Why Does Everyone Love Super Mario Galaxy?

Today I wanted to talk about why people like Super Mario Galaxy.
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[@AdventureKnockout]

I’ve heard somewhere that replaying Mario Galaxy is like taking a shower. You never want to get started but once you’re in, you never want to leave. I just replayed Galaxy 1 and 2 back to back after 4 or 5 years of not touching them and enjoyed them so much I played them both to 100% completion. Some of my favorite games of all time, but it’ll be a few years before I do that again so the experience stays fresh and not a linear, repetitive slog

[@abominati0n]

howd the perfect run go ? xD i remember the final level of galaxy 2 being harder than the final level of galaxy always fun to ask a 100%’er what they thought of the last galaxy/star !

[@MadPaperMario]

disagree imo personally found it overated

[@AdventureKnockout]

@@abominati0n It took me 10 to 15 attempts for grandmaster and the perfect run each lol. I remember it taking hundreds when I was a kid, but I guess muscle memory just kicked in and it wasn't bad this time around. The boomerang bros at the end were usually the run killer as far as I remember. Thanks for asking!

[@GDRhythmic]

No way, I'm in the middle of that right now! I just beat the perfect run for the first time today and am so excited to start the first Mario Galaxy.

[@ventriloquistmagician4735]

who is against having a shower?

[@nintendonicholas9141]

I like how progression is handled compared to sunshine with just needing X number of stars to beat the game instead of specific ones like in sunshine

[@B0ssguy]

except that number is so high you basically have to do every single normal star and maybe even a couple comets to beat the game. just drags on much more than it needs to

[@TKG785]

The way the atmosphere, soundtrack, and gameplay all blend together. The moment Mario flies towards a galaxy, the player is greeted with nothing at first. A void surrounding Mario, as he continues his flight. Only for the planets to come into view as Mario gets closer, showing off all the locations the player can visit, inviting them to explore what exactly goes on in each galaxy. Finally followed by a triumphant piece of music the moment Mario lands, signifying the start of a grand adventure and the player being able to live out all adventures they imagined.

[@extremmefan7305]

Super Mario Galaxy was my first game ever, and to this day the mainline Mario game I hold in high regard so much that I'd place it amongst my best experiences in the series, right up there with the earlier eras of Mario RPGs (before the "blandification"). It's a Mario game that really was NOT afraid to be grandiose, providing a gigantic universe full of unique life and biomes, while subtly adding more to its narrative beyond the usual "Mario does good" shtick through the various civilizations and the Comet Observatory also having their own histories that are hinted at in the former's case and told through an optional yet lovable story in the latter's. I think going from concept alone, Odyssey feels like the only other mainline game that wanted to be this grandiose, and I'm more miffed on that one because of missed opportunities to use the "world tour" theme to revisit familiar locations (which the concept art shows they COULD'VE), whereas with Galaxy there's nothing of the sort holding it back; it explores a whole unknown *universe* afterall. And so, Galaxy is a game I hold dear to my heart as much as Paper Mario TTYD. (PS: regarding the Wii games of other Nintendo franchises, Brawl was amongst my first games and I can say for sure that the way you put its reputation has become sort of... outdated? It's gotten quite an amount of recognition for its one specific mode alone making it feel more like a crossover than even its supposedly-praised successors. I also think it's worth noting that, while not an *immediate* firstparty IP like Mario or Zelda, Kirby *also* hit a peak on this console, so it's not just Mario Galaxy that's a highly regarded firstparty Wii title; Return to Dreamland is up there too)

[@Enigma75614]

Because it’s a good game. It’s arguably the best 3D Mario to this day.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed.

[@jupitervideos7702]

Arguably the greatest game of all-time

[@elwen8525]

The thing is with Mario galaxy is that it pits an Italian Plummer made by a Japanese game studio against the back drop of space. One of the first shots you see in space is Mario on some sort of tiny dwarf planet against some sort of large nebula or planet

[@AdventureKnockout]

I find Galaxy to be the pinnacle of linear Mario that hasn't been topped in scope since. Galaxy has the varied themes, excellent level design, banger OST, and magical atmosphere/storyline that make it such a unique experience. While Galaxy 2, 3D Land, and 3D World are amazing in their own rights, Galaxy hits a peak that the others don't quite reach. The levels play a lot more with gravity, the hub world is incredible, and it is the most consistent throughout.

[@legoboy7107]

Ironically, Galaxy is the least linear of all 4 of those linear 3D Mario games and the closest in its design to 64 and Sunshine, to the point where I'd say it's in a sort of hybrid middle spot rather than being strictly in one camp or the other.

[@mk8-mkwil117]

@@legoboy7107true but some people consider it a masterpiece both games especially galaxy 2 reference sunshine and sm64 in a way the story and plot points is better then sunshine and 64 in someway

[@Fatih_M177]

It's just like No other Mario game, The gameplay is fresh yet familiar, it feels like a proper evolution of the 3D formula and even has some elements from the 2D games! (That would later be more embraced in 3D land and 3D world which are Equally as amazing as these games, in my opinion at least) And the Story feels sorta like a more Serious interpretation of the typical Mario saves Peach storyline, like it's not just Peach that's in Danger, it's the Entire Kingdom (Which was actually similar to the manual of the 1st mario game, where the reason Peach is kidnapped is cause she is the only one with Power to save the kingdom, since all of the mushroom people are turned into blocks and plants that only she can save!) It's an amazing experience

[@thedubstepdoge]

Mario Galaxy’s music plays a big part in what makes it so great, the atmosphere in the game is just amazing and so beautiful

[@Krem_Krem]

I think it’s quite disingenuous to call the Wii entries of most Nintendo games their weaker entries when most had strong outings. For example: Twilight Princess, Mario Kart Wii, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Donkey Kong Country…

[@theplinko9840]

Twilight Princess was absolutely one of the weaker Zeldas. Skyward Sword would’ve been a much better example.

[@SweaterSwagg]

Wasn't Twilight Princess released on GC as well? Plus Double Dash stomps Wii imo

[@Krem_Krem]

@@SweaterSwagg Ye, but it came to the Switch first. That’s like claiming the Breath of the Wild doesn’t count as a Switch game because it came out on WiiU

[@hyrulehero2773]

I really gotta agree with Kiro on this one. To get it out of the way, Twilight Princess beats out Skyward Sword, but I do think of it more as one of the GameCube Zelda games. To go along with that, I actually wouldn’t disagree with the notion that Breath of the Wild is “the Wii U Zelda game” while Tears of the Kingdom gets to be dubbed “the Switch Zelda game.” I outright hate Mario Kart Wii and think the previous two games at least were definitely better. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land is good, but as a hardcore Kirby fan, I still think there are plenty of better Kirby games from before and after (examples including 64, Epic Yarn, Triple Deluxe, and Planet Robobot). At best, Donkey Kong Country Returns is just lesser Tropical Freeze with arbitrary motion controls, and even then, I actually just prefer the original trilogy. I still like Galaxy 2 fine enough on its own, but I find that it has a lot of weird downgrades following Galaxy 1 that lead to me ultimately disregarding the game as obsolete. I mentioned Epic Yarn, and yeah, I would sooner use that game as an example of a pinnacle Wii entry (it does more to stand out as its own thing compared to Return to Dream Land). So what, 2 games (Galaxy 1 and Epic Yarn) that stand out as examples of top tier Wii entries in then established Nintendo franchises with many games? That’s not very impressive to me and it’s one of the primary reasons that I don’t think very highly of the Wii.

[@TedWilder]

FWIW, Skyward Sword is in my top 5 Zelda games. It's #5, but top 5 nonetheless

[@PlatformChef]

Oh My God! Thank you so much for adding my comment to the video! That really Brightened my day!

[@GuessImaGuest]

Seeing my comment was also a surprise. I will also say that I wholeheartedly agree with your point about the cinematics. I never noticed just how important the cinematography was to the aesthetic of SMG until now. It feels way more like a movie than the other games, which are way more wacky and abrupt.

[@Sly88Frye]

Maybe it's because I grew up in the '90s, but I don't really go back to Super Mario Galaxy. It would be nice to play it again though but after I beat it when I first got it on my Wii when it first came out 2007 and I forget exactly when I beat it it must have been maybe like a month later I'm not sure, I didn't really play it that much after that. However perhaps I would have been really happy to actually just play it again anyway Maybe from the beginning instead of just trying to unlock everything. Super Mario 64 is the game I really love to go back to the most when it comes to 3D Mario. But then again I grew up with that game. And it's aged really well. Clearly Super Mario Galaxy has aged really well too, but I just don't have the fond memories with it that I had with Super Mario 64. I'm not even know if the memories are even that fun there I just enjoyed it so much. But honestly yes I would love to play Super Mario Galaxy again. Sadly I've literally never played Super Mario Sunshine. Hopefully I'll be able to play that some point

[@RoseBlush64]

i feel like galaxy was the first "modern" feeling mario game. the jump from sunshine to this was huge considering the wii wasn't that big of an upgrade from the gamecube.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Wii was basically the GameCube 2 imo.

[@vianabdullah2837]

I'll defend the Wii entries of certain series any day of the week. Brawl's single player content feels most substantial out of all the Smash games. Super Paper Mario has a cult following for having the best story in any Mario game. Skyward Sword is like Mario 3D World in that it was released in the time when fans wanted the series to go in a different direction, but they're easier to appreciate now that BOTW and Odyssey exists.

[@MateoMata-64]

Nostalgia and Music!

[@lawanimationsgaming4157]

I reason Mario galaxy is my favorite Mario game is that. The game does a really good job of making you fell like your in the world. And the soundtrack is AMAZING

[@amirgarcia547]

Great story+amazing atmosphere+melodic soundtrack+fun and varied level design are some of the few explanations I can think of. Out of all the 3D Mario games I played, Mario Galaxy definitely ended up striking a chord with me the most, and I was more than glad to revisit it many years later in 3D All-Stars.✌🏽

[@silveramyknux241]

I love it for the atmosphere, the effort in the story at some points of it, Peakigi the Green Plumber is playable, the gameplay, and the level design. It also doesn’t have much filler stars unlike its younger brother Odyssey.

[@natejoe9924]

Mario 64 will always be my favorite highly regarded the first 3D Mario game

[@codezero7981]

Mario Galaxy is still the best 3D Mario ever (Odyssey a close second), there's something so magical about this game that truly is a joy to always replay.

[@matiasjauhojarvi9551]

Great video.

[@jordancooney6817]

I was kind of helping my comment would be showing the video, but oh well. Good video.

[@2DCheese]

I really like the game's music, progression system, level design, and many other things. The game is interestingly magical to me. Everytime I play it I want to play it more. This game is basically what Odyssey could've been for me. The capture mechanic was cool, and most of the music tracks were strong, but Lost Kingdom could've been done a bit better. Overall, Galaxy is definitely my favorite next to TTYD

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

Playing galaxy on switch really shows its flaws. But galaxy and galaxy 2 on Wii are amazing

[@mecxu761]

It's the same thing

[@epicgamner1139]

i like it on switch just fine, but the games shine on their original platforms

[@mecxu761]

@@epicgamner1139 it's the same thing

[@epicgamner1139]

@@mecxu761 well yeah, but there is some charm to playing with the wiimote and nunchuck. If it came across like i was saying that i didnt like this port, that's my bad. This is definitely the version of the game i play the most due to the convenience of the switch! There are just these little things that dont really hold it back from being a great port, but rather from being better than the original. Things like how the gyro is less reliable, how mario gets confused and walks in circles more often than he does in the original, lack of speaker on the joycon to play all the noises the wiimote did, ect. Nothing that makes the game bad, but things that still give me a reason to play my original copy over the switch port

[@Mankey619]

Super Mario Galaxy is one the best platformers. It's indeed one of the most unique, and beautifully crafted games ever made. The music is indeed very enjoyable to hear, and I've played this game on the Switch. Hopefully Nintendo will make a third Galaxy.

[@nobodycares5050]

Brawl has been replaced by Smash 4 as the Ugly Duckling Brawl nostalgia has really helped that game's reputation wheras Smash 4 is just kinda there

[@SweaterSwagg]

@@nobodycares5050 Subspace Emissary plus the introduction of 3rd party characters alone make Brawl goated

[@champion_ofcloud-var]

5:17 yes, thats how gravity works

[@ricmagus]

I find it curious that some comments say things like "maybe because I'm from the 90s I'm not into Mario Galaxy" (this was the most recent post I read, I'm not being specific with anyone XD) however... I I'm from the second half of the Eighties, that is, when I played Mario Galaxy, I was already an adult a long time ago... and Mario Galaxy is my favorite Mario game, and one of my favorite 3D platform games too. I think that age or time of birth doesn't have much to do with whether you like a game more or less, but rather your expectations. Maybe the game's gimicks weren't to your liking. or maybe it's the soundtrack, but the age... I don't believe it. I still find myself discovering MODERN games that I'm a fan of to this day (for example, the "no kiseki" series by Nihon Falcon. Anyway, that's what I wanted to comment on XD. Mario Galaxy is one of my favorite games (and this is coming from a 40 year old grown man, who has been through practically all eras of video games) and I hope that Nintendo will one day make a sequel (which in this case would be 3 :P) ps: the example in the begining was only that: an example. i hope nobody be mad at me ^^'

[@Nzcade]

I thought that Super Mario 64 and Sunshine were the best Mario 3D platformers and it all went downhill from there (except Odyssey) but maybe that’s because I haven’t played Galaxy in a while, I might

[@MadPaperMario]

Odyssey is where the series peaked then 64

[@traviscunningham7062]

Disagree. I wasn’t even around when Mario 64 came out.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Also Sunshine had issues like the blue coins, and the progressive system.

[@JasLamArr91]

I thiught the game was a nice time for a linear style game. Playable Luigi was great! It introduced Rosalina to the series. But even I think its overrated. Mario was stiff to control, the spin move was ok and the gravity mechanic didn't cooperate at times.

[@codezero7981]

Mario stiff? please he moves freely and in control compared to the slippery mess he was in Sunshine.

[@Chillin-jg8vg]

Still the BEST Mario game imo.

[@ordinary_deepfake]

Just the best 3d Mario

[@osmandahman9162]

the difficulty

[@jomaq9233]

*Odyssey Central would like to know your location*

[@spencerdokes6056]

Be great of you play even a second or 2 of the music you gush about. But we cant expect the best from all youtubers

[@RoseBlush64]

nintendo usually claims or takes down videos that use their music

[@AllStarKingD]

I wouldn't call Galaxy sad at all. I never got depressing from Galaxy. The music is way too cheery and it's also a very bright and colorful game. It's more whimsical than sad, like a ice skating show.

[@pleaseenterausername9516]

I always loved the atmosphere of Galaxy even though from a gameplay perspective it's easily my least favourite 3D Mario game. I've never stood still in other 3D Marios just to exist in a level. The music and art direction is incomparable in any other game of this series.

[@TheLegendaryDonutKing]

Because it’s a fun game

[@ManFromThePits]

I played Galaxy 2, still haven't played 1. I loved the wide range of different gimmicks in each level, keeping the game fresh as you went on.

[@koolaid33]

I have an odd relationship with Super Mario Galaxy. I love it, but I hate the Wii. In my opinion the Wii is one of Nintendo's biggest travesties, despite performing well I think it was the turning stone of the greedy and soulless Nintendo we have now. Then again, it has some great games, and Super Mario Galaxy is one of my favourites. I prefer the Switch release in that 3D All-Stars compilation, if just for the option to play it on the go AND without the awful and repetitive motion controls.

[@INFERNO95]

The soulless era is gone.

[@mydadsacop123]

Galaxys a Masterful game, and i wouldnt call brawl the black sheep of smash either (more like smash4 imo) it just divided the tournament community when it came out

[@sonnyman4545]

🐐🐐🐐

[@trotmanscaife914]

When I played it I thought it was Loki mid

[@NIMPAK1]

"Super Mario Galaxy proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good." - Shigeru Miyamoto

[@ogre706]

I like Super Mario Galaxy, but I love Super Mario 64.

[@MaddMo0n]

Brawl is 2nd best Smash 🤷🏾

[@3elawi]

SHIT I couldve been in here. My comment didn’t get selected

[@JustJulyo]

I thought people liked Hotel Mario

[@sonickhable]

I don't like the gameplay of the game tbh. Mario felt way too restricted compared to previous depictions in 3d

[@amirgarcia547]

It’s because it’s a lot more linear instead of these big sandbox levels like in 64, Sunshine and Odyssey, and so I personally think it works in that vein.

[@epicgamner1139]

because its the bestest most awesomest game ever created, also probably because the majority of people who are active on the gaming side of the internet right now grew up with the wii so nostalgia is most likely a factor. But SCREW NOSTALGIA, ITS FAKE, THIS GAME KICKS MEGA ASS AND WHEN YOU GET LAUNCHED THROUGH A WARP STAR THE WIIMOTE MAKES THAT LIL "BWEEBWEEBOP" SOUND AND ITS ALL BITCRUSHED AND SUBMERGED SOUNDIN' AND IT RULES BRO IT RUUUUULES

[@GeralSorrells]

Nine seconds

[@JurassicJack-ik7bc]

45

[@JurassicJack-ik7bc]

45

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

No views

[@Nzcade]

yes

[@Fall-oo6mt]

brawl is NOT the ugly duckling of the ssb series. ssb4 exists

[@Chillin-jg8vg]

Yeah it has the best story mode out of any Smash Bros games.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

brawl had the trash tripping mechanic, that alone makes it the ugly duckling of the series

[@MadPaperMario]

Smash 4 was a slight improvment over brawl

[@CuteRedPanda64]

Good joke.

[@Fall-oo6mt]

​@@CuteRedPanda64 Dude. I like both games. But SSB4 is definitely more regarded as the "worse" game in the series than Brawl

[@aletheia358]

I like the Puzzle Plank Galaxy music from Super Mario Galaxy 2. Desu.

[@paulo547]

This game is honestly my least favourite Mario game. I didn't pay much attention about the atmosphere. And about the ost, i remember only like 2 or 3 tracks. The gameplay felt really slow to me, and the controls are really off compared to the other 3d mario games. I somehow love playing 3d world or 3d land. But in my opinion, mario galaxy is like, Super Mario 3d Land in space with better graphics and less good physics. I also hate how you go to a level, it's painfully slow.

[@suf7653]

It's great but the sequel was better

[@J3C0BZ]

Second

[@Nzcade]

Actually third

[@belstar1128]

it was a good game but not as good as mario 64 or mario oddessy because it is more linear and has less replayability .with a game like mario 64 it took a long time to explore everything despite the levels being small there were secrets everywhere. while in mario galaxy you just warp from place to place its cool at first but gets dull after a while

[@LittleRiahSunshine]

One minute gang

[@PossiblyCoolAnimations]

Three minute gang

[@lpnp9477]

meh

[@lowdistortion]

Probably because you're allowed to escape and be entertained. Not like modern games that have to remind you of real life

[@Chillin-jg8vg]

This is why I never understand why people like to crap on games with a cartoony style they look unique have personality to them compared these generic 4K ultra high realistic graphics we see now a days.

[@okayemjay]

There’s plenty of modern games that allow for escapism, what are you talking about?

[@lowdistortion]

@@okayemjay yeah, Eastern games

[@Enigma75614]

Exactly

[@Enigma75614]

@@okayemjaySo many games feel the need to inject politics into them now.

[@DuckJohnn]

I like it, don't love it. I think it's overrated.

[@Silver4G]

Hot take: I didn’t care for the game.

[@lpnp9477]

this is my person right here

[@Swampert2344]

Same man

[@B0ssguy]

only 3d mario i don't have fun just moving around, such limited moves and momentum is terrible

[@lpnp9477]

@@B0ssguy yes! It takes forever to build up speed, it's so slippery and floaty. I get it's space but come on

[@avanagenda5840]

Had to dislike 😭🙏

This is single handedly the most overrated Mario game of all time

[@dualFace_]

Bro Mario 64 is right there

@@dualFace_ Yeah it's overrated but I think Galaxy gets glazed 10x worse for how little it added to the series compared to 64

[@patrickquinones2533]

Nah 64 is always more overrated than galaxy

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed. Galaxy is perfectly rated. Mario 64 on the other hand…

[@INFERNO95]

Rosalina is overrated.

[@B0ssguy]

i don't understand why people like it so much, atmosphere and music are awesome but the movement is so bad and level design annoying that it ruins the whole games. if a 3d platformer has bad movement it fails as a 3d platformer, and every single other 3d mario including 3d world exceeds at it

[@codezero7981]

lol Mario Galaxy (and 2) were peak Nintendo's design surpassing 3D World and rivaling Odyssey in every aspect.

[@onlywiigame.]

How is the movement bad??? It’s suppose to feel more restricted your in space gravity

[@nick-cepticon782]

Mario Galaxy isn’t a good 3D Mario bc it fails at tying course clear and sandbox gameplay together. That being said, it’s still a beautiful game that deserves to be remembered. Also Peach’s Castle solos the Comet Observatory any day