
Some of these ideas were designed for the game’s original home on the Wii U, however, and have been reworked awkwardly for the Switch. It is like a never-ending fountain of fun, combining the linear, discrete, themed levels of 2D Mario games with the joyous freedom of movement of 3D Mario. Platforms that flip whenever you jump, a rideable plesiosaur, shadow levels, a surreal circus, invisible bridges that materialise beneath your feet, an item that duplicates and triplicates Mario and friends until there’s a whole crowd running around on-screen – nothing sticks around long enough to grow tiresome and almost every new level has some twist, power-up or perspective shift. The result is a cascade of playful ideas that appear, shine brightly for a level or two and then vanish again to make way for more. Super Mario 3D World is testament to modern Nintendo’s unusual and democratic creative process, which gives every designer’s ideas a fair throw. The game design is flexible enough to accommodate parents and kids, veteran Mario players and novices two skilled players can ping around the levels in record time, or one group leader can shepherd everyone else through mad obstacle courses of gurning Thwomps, tall trees with cat ears and vanishing platforms.
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Its beautiful levels are all conquerable solo, but become chaotic and hilarious when Mario is joined by Luigi, Toad and Princess Peach, and you find yourselves flipping every minute between jostling for coins and working together to get past a tricky series of pits and dawdling Goombas. This is excellent news, as this superbly colourful run-and-jump romp of a game is enlivened by more players. Super Mario 3D World sits somewhere between the two: the game is near-identical to the 2013 Wii U version, with a few necessary adaptations and the addition of a pandemic-friendly online multiplayer so you can play with your mates without hosting an illegal gathering.



A lmost every significant game Nintendo made for its interesting but ill-fated Wii U console has found its way on to the vastly more popular Nintendo Switch, either as a rerelease or remake.
