So, today I finally broke down and bought Super Mario 3D
Land, despite how much I dislike paying full MSRP for game software (especially
$40 for a handheld game). I figured there must still be SOME reason to own a
3DS, because after getting one during the holiday season, I’m still looking for
that reason. It’s been awhile since I’ve last played a proper Mario game, I
think the last time I played one was Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii a few years
back. But there was something I had forgotten about how Nintendo designs their
Mario platformers: they’re simple and easy to get into. It was refreshing
change of pace to play a game that wasn’t inundated in pop-up tutorials, or
worse, a training session. Mario 3D Land is a reminder that games can still be
simple, and still be fun to play.
