Be Excellent To Each Other

So i quite like the game until know.. well implemented control mechanic..

it lets you login with my Nintendo friends but * of course * it doesn't find your wii u friends... *

Downloading now!

First 4 levels are free and then its 7.99 to unlock the rest

Turns out you even get 20 seconds of the bowser castle at the end of world 1.

I don't know. Something's not grabbing me, maybe because it's got "collect all the pink coins in one run-through" type collections to get.

Maybe I'll have another go, but I can't see myself wanting to get every coin in one run through.

On a positive note, it is lovely though.

It's alright and I'd probably buy it if I could play it offline, but I'm not buying a game that requires a constant internet connection.

I get semi-frequent power cuts, at least one a month for an hour or so. First thing I usually do is play games on my iPad whilst I wait for the power to come back.

Game seems alright, but nothing amazing. It's properly frustrating to miss one of the pink/purple/black coins and not really be able to do anything other than retry.

For me, Mario is at it's best when it's seamlessly mixing platforming challenge with exploration, and this only really does the former.

I've played the "demo" levels. It's very polished, looks great and has all the samples you expect from a Mario game.

Only thing is, if you're after a running game then Rayman has done this better (twice), looks better, has better catchier music and more levels. I'm not sure whether it's more of a challenge than Mario but Rayman is certainly no pushover. And isn't Rayman Fiesta Run free to play? Might be.

I'm too much of a Nintendo purist to bring myself to play this, TBH.

This is the Nintendo of the future. Either embrace it or find a new idol.

Is this in some way unpure then?

Mobile gaming isn't real gaming, apparently.

Never liked smartphone games, to be honest. I'm sure that it's a perfectly fine game for what it is, it's just not the sort of thing that I like to play, personally.

Just so you're aware, a Nintendo Account isn't the same as your Nintendo Network account, but you can use the latter to log in as the former. Good skills Ninty.

Fair enough, that's your prerogative. However, you are missing out on some really good games - the smartphone is just another platform, after all, and the type of games available are just as diverse as on a console or home computer. And like any other platform 95% of the games are shit.

My friends code is: 8657-8604-9101

It is proper weird how it's full of the kind of stuff is in lots of mobile games to try and drive monetization, but it has no actually monetization beyond the £8 full unlock.

Yet

They have specifically described it as not having microtransactions. Maybe they'll add them, but I'd say it's pretty unlikley.

Well I caved and bought the full thing. I hope I don't get annoyed by the timer on each level.

Nintendo are still doing this shit?

Mario has always had a timer, hasn't it?

Yep. And you can't use your Nintendo ID except to link it with your Nintendo ID to link it with other people. It's still laughably amateurish and I wouldn't let anyone else get away with it.

My friend code :

0522-5608-4496

Mine

8044-8755-6027

We rhat was in ny first post. Incredible how you can use the network to log in but it doesn't do the basic thing

Added you guys

I've got all the pink coins.

I've got rollercoaster tycoon classic and so now mario is dead to me.

Start a thread!

And over 1,000 toads

My sister showed me this game earlier, and it looks pretty remarakably well made for a smartphone game! I think it may inspired me to start a new playthrough of New Super Mario Bros U.

I've now got all the purple coins in the Tour mode and over 3000 toads in Rally mode. I think I've definitely got my £8's worth.

-edit- Over 4k toads now. The kingdom maxes out at level 20. Unlocked all areas with the rainbow bridges too. Just the black coins to get now and I think I'm done.

Ny daughter (7) getting surprising goof at this, she as at 2k toads now, most purple coins done...

(i'm at 1k5)

I did manage tot get the money back for her in app purchase...

Only got 37 toads. Up to world 6-3 though, so just the two levels to beat before I mark this as complete.

Completed Tour Mode 3.5 times (all pink and purple coins, half the black coins); maxed out at 9999 toads on Toad Rally; maxed the kingdom out at level 20; unlocked all six areas with rainbow bridges; bought everything in the shop apart from one Luigi statue that I need 200 more green toads for but I can't gain any more.

I think I'm done here.

Out for Android, by the way: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... zara&hl=en

[edit] Oh, no it's not. You can "Pre-register". I've never seen that before.

@myppy, well you could lose some red races on purpose and then try to participate only in green races,,

Yes, I could... but I'm not going to. You have to do well enough so you actually gain some toads to lose, but not so well that you win. Fuck that.

Stuck on the boss on the world 8 airship. Keep running into him by accident.

New update has put in an easy mode where you get unlimited time and bubbles (although coloured coins don't count). Plus it's harder to lose toads in Rally mode.

This is quantitive easing! They've lowered the value of the toad in my pocket! It's not like the game was hard before. Just takes a bit of practice. Jeez.

Still russell apparently found 2 secret worlds (world 8?) you haven't yet...

Heh. I must have meant world 6. Got mixed up with the NES version.

Out on Android now.

@myppy: new update lifts the 9999 toad limit.. and some new statues

Cool