After the announcement ofSuper Mario 3D All-Starsto commemorate the iconic plumber’s 35th anniversary, fans are clamoring over which other game franchises should get theget the same treatment. With the3D All-Starspackage including the classic and belovedSuper Mario Galaxy, fans have gotten rattled over the potential future of the series.
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AsGalaxyhas one of the greatest sequels of all time and is one of Mario’shighest ranked games on Metacritic, its exclusion from3D All-Starshas seen fans vent in creative ways. And for good measure, the fans have entertained themselves by theorizing over a potential second sequel in theGalaxyseries, too.
9Galaxy All-Stars
In a perfect world,Super Mario 3D All-Starswould not only includeMario Galaxy 2, a game that was woefully omitted from the package for no apparent reason, but alsoMario Galaxy 3, a game that isn’t even in development yet but should be.
Considering how the three games included in the real3D All-Starsgame have no new content and that leaves a lot to be desired, this is still somewhat of a stretch.
8Water Physics
This is what Nintendo does best. Though there are loads ofvideo games with the goofiest physics, nothing can beat gliding around on a purple sting ray on the surface of water which is just circulating in the clouds, completely ignoring gravity of any kind.
This is one of the most fun mini games in any game, and it only took defying physics in every possible way for it to happen. Once again, it’s the Nintendo logic that turns the bizarre in to restless, endlessly meme-able fun.
7Insane Difficulty
ThoughGalaxymight not make the list of thehardestMariogames, it is an extremely hard game in a franchise notorious for hard games. This level is possibly the hardest in the game, and though it may be for children whileDark Soulsis for adults, it doesn’t meanGalaxyis any less difficult than the latter game.
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The Lava Spire Daredevil Run has definitely caused more casualties too, as the amalgam of adrenaline and frustration of players sent many Wii controllers flying out of players’ hands.
6The Spidey Meme
Luigi might be the scapegoat of theSuper Mariofranchise, but there are actually a lot of things that hecan do that Mario can’t. InSuper Mario Galaxy, once the player has beaten they game, they are given the option to replay it as Luigi.
In one level, Mario must save Luigi— but when the player plays as Luigi, the NPC that Luigi must save is still somehow Luigi rather than Mario or someone else, which makes for this ridiculous meme. The weird thing is, the two Luigis look pretty different, and one has clearly been working out and has much better posture than the other.
5The Irishman
Though being a scumbag murderer isn’t one of hisreal personality traits, Mario was quick enough to kill off one of his own games. This scene inThe Irishmantakes place right before Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino, gets murdered by the three other people in the car.
Hilariously, a fan has labelledSuper Mario Galaxy 2as Hoffa, as it has been unfairly excluded from theSuper Mario 3D All-Starsbundle, whereas the other three games get to live on.
4That Master Luma Moment
The moment that Master Luma said goodbye to Mario right before thousands of Lumas disappeared in to a black hole to save the universe must have been the first time children realized the emotional toll video games could have on them.
All those kids— now adults— have to hear to remind them of that trying time is the overwhelmingly sad Luma Theme. It was completely heartbreaking, and that’s why this meme might be too close to the truth to be funny.
3The Long Wait
Super Mario Galaxy 3could be interchangeable withSuper Mario Sunshine 2in this meme, as fans have also been waiting for the latter for 20 years now, butGalaxy 3has been the more highly-desired sequel of the two.
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It has now been more than ten years since the second entry in theGalaxyseries, and as Nintendo tends to keep their cards close to their chest, we haven’t heard so much as a peep about a sequel. Fans could be great grandfathers beforeGalaxy 3gets released, if it ever does.
2Two And A Half Marios
Another meme making light ofGalaxy 2being missing from the3D All-Starspack, but this time making fun of Nintendo, as if it was on their mind but the company just happened to forget to include it at the last minute. WithMario Galaxy 2being one of the most belovedSuper Mariogames of all time, comparing it to forgetting to pick up a child couldn’t be any more apt.
1“G2 Is Real”
InSuper Mario 64, Luigi was mysteriously absent from the game, but in this bed of water in the game is an inscription that says, “L Is Real 2401.” This made fans believe that once they had collected 2401 stars and returned to the water, Luigi would appear, and it has become one of the most confusing conspiracy theories in video games.
Now, because of the absence ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2from3D All-Stars, a fan has amazingly edited the inscription to say, “G2 Is Real.” Maybe when players completeMario 64in the new Switch game,Super Mario Galaxy 2will appear. If not, there’s always DLC…