechanics (like the baby yoshis and the worlds are kinda creative.) and the koopalings aren’t just “the same boss AGAIN”. Pretty good game. Not that memorable, but still pretty good lmao

Can you recommend this game for someone who have not tried any 2d Mario games from Ds and above?

I love it. My family loves it. Every time we have the opportunity to play it as a group, we enjoy the chaos ❤️

@rael_gc

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I had this game on WiiU, and now I have it on Switch for this reason!

Great review! Thank you!

before watching your essay on this: i like NSMB-U ... but it's my least favorite out of all i have played (the wii one is excluded sadly) excited to see now what you think about it EDIT: i can agree on most points. especially the final fight. bowser is actually super challenging for once. maybe i am missing something but the only other remotely hard fight was in NSMB-DS (if you didn't use the mega mushroom)

I played on Wii U- I remember really liking it. I think when it came to switch it felt ehh next to Mario kart 8 which was also on Wii U. I haven’t done either on switch cause I already got them on Wii U. Seems like “let’s just port the last one” isn’t a strong way to treat the flagship series on new console. I get Wii U didn’t do well, but I come out feeling like there’s an empty slot in the series on switch.

I like all the NSMB games, and certainly they all have something to offer. I do wonder if they're locked into this art style and mechanics though? What I'd love to see for some future 2D Mario is A) a new look and/or B) a New Super Mario World or even something like Mario 2 New The Revenge of Birdo?). All NSMB is an interesting hybrid of Mario 3 and World, though I don't blame them for leaning hard on the Mario 3 feel. It's still my #1 favorite.

I loved this game when I was younger even though I never had it myself

@SquidwardTentacles-jl6me

Жыл бұрын

u are gay

0:51 i've watched like ten of your vids now and this valley girl upward inflection you do is starting to drive me insane

pink baby yoshi = growshi yellow baby yoshi = glowshi blue baby yoshi = blowshi

I love this game, besides being a little easier that way fun and I played it central time not only by myself, but with my family and we all of it!

I would agree with the koopalings but most of them have the same issue boom boom has where you can pretty much well stun lock them with little effort.

I’ve been playing this for years and had no idea about the secret levels until now lol

That Game is god damn beautiful I LOVE the backgrounds of every level And the world map

I also love how all the backgrounds in the game are completely revamped

7:34 "could you imagine an entire world based on this van gogh style".... Mario Wonder: Hold my mushroom

This is definitely the best nsmb game, others have some flaws but this one is just great. I hate that the port has a different air movement engine and wish you played on the original version to help with that.

Your channel is so underrated

This is the first mario game i ever played, it will always hold a special place in my heart

@kevinkritter9548

5 ай бұрын

Same

Dude, I agree completely about the world map. It was nostalgic and fresh at the same time. One of the most important parts of this game.

I enjoyed playing Mario U but playing it right after Wii made things a little less uninteresting. Plus the secrets in this game are worse to find, finding secrets is either an invisible wall, invisible block with a vine, or in one level, flying up an open space of a level with no indication of a secret

Even though they didn't bring the differant coloured yoshis back they did introduce Yozshi(pink beeg boy) Yochi(bubble yoshi) and yoC(golden yoshi) not official names but what I named them

It’s easily the best “New” game, and I’ve been there from the start. The backgrounds, visuals, and level design beat the others. The challenge is also there as well. It paired with Luigi U is a great play through on Switch especially. Honestly I would say it’s in my top 3 favorite 2D Mario’s.

Where would I get a rom of the game and download it for cemu emulator?

did he say anything about the multiplayer or did i miss it. that was the best part to me. being the fifth player who could make platforms was posibly the best thing ever.

I’ve never played any of the other new super Mario brothers so this was my first one. So of course I loved it because it was fun and I couldn’t say I was tired of the games already since I’ve never played any. My only complaint is that if you play 4 players one person has to use a gimmick character with extra abilities like toadette or nabbit

@cubah1

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could play the wii version since that one is considered fun.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

Жыл бұрын

@@cubah1 IKR, Toadette and Nabbit are basically easy mode characters

compared to the other games the time limit on the levels just feels too short, it just seems i could use just a little extra time to explore and appreciate each level, without feeling rushed or contrived.

Unrelated, but I wish some Mario game brought to life the idea of Mario as a centaur or any other Greek mythology references from Mario 3. Also, I wish a world was based on Indonesia and their sacred culture. Don't know why, but I always have felt it kinda fits the odd Mario style.

Great video essay!

I’ve been playing this game for years and didn’t know the baby yoishs (besides the glowing one) had special powers

I love the game, but I do sometimes wish they took a queue from SMW and indicated which levels have secret exits

I love the squirrels

I remember always needing luigi and his npc super guide when fighting bowser when i was 4-5 💀

6:51, What’s funny is it’s not even in meringue clouds, it’s rock candy mines.

I don’t hate it, I actually really like it. It just felt like each new entry in the NSMB series never added anything new to make it stand out. The best they really did was add one new item that was a gimmick for a few select levels.

I know some people might disagree with me on this but when I first got the game on the Wii U I went to play it and I was disappointed that they remove the Overworld athletic theme. The new super mario bros series was known for their athletic theme and Overworld Theme remix. When this game came out I was disappointed because I really like the athletic theme and Overworld theme from new Super Mario Brothers Wii. I'm not the biggest fan of the music in this game. I'm happy that they have different world themes. But I wish they would have kept athletic theme and Overworld theme in the levels

And then this game's dlc... Luigi U, my favorite new super mario bros game

I grew up with this game and it is one of my favorites of all time