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I love the bonus stuff, but if it's just the Super Mario All Stars SNES game, why not just release it on the VC? For a retail disc I would expect more content.

This would make no sense not to release in other territories, though I hope there's more on this disc than what was on Mario All Stars + some bonus features. Maybe they'll be generous and toss in 16-Bit era Mario games as well.

OMG i so want this NOW!!!

I wish the Wii wasn't region locked. And that Japanese games didn't cost 7500 yen.

Mario World games + Editor and you got a deal Nintendo.

Oh God, this had better come here... Even if it does, it probably won't have the cool extras, though. I may actually import this one.

@Rogue

Shut up.

I own all of these games on their original console, but I still want this. I find that the NES gamepad kills my adult-sized hands after extended play.

I was excited until I heard it was just an enhanced version of Super Mario All-Stars that appeared on the SNES. Come on Nintendo please put other Mario games on there :D Except Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machine...yeesh leave those out.

All-Stars was Awesome! I've love to have the option to buy another copy of that!

I'm a collector, so I like tp have physical copies on Wii (not just VC downloads).

Bring this baby to NA, Nintendo!!!!!!

If they throw in Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island, that would be awesome. I think the bonus stuff in there that is listed, sounds pretty cool, but the original 4 (including Lost Levels) could be had on the US virtual console for $21.

If they throw in both the cardinal SNES outings (as I said), you could have a good retail collection that would be worth the $40-$50.

Also, I think would be cool (a la R-Type Dimensions, Monkey Island Special Edition, etc.) if you can switch between Classic (8-bit) and updated (16-bit) style. Little touches like NES flicker as a menu option (like in Mega Man 9 & 10) also give it some charm.

I personally have SMB1-3 for the NES (and play them regularly) and I did get SMB3 for virtual console (prior to me dusting off my wife's old NES and getting SMB3 [and other games] from a dude on Craiglist), but I would put down $50 for a good, robust collection.

If a collection is done right (good bonus features, good recreations/emulation of old ones), having a nice retail disc is worth my time. I have the Sonic Mega Collection for the Gamecube, which (albeit with some long-winded unlocks) includes the cardinal Sonic games + additional game unlockables [Knuckles lock-ons + Flicky & Ristar]. On an SD screen, it looks as good, or slightly better than my Genesis [looks basically the same on HD... e.g. Virtual Console probably looks a little sharper at 480p]. The experience of using the GC controller is perfectly appropriate (especially since most of the games only use one button with the d-pad) and the bonus images and stuff are pretty decently done for late 2002.

I got this back around 2005 as one of my first purchases for the Gamecube. I kind of got out of console gaming for a while, but my best friends [a married couple we went to college with] got my wife into the Gamecube, so she bought one for "herself". Mind you, at the time (and still), I already had an old Genesis model 2 (with Sega CD and 32x) with 6-in-1 (with Sonic 1), Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, and Sonic 3D Blast (plus Sonic CD... which so needs to be released elsewhere, btw). In a sense, the only things I got out of the package (which sure, by 2005 was $20 new) was Ristar and Flicky, but it is really nice to have well-made collection.

So in the end, Nintendo will have my $40-$50 if they give me more than the original SNES "Lost Levels" with additional music and images... what would be a dream version would be as follows:

Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario 64 [super bonus]
Super Mario Sunshine [super-duper bonus, but the original does play on the Wii]
+ Bonus material

In that way, they can charge a new retail premium (and you know Nintendo first-party products don't drop price new for quite some time), you can play every cardinal game on the Wii. A Mario fan would be compelled to get this Super Mario Collection + Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 and get a complete Mario fix.

Well, that was a rant.

I woud get this so fast!

@Rogue257
This isn't your kids gaming site, real men don't post first.

this collection has already been released... for the super nintendo.

I'll buy it if they add in Yoshi's Island.

I don't understand how re-releasing Super Mario All-stars is worthy of "DO WANT NOW OMG OMG I MUST HAVE THIS ASAP" comments. They are just re-releasing All-stars. Most people would probably never even look through the booklet for more than five minutes or listen to more than two songs on the CD that they couldn't have gotten by other means.

Are the people getting excited over this the same people who never played these Mario games (if they exist)? I don't get it.

ok Tracey

While this sounds cool, there is a reason Virtual console exists. You can already get all 4 of the All-Star games in their original NES glory.

Wow, I was JUST thinking about something like this. Please release this here Nintendo!

@Red Bradley Lapitan: Actually didn't know... Knew it was a bunch of Game Gear versions and Sonic R and some other crap, but didn't know it had Sonic CD. The question is whether or not it sounds as good (e.g. did the over-compress the soundtrack, since the original is Red Book audio).

I'd buy it if it had Super Mario World 1 & 2, the Donkey Kong Country games, Super Mario 64 & Sunshine. They could even put the price higher than a normal game and i'd still buy it they wouldnt even need to update the graphics it wud still be awesome and worth a buy.

Sounds interesting. might be worth it, as I've never owned All Stars and didn't get the VC version. However, if this All Stars w/ NSMBWii graphics, consider it bought. AIf it has mario world w/ updated graphics too.... I'll be happy to preorder 3 copies.

and i've already bought SMB, SMB2 japan, SMB3 & SMW
Why would Nintendo wait this long to release this???
Ahhhrgh!

*reads title*

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If it's the All Stars versions, this must come to America faster than Eddie Murphy.