They kidnap Peach, lock her in the top floor of her castle like Rapunzel, and slap Mario and friends far away with a giant mechanical arm. You know the drillĪs always, a jubilant gathering of friends in the Mushroom Kingdom is spoiled by the invasion of Bowser, Bowser Jr. U Deluxe is a spectacularly designed platformer that never once rests on its laurels. U and New Super Luigi U on Switch, it’s clear to me that the only Mario sidescroller that (maybe) has it beat is Super Mario World. U Deluxe is here to make us (or at least me) rethink its place in Super Mario history.Īfter tearing through both New Super Mario Bros. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker gave Toad’s wonderful puzzle platformer new life.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reminded us in 2017 that it is the best Mario Kart game of all time. U Deluxe on Switch follows Nintendo’s delightful trend of bringing underplayed Wii U gems to a console that people adore. As for New Super Luigi U, the B-side to this brilliant platformer? It’s equally impressive on the Nintendo Switch, but for different reasons. Riddled with scatches and dust from neglect, I don’t have many good memories of my days playing the Wii U, and perhaps that’s part of the reason why I don’t remember New Super Mario Bros. I played it on its first launch day in 2012 on my then shiny new Wii U. U is a whole lot better than I remember it to be.