New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (NSP, XCI) ROM

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Experience single or multiplayer fun with Mario, Luigi, and friends anytime and anywhere! Attempt to rescue the Mushroom Kingdom with up to three friends in two family-friendly, side-scrolling adventures. These adventures feature the New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U games, which include Nabbit and Toadette as playable characters.

GAME INTRODUCTION

This is a 2019 Nintendo Switch side-scrolling platform game released on January 11, 2019. It was announced at the Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2018. It is the latest game in the New Super Mario Bros. series and the follow-up to the 2012 Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros. U and its 2013 extension pack New Super Luigi U (also released on Wii U).  The game adds two new playable characters, Nabbit and Toadette. A power-up called “Super Crown” is a power-up for Toadette, which causes her to transform into a character that resembles Princess Peach, Peachette. As Peachette, she can float like Princess Peach in Super Mario, double jump like Daisy, and recover if she falls in a pit or lava.

PLOT

Princess Peach is held captive in her castle by Bowser, Bowser Jr., and the Koopalings who invade and use a giant mechanical arm to throw Mario, Luigi, and two Toads far away. Mario and their friends must now travel across this new land returning to Peach’s castle to save her. On the way, they encounter seven Koopalings each controlling their worlds, plus Kamek, Nabbit, Bowser Jr., and many minor enemies like Goomba. By conquering them, they get closer to Peach’s castle, which has been transformed into an evil reflection of Bowser. By defeating Bowser, the castle returns to normal. As the heroes celebrate, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings attempt to escape, leaving Bowser behind. He manages to jump up onto the airship, but his weight causes it to crash, and they are forced to flee on Bowser Jr.’s Koopa Clown Car.

Get two games in one for double the enjoyment! The game offers simple, user-friendly controls, new characters specifically designed for younger and less-experienced players, and plenty of bonus content such as a Hints gallery and helpful reference videos. It’s the perfect game for introducing your family to the incredible world of Mario. With just one Joy-Con controller, two players can work together right away. Take on a total of 164 platforming courses across two main game modes and enjoy extra replayability with three additional game modes, in which you can also play as a Mii character: Challenges, Boost Rush, and Coin Battle.

RECEPTION

New Super Mario Bros. U was positively received by critics, with most praise going towards gameplay. GamesMaster magazine called it “a great excuse for families to gather round the TV, and an enticing glimpse of Mario’s HD future”. IGN stated that “Nintendo’s approach here strikes a great balance in all areas, ranging from its difficulty to design to enemies and bosses”. Joystiq commented “There’s a sense of wonder again, of exploration and discovery. I’m not quite prepared to say New Super Mario Bros. U fully recaptures the spark of Mario’s 2D heyday, but it’s an impressive step in the right direction”.

Game Informer considered it the best game in the New Super Mario Bros. series, saying it had “Some of the most creative NSMB levels Nintendo has created”. Many critics liked the jump from regular graphics to HD and enjoyed the visuals. GameSpot observed how “It’s a challenging platformer, an excellent recreation of Mario’s best moments, and it’s the perfect way to kick-off Nintendo’s journey into HD.” Destructoid stated that however there isn’t as much charm as past games, HD graphics was a key feature.

Giant Bomb was slightly more critical, noting “Everything about New Super Mario Bros. U is pretty exciting, except the game itself. Is it possible that this is the best game in the ‘New’ series to date—not to mention one of the best exclusive Wii U games on the market, by default—and at the same time kind of flatly uninteresting? So. The game is perfectly well made for what it is, and I had plenty of fun playing it in short bursts here and there, but at this point, the series by-the-numbers design philosophy is starting to lend the name ‘New Super Mario Bros.’ a degree of unintentional irony”. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe also received positive reviews, with a score of 80 on review aggregator Metacritic.