Following its launch back in September,Super Mario 3D All-Starshas quickly become one of the year’s best-selling games. Packaging together remastered ports ofSuper Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine,andSuper Mario Galaxy,it has already toppled some of 2020’s most formidable releases,beating outTony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2andMadden NFLin the September sales chart.
Of course, that’s not to say the collection is perfect. Back when it released,Super Mario 3D All-Starswas criticized for being a very simplistic emulated port with a few notable features missing. One of the biggest of these missing elements was an inverted camera which, for many seasoned 3DMarioveterans, was synonymous with the trilogy’s platforming gameplay.
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In response to complaints about the inverted camera, Nintendo has announced via Twitter that it will implement the feature in a new update. Landing on November 17, Update Version 1.1.0 will see the return of the setting inSuper Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine,andSuper Mario Galaxy.WithSuper Mario 64andSuper Mario Sunshineboth utilizing inverted camera controls when they originally debuted, a number of fans have developed muscle memory essential to still enjoying the classic platformers. Long-time players have reported difficulties with theSunshineport’s FLUDD mechanic specifically, with the projectile operating very differently with the use of the new camera.
Nintendo reintegrating the essential feature will likely be a big relief to those trying to reacquaint themselves with the games in spite of their camera settings significantly changing. As for the update itself, there’s no word on whether Nintendo will look to integrate more features intoSuper Mario 3D All-Starsthrough the patch. For the most part,the games seemed to arrive on Nintendo Switch with very few sweeping changes, so it seems unlikely Nintendo will now look to fix some of the trilogy’s more notable issues in subsequent updates.
For those who didn’t catch the release back in September,Super Mario 3D All-Starshas definitely been one of the strangest remaster releases in recent memory. Not only was the game a pretty standard emulation of all three games but, in an effort to drum up sales, Nintendo revealed that the bundle would only be available until March 2021. After that, all three games will no longer be available to purchase digitally or physically on the Nintendo Switch in their current format. Recentrumors have indicated that eachSuper Mariogame could eventually be released separately, meaning the limited release tagline merely relates to the trilogy bundle rather than the games never returning to the Nintendo Switch system.
