It’s easy to divide the Super Mario franchise into two buckets: 2D games and 3D games. While the 2D Mario games have been progressive, often building from the one that came before, the 3D entries tend ...

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Nintendo released a Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct, and it announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which includes optimized versions of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario ...