This is especially true when considering how many different skins existed in the original Super Mario Maker, ranging from Toon Link and Sonic the Hedgehog to EarthBound’s Master Belch and a literal Mercedes-Benz GLA. Given how fun personalizing your character in Fall Guys or Fortnite is, including certain items that can only be obtained via substantial wins, the fact that we’re stuck playing as the same Mario sprite is kind of a bummer. So far, the only real unlockables in the game, apart from a larger pool of stages to start your match on, are the player icons, which pull from all of the classic 8-bit sprites from the original game. And I haven’t had any dropouts or disconnections, which is a pretty remarkable thing to say for an online Nintendo game.īut with that feeling of being small come some downsides as well. This feels like warp speed compared to something like Fall Guys.
And in the dozens of matches I’ve played my connection has been seamless, and hopping into a game has only taken a few seconds. Once you’ve booted up the game, the lack of menu clutter and simple UI makes jumping into a match a breeze. Much like Tetris 99, it’s a free download for anyone who has Nintendo Switch Online. 35 seems small, and not necessarily in a bad way. Compared to other major battle royale games, Super Mario Bros.
