In 1985, Nintendo launched a console with a game in which players ran from side to side,

1985年，任天堂推出了一款遊戲機，在遊戲中，玩家可以一邊跑一邊玩。

jumped on turtles and saved a princess. And almost three decades later, they’re doing

跳上海龜，救了一個公主。而近三十年後，他們又在做什麼？

the same thing. Only this console comes with a touch screen, and this game is f*cking unbelievable.

同樣的事情。只不過這臺遊戲機是帶觸屏的，這款遊戲簡直是操碎了心。

Hey, I said things stay the same, too. It’s New Super Mario Bros. U.

嘿，我也說了一切不變。這是《新超級馬里奧兄弟U》。

Of course, it’s only fair—and a little surprising—to point out...that this is the

當然，這是很公平的--也是有點出人意料的--指出......這是個

first Mario game Nintendo has launched with a home console since 1996, and the first of

任天堂自1996年以來推出的第一款家用主機馬里奧遊戲，也是第一款

the side scrolling variety since the Super Nintendo in 1991. That game was called Super

自1991年超級任天堂以來的側滾動品種。那款遊戲被稱為超級

Mario World, and it’s only fitting that this game would share some history with it.

馬里奧世界》，這款遊戲與它分享一些歷史是很合適的。

I mean, why not? It shares everything else.

我的意思是，為什麼不呢？它分享其他一切。

Continuous overworld? Check.

連續的超世界？檢查。

Baby Yoshi? Check.

小優？檢查。

Suit that lets you float? Check.

能讓你漂浮的衣服？Check.

Mario U is so reminiscent of Mario World, and even Mario Bros. 3, to an extent, that

馬里奧U》在一定程度上讓人聯想到《馬里奧世界》，甚至是《馬里奧兄弟3》，以至於。

if you grew up playing those games...you’ll immediately fall for this one.

如果你是玩這些遊戲長大的......你會立刻愛上這個遊戲。

Now, that’s not to say this is just a cover band playing all the greatest hits. It’s

現在，這並不是說這只是一支翻唱樂隊，演奏所有的名曲。它是...

obvious the people designing today’s Mario games adored the classic titles, as their

很明顯，設計今天馬里奧遊戲的人喜歡經典的標題，因為他們的

nods to the old-school are abundant. But the work on Mario U suggests they’re finally

對老派的點贊是豐富的。但在馬里奧U上的工作表明，他們終於是

interested in progressing 2D Mario design, as well.

對進步2D馬里奧設計感興趣，也。

For starters, this game has some of the best Mario levels in years...maybe decades, and

首先，這款遊戲有一些多年來最好的馬里奧關卡......也許是幾十年來的，而且。

that’s not hyperbole. They get better and better as you get closer to Peach’s Castle,

這不是誇張。靠近桃花堡的時候，它們會越來越好。

but even the early stages benefit from really clever approaches to 2D platformer design.

但即使是早期階段也得益於真正巧妙的2D平臺遊戲設計方法。

The foundation is clearly a combination of Mario’s two best side-scrollers, but from

基礎上顯然是結合了馬里奧最擅長的兩款側卷，但從

there, New Super Mario Bros. U gets genuinely creative.

在那裡，新超級馬里奧兄弟U得到真正的創意。

Not to mention brutal.

更何況是殘酷的。

And while it doesn’t do much with the GamePad, aside from letting you play on the touch screen...Mario

雖然它對GamePad的作用不大，但除了讓你在觸屏上玩之外......Mario

U does quite a bit with the platform’s built-in software. No other launch title shows as much

U在平臺的內置軟件上做了不少工作。沒有其他發佈會的標題顯示出這麼多

potential for the Miiverse, allowing players to share their reactions to levels with drawings

Miiverse的潛力，允許玩家用圖畫分享他們對關卡的反應。

or messages. And the game even has modes for things like speed runs, which is awesome for

或消息。而且遊戲甚至有模式，比如速跑，這對於

veterans.

退伍軍人；

But of course, the game isn’t perfect, either. The gameplay is unreal, the controls are sharper

但當然，遊戲也不是完美的。遊戲的玩法很虛幻，控制也比較犀利。

and more responsive than most games wish they could be...but Nintendo was obviously content

並且比大多數遊戲希望的反應更靈敏......但任天堂顯然已經滿足了

with the status quo for its presentation. Mario looks good in HD, but the art really

與現狀為其呈現。馬里奧在高清中看起來很好，但藝術真的是

plays it safe. And although Nintendo does dip their toe in the water, in terms of teasing

玩得很安全。雖然任天堂也會沾沾自喜，但在預告方面

artistic creativity, they never actually jump in.

藝術創作，他們從來沒有真正跳進去。

Of course, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t, once again, jump into the Mushroom Kingdom.

當然，這並不意味著你不應該，再一次跳進蘑菇王國。

If you’re a regular visitor, plenty of new features and razor-sharp platforming awaits

如果你是一個常客，大量的新功能和鋒利的平臺等待著你。

you. And if it’s been a while...you might be surprised by what they’ve done with the

你。如果有一段時間了... 你可能會驚訝於他們的所作所為。

place. A masterful combination of new and old, New Super Mario Bros. U is the Mushroom

的地方。新老結合的高手，《新超級馬里奧兄弟U》是蘑菇的

Kingdom you’ve always remembered...only better.

你一直記得的王國......只是更好。