Author Topic: Super Mario Collection Special Pack coming to Japan (Read 12963 times)

Deezer · « **on:** September 02, 2010, 01:05:32 AM »

A new Mario game has quietly appeared on Nintendo's Japanese Wii release list: Super Mario Collection Special Pack, dated for October 21. Early reports indicate that Super Mario Collection Special Pack is a port of Super Mario All-Stars (known as "Super Mario Collection" in Japan) and will include a Mario history book and CD soundtrack, all for the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., which launched in Japan on September 13, 1985.

Will they release the game and goodies in North America? Will they fix the reversed brick physics that plagued Super Mario All-Stars? We'll post more info as it develops.

Link: Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s release calendar

Toad · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2010, 06:29:46 AM »

I bet part of this becomes NoA's "Club Nintendo" prizes if it does come to America

The Chef · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2010, 06:40:42 AM »

Er, what system is it for?

WarpRattler · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2010, 07:10:13 AM »

Quote from: Deezer on September 02, 2010, 01:05:32 AM

Japanese Wii

The Chef · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2010, 07:45:23 AM »

D'oh.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2010, 07:49:18 AM »

This is awesome, so it's obviously not going to come out in the US.

jdaster64 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2010, 08:02:39 AM »

I wondered if anything was in store for SMB's 25th, but I wrote that off after NSMBWii came out. At any rate, now that it's announced, it had better dang come out in America. It's probably the number-one game I've wanted to see since about 2006. That or a new SMBDX.

Weegee · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2010, 03:36:11 PM »

I wonder whether the game will be a straight port of SMAS, or if it'll be an updated version.

jdaster64 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2010, 04:47:11 PM »

I was wondering that as well. Seems like it'd be a bit of a waste as a Wii game if it weren't. Unless Toad's right, that is... Either way, it's pretty sweet.

Toad · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2010, 05:20:18 PM »

If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be the same game (collection), but the menu screens will navigate slightly differently (with Wii friendly controls).

I was sorta also thinking they might do something like in the Mario Party games: highlight the game you want to play and a little movie of the game starts playing (I think that little feature started in MP5..). I was thinking it'd be neat if they had little fun facts and tidbits about the game too, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part (what don't we know already about these classic games anyway? XD )

Oooh! Interesting thought: is this going to be SMAS or SMAS + SMW??

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2010, 03:22:59 PM »

I think they'll keep the graphics basically the same, fix minor glitches, and make it easier.

SolidShroom · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2010, 03:43:39 PM »

Why don't they man up and put a graphically updated SM64 on it?

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2010, 04:00:11 PM »

Sounds good to me. SML ports, while they're at it?

Suber Bloober · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2010, 04:42:08 PM »

Who deleted my post?

Luigison · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2010, 05:18:33 PM »

Quote from: SolidShroom on September 03, 2010, 03:43:39 PM

Why don't they man up and put a graphically updated SM64 on it?

IMO, because they can still milk money out of SM64. Nintendo is all about profit maximization. Note that they made SM64x4 for the DS and I predict will have a port of it for the Wii2 or whatever.

jdaster64 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2010, 10:15:07 PM »

Sadly, that's probably indeed the case. I miss the Super Mario Deluxe/Advance-style remakes badly.

WarpRattler · « **Reply #16 on:** September 06, 2010, 12:20:36 PM »

Port confirmed.

Weegee · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2010, 12:29:12 PM »

They weren't kidding about Nintendo being quick to pull it from pre-order sources, though: It's nowhere to be found on Amazon.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2010, 01:37:22 PM »

Soundtrack sounds neat, but there's no other legitimate reason to buy this.

jdaster64 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 06, 2010, 02:06:57 PM »

That and if you don't already own a SNES, I suppose. But yeah, were it to come out here, I'd probably buy it anyways.

nensondubois · « **Reply #20 on:** September 07, 2010, 02:04:25 PM »

I'd definitely buy it even if I do own a SNES.

Fawful Fan · « **Reply #21 on:** September 13, 2010, 04:44:21 PM »

Yay Mario!
But it bothers me how they always leave out the Yoshi's Island games and the Mario RPGs.

Weegee · « **Reply #22 on:** September 13, 2010, 05:03:26 PM »

*Mariorgasms*

Quote from: Fawful Fan on September 13, 2010, 04:44:21 PM

But it bothers me how they always leave out the Yoshi's Island games and the Mario RPGs.

The RPGs and the YI games aren't part of the core series, so wanting them to be included would be no different than demanding the Party or Kart games to be added in.

Interesting how the video contains no SMAS footage...

Fawful Fan · « **Reply #23 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:40:49 PM »

But the Yoshi's Island games and the Mario RPGs are still full-fledged Mario adventures with stories, characters, level progression, and final bosses. It doesn't make sense to me to just cluster them with spin-offs like Mario Kart and Mario Party.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #24 on:** September 13, 2010, 09:29:52 PM »

From a business perspective, they're unique and elaborate enough to justify a separate, wallet-milking release... hypothetically.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #25 on:** September 14, 2010, 01:24:55 AM »

Yoshi's Island is definitely a main-series game. Yoshi's Story isn't as much. The RPGs are really too big games of their own to be included in collections.
At any rate, all they're doing here is porting SMAS to the Wii to get some money.