Super Mario 3D All Stars (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.1.1 Update

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a compilation of three iconic 3D platforming games featuring the beloved character Mario. Developed and published by Nintendo, it was released for the Nintendo Switch console in 2020 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario franchise. is a 2020 compilation of platform games for the Nintendo Switch. It commemorates the 35th anniversary of Nintendo’s Super Mario franchise, with high-definition ports of Super Mario 64 (1996), Super Mario Sunshine (2002), and Super Mario Galaxy (2007).

CONTENT

Super Mario 3D All-Stars compiles high-definition ports of the first three 3D platform games in the Super Mario series: Super Mario 64 (1996), Super Mario Sunshine (2002), and Super Mario Galaxy (2007). The version of Super Mario 64 is the Shindō version released only in Japan in July 1997, which added bug fixes and gameplay alterations.[4] Rumble support was also based on this version as well.

The games in the collection utilize emulation.[4] They support Joy-Con controls with a rumble function and are displayed at higher resolutions, such as Sunshine running in a 16:9 aspect ratio. Both Sunshine and Galaxy are displayed in 1080p in TV Mode and 720p in Handheld Mode, while 64 is displayed in 720p in both modes in a 4:3 aspect ratio. A patch released in November 2020 added camera options for all three games and control options for F.L.U.D.D. in Sunshine.

Sunshine did not initially natively support the GameCube controller on the Nintendo Switch. When originally released on the GameCube, Sunshine used the GameCube controller’s analog triggers (which Switch controllers do not have) to regulate F.L.U.D.D.’s water pressure. For the collection, F.L.U.D.D. is controlled with the right bumper for precision aiming while standing still, while using the right trigger “is akin to pulling the GameCube’s analog trigger to about the three-quarters mark”. GameCube controller support for Sunshine was added in November 2020. A further patch released in November 2021 enabled Super Mario 64 to be played with the Nintendo 64 wireless controller available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Galaxy features optional Joy-Con controls that imitate the motion-controlled setup of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, with Mario’s spin ability remapped to the X and Y buttons. In handheld mode, players can use the touchscreen instead of the pointer. To play Galaxy’s cooperative gameplay mode in handheld mode, a secondary Joy-Con is needed. The compilation also features a music player mode, which compiles the entire original soundtracks of all three games, a total of 175 tracks. The music can be played when the screen is turned off.

DEVELOPMENT AND RELEASE

Super Mario 3D All-Stars was developed and published by Nintendo to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. (1985). According to Eurogamer, Nintendo referred to the compilation as Super Mario All-Stars 2 internally. Nintendo’s goal was to retain the included games’ “original design and spirit” with updates to the resolutions and controls.

According to Kenta Motokura, the project’s producer, the developers interviewed the games’ original staff to learn of each’s importance. The Super Mario Sunshine port in the collection uses GameCube emulation technology developed by Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD), who further collaborated with the 3D All-Stars development team on several new features for the game and upgraded its full motion videos to HD using their deep learning engine. NERD also assisted with the Super Mario Galaxy port by providing graphics and audio emulation technologies.

The collection was first reported by Video Games Chronicle in March 2020, and corroborated by other outlets. According to these reports, Nintendo planned to announce it during a Mario-themed presentation at E3 2020, but this was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After its reveal during the Nintendo Direct presentation on September 3, Nintendo released the collection on September 18, 2020.

It was available to purchase for a limited time, both physically and digitally until March 31, 2021. Doug Bowser, the president of Nintendo of America, said that the game’s limited availability was due to it being part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary, an approach the company does not plan on using widely for other releases.