Nintendo Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy Porting to Switch in 2020

[Mirage]

Kind of some big news if you're a Nintendo fan, particularly of the Super Mario Bros. franchise.

Nintendo is porting over remastered versions of many of these games to the Switch later this year.

Mario 64, Sunshine, Galaxy Switch ports in 2020

Stuck inside with nothing to do? Nintendo has got us covered! Apparently, they have something huge planned for the 35th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. (1985 was 35 years ago???). According to VGC,

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Games to be ported include:

-Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
-Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube)
-Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
-Super Mario 3D World DELUXE (Wii U)
-a NEW Paper Mario game never before released

I'd be pretty interested in checking out the new Super Mario 64. I wonder if it will be a true port of the original though, or if it will be a port of the DS version, which had some improvements.

 

[Doc]

I CAN'T WAT to get SM64 on my Switch. The kids are going to love that game so much. 3D World sounds like it's worth a pickup, too. I've never played Sunshine or Galaxy but I've heard great things.

I'm all in for SM64, though. It's on my wishlist.

 

[Mirage]

I'm all in for SM64, though. It's on my wishlist.

Did you ever play the DS port? I liked it better but found the controls to be more limiting.

 

[Doc]

No, I didn't. I'm not a fan of the controls on most DS games. I have a couple of Pokemon games I haven't even played yet for that reason. And time. Kids take so much time away from video games!

 

[Mirage]

@Doc, the nice thing about Mario 64 DS was that you could play as several characters, not just Mario. You had to unlock them and they each had slight pros and cons when compared with each other. It had more of a Donkey Kong 64 feel while sticking to the core gameplay of Mario 64.

 

[dDave]

Did you ever play the DS port? I liked it better but found the controls to be more limiting.

The controls were much betting when using a 3DS since it worked properly with the circle pad. Same game card, compatible on a newer platform.


As for the Switch Mario collection...

I will be getting this. I've been wanting an HD port of Sunshine and Galaxy for a VERY long time. High graphical fidelity will do both of those games a lot of good.

I actually like and prefer the look and feel of Mario 64 on the 64 but I'm still willing to try it out.

As for Super Mario 3D World. The game was an absolute masterpiece and amazingly fun. The most creative (artistically and game design) Mario game made this century in my opinion. Not that there weren't lots of other really creative titles.