Whenever Nintendo returns to the 2D platformer for the Switch 2, they need not forget about Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

New Super Mario Bros. U is notably the only modern 2D game to be released as a launch title for a Nintendo console, in this casethe Wii U. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and their friends are ...

Just a few minutes into playing the Super Mario Bros. Wonder demo at Nintendo Live 2023 in Seattle, I knew I was playing something special. For the first time in a long time, a 2D Mario game — 2 ...

But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. At its core level-building base, Super Mario Maker for 3DS is a pretty faithful reconstruction of the Wii U original.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a decent enough 3DS game. Sure, the coin gimmick is, well, a pretty blatant gimmick, but the platforming and level design are stronger than the firstNew game.

Tezuka and Super Mario Bros. Wonder director Shiro Mouri kicked off the panel by discussing the long wait for a new 2D Mario game. 2012's New Super Mario Bros. U was the last traditional ...

It's impossible to play Super Mario Maker 2 without having a huge smile on your face. It's a total deconstruction of what makes Nintendo's 2D platforming franchise so special. You're just a ...

I could say 1-1 from the NES game. That level throws you right into the Mario fun; being able to hear that iconic Mario music. It also lets you take care of a Goomba right away.

To be fair, Run is the most convenient Mario game there is, with 2D level design that lives up to the series' rock-solid reputation.

There is plenty to love about Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It’s a 2D platformer that manages to infuse its side-scrolling levels with a sense of magic and awe.

I have to be honest – most of New Super Mario Bros. sort of passed me by. I really enjoyed the original one, back on DS, but as that series wore on, my excitement for 2D Mario increasingly waned.