10 Video Game Remasters That Pissed Off Fans
7. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Because 2020 was the 35 year anniversary of Super Mario, gamers were expecting Nintendo to do something truly special to celebrate their moustachioed mascot. So, when there were rumblings the Japanese company was working on a remaster of multiple entries centred around the gravity-defying, turtle-stomping plumber, fans could barely contain themselves.
Later that year, Nintendo officially announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars - a high-definition port of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Although it was nice to play some of the best games ever again (and Mario Sunshine), fans expected far more.
Instead of getting graphic overhaul to compete with modern games - or even updated camera controls - all this remaster received was a lick of paint. Also, why, in the name of Yoshi, did Nintendo not include Super Mario Galaxy 2, which is regularly hailed as the Wii's best game?
Weirder still, All-Stars had a time-limited release. If you didn't buy it within the first few months, your chance to replay the trilogy was gone.
It feels like Nintendo did the bare minimum for this re-release, knowing that devoted gamers would purchase it no matter what.
Sadly, they were right. Super Mario 3D All-Stars became one of the year's best-selling games, despite its backlash.