Super Mario Run Reviews

by Sarahface81

I was excited to download this game when I finally realized I could play Mario on my phone, until a couple levels in and I realized I had to fork over 10 bucks just to unlock six worlds total. SIX. Not to mention a whole boatload of my data. Oh, and then the star worlds, which don’t unlock until you complete a series of near impossible challenges. Seriously, I gave up on unlocking certain star worlds when I was about to smash my phone. The rally is maddening because SuperMarioRun’s ability to maintain a connection is meager at best, and if you disconnect for a second you lose your ticket and toads, thus setting you even further back. After multiple disconnects in that I finally learned to stay away from it. The remix ten is fun in theory, even though it’s really just the same six worlds shortened and recycled over and over again, but some of the levels have the bonus medals set in places where it is truly impossible to collect every single one. Or ridiculous obstacles are set up, like running straight into a turning blade because there is no way to stop yourself but no way to get the medal with just letting it hit you. If they could be slightly less stingy with the pause buttons throughout the levels and WAY less rigid in the ridiculously challenging nature of certain levels, this game might’ve earned a few more stars. For now, this data destroyer has been removed from my phone.

by SMB❤️🍕📖

I gave four (I mean one) stars because you have to pay ten dollars for lots of things- all the levels (they only give you one world which is only five levels), all of the toad colors (you need toads to get more characters. They only let you get Mario and Blue Yoshi.) , and you don’t have to wait like three hours or play remix ten. This game is like one of the best games in the world when you first get it, but then it kinda gets old. If you’re like me and don’t want to pay ten dollars just for some video game, then I suggest you not get it. I’m so bored of this game now because I completed all the levels in world tour, and I got all pink, purple, and green coins on all of the levels too. So now all I have to play is remix ten and toad rally. Remix ten is fun, but once you complete it you have it wait a long time to play it again and it’s so annoying. I would play toad rally but it uses up tickets and what’s even the point of playing that just to get toads if you can’t even get more characters because the other toad colors are locked! So I go in this game, play remix ten, and then exit SuperMarioRun because I have to wait THREE hours to play it again and I get bored just playing the same old levels I already completed. 😱😱😢😱😢😱😠😢😠😱😢😢😔😔😔😞😒😟😕🙁😖😣☹️😫😩🥺😤😭😢😠😡🤯😳😱😨😰😥😓🤭🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥😐🙄😯😑😬😦😯😮😲😮😧🥱😴😴😪😪👎🏻👎🏻

by PikaPrue3

So I got this game years ago and I had to pay real money to go any farther so I deleted it. Then a few months ago I got the game again and it started me over which I was fine with since all I remember about the game is paying real money. I saw remix 10 went to it, it gave me 10 toad tickets, it was cool, I liked it, it was new. But once I played the levels I was stopped at level 3 and couldn’t go farther I had to pay real money again so a few days later it let me go to level 4. Then it really said I had to pay real money in order to go any farther. It also said in order to get more toad colors I need to pay real money. Which had a plan for my kingdom to get many many character houses so I can have many many runners but they require certain toads! And I also had a problem with toad tickets. Everyday I would get 1 toad ticket from that mini game shroom rarely 3. And the remix 10 takes forever to beat with 1 toad ticket a day. Remix 10 is also very long and I got stuck at the first boss battle. So I deleted the game and maybe Nintendo will make things not cost real money! 😡

by Marsian Fano

Ok, so I can’t play all levels without purchasing the game. Also the remix 10 and items in shop. Also, some people really like Luigi, so when the game gets downloaded, you should have both brothers for a free starters pack. All levels should free to play, because I am getting tired of up and over, wall kicking it underground, paratroopas in mushroom valley, and Bowser’s Castle hangout. And I am not allowed to in app purchase and even if I am allowed, still am not paying 10 stupid dollars just for that. Other than that I LOVE remix 10... minus the wait time. Could you pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssseeeeeee update the game with every level for free!!!!!!!! I’m really bored of the same things over and over and over! It is just sooooooooooo annoying. And, you should be able to play as who ever you play as in tour and rally. And make Luigi free! I LOVE Luigi with his high jump and he has always been my favorite character from both brothers. He is sort of better than Mario. And you should certainly have more than four available characters for people who cannot start world 2-1.

by _Jazz_Handz_

I love this game so much and I don’t regret spending the $10 to unlock the full game. However, there are some things that need a lot of improvement, like remix 10. It’s my favorite aspect of the game, but the thing I can’t stand about it is that it starts the level with the camera zoomed in on mario so you can’t see what’s ahead of you. By the time is zooms out, sometimes there’s an enemy or a pit in front of you but it’s too late to jump over it because of not being able to see ahead far enough. I often end up dying before even getting a chance. I also don’t like that when Mario is hanging on a ledge, he climbs up automatically. Sometimes I catch the edge of a platform with an enemy coming towards me and Mario automatically pulls himself up into the enemy and dies. If he would just hang there and wait a second before pulling himself up, it would be so much better. This makes the game a lot more frustrating than it should be. I also think that way too many toads are required to get rainbow bridges, and when you finally do obtain one, the little chunk of land you get doesn’t have nearly enough space to house all of the decorations you get during your journey. Other than that, it’s a great game.

by Billbobjoebob

I wanted to enjoy the game, and it is fun, I had a great time trying to get all the extra missions that unlock after collecting all the red coins in a level, but you only get one world to play, unless you pay $10. This game is not worth that much money, since it’s mostly just something you will play as a time waster. Plus the fact that Mario auto runs just gets annoying at times, and at the worst of times feels unfair in causing some jumps to be very pinpoint accurate when going for the different colored coins. The castle building feature is also HEAVILY restricted unless you pay for the full game as well, with you not even be able to get two of the four different colored toads unless you steal them from another player in the MP race thing. Though for a first mobile game it wouldn’t be all that bad, except for the fact that this is a NINTENDO game, the company that single handedly saved video games back in the 80’s and has been making games for what almost 40 years at this point? They can do better than this. And they did with Mario Kart Tour even though that’s a money sink, it’s still far better than Mario Run.

by Spiderman8199

I love all things MARIO, and had lots of fun with the original levels and Rally. However, there are some big issues with the Remix-10 game. First, you can't choose your character like you can in the other levels and rally. Second, you can just re-start a mini-level, if you want to re-start, you have to start back at 1, and then they are all different every time. You can't improve or overcome certain challenges this way, and it makes the game less fun and not feel good to play. Also, while you are playing, a star could unexpectedly descend on you in a bubble, and even though it can potentially cause you to miss the rainbow coins by messing up your game play, there is no way to stop the star from activating. Very frustrating when you have to bounce off of some Koopas to get the coins, but you can't because if a star you didn't want.
Also, for those of us who collected a lot of coins and purchased lots of decor and buildings for our kingdom already, the prizes given for Remix-10 are underwhelming and not much of a goal.

by Wifi03

What Nintendo has been able to do with just a single tap is pretty impressive, and should be commended. The levels are fun and offer different paths that encourage replayability as well as allows for some really satisfying moves while playing. The lack of annoying microtransactions is also quite refreshing. I would rather pay upfront than parse out the actual price of the game and slow my momentum. It’s a very satisfying feeling game to play, a testament to the perfect marriage of simple but effective controls and smart level design that incorporates it. But the town segment feels incredibly tacked on and pointless, and they really need to add new levels to the “offline” segments. Offline is in quotations because you still need an internet connection to play which in my opinion ruins the point of a MOBILE game. The anti piracy excuse is flimsy at best seeing how it doesn’t actually effect those who know what they are doing. It really casts a dark cloud over an otherwise solid game. The good news is, these are not unsolvable problems, and the devs at Nintendo are pretty smart people.

by NightFuryForever

Hey. Just to start, I really enjoy this game and play it a lot. However, there are some things about it I don’t like. First of all, in toad rally, I can never win a rally. I always get the pink coins, never die, do lots of tricks, get the flag, and get coin rushes, but my opponent ALWAYS seems to beat me, no matter how hard I try. I win probably 1 out of every 10 games I play and it is getting kind of annoying. I am trying to unlock new places, characters, and level up my castle, but I can’t because I never win any toads. I also think that there should be a midair trick for EVERY character to get some extra points. And there may be, except I can’t ever do them. I watch my opponent in toad rally, and in the peak of their jump, they do a trick. How do they do that and I don’t? Anyway, I love this game, but I think it needs some improvements and more recent updates. The last update it said was 6 months ago! That seems like a long time. But keep up the good work and please help improve the game for your users. Thanks for listening!

by BurkeKyle

Mechanically this game is amazing and the single player mode is great. The problem is with the asynchronous multiplayer mode, Toad Rally. In it you are pitted against another player’s character that is controlled by AI. When you win a Toad Rally you win Toads of various colors based on what your opponent has to offer in the opponent selection screen. These toads are used to unlock items and other characters you can play as. Unfortunately, if you aren’t amazing at this game, or your phone dies, or SuperMarioRun crashes, or you lose your connection and can’t re-establish it in a reasonable amount of time you lose toads. This makes it near impossible to collect the high number of rarer colored toads that are required for the character unlocks. Until this is changed few people will be able to experience the full breadth of this game since all of the characters were smartly designed to control differently so some characters are better at some things than others. Nintendo, please either set it so that we no longer lose toads or reduce the number of toads required for unlocks.

by GoogForPresident

I do enjoy playing remix 10 to get Rally Tickets, but I think this game needs more. 1: Why No Powers? The super star is there and same with the mushroom... but why not more? even a Fire Flower would do. I do wish there were some more things to help you in a level. 2: Needs more updates, I wish the creator could actually bring us new things, as well as TOAD only gives you a gift once! Well come on. Atleast he could give me back some real Mario mayhem. 3: In order to play as toad, you need to link a Nintendo account, and it really takes up you’re time. 4: I just passed world 1 and they’re asking me to pay when all of the worlds need payment just to restore peach’s castle. Come on Nintendo. Why are you making us pay to play the game? I just feel like this game needs to take prices down a bit. And make more updates. 5: You need to wait to play a level in Remix 10? Well COME ON. Though I could watch TV or play a different game, but truly this game is truly frustrating and that’s why I deleted it.

by Sexualprincess77

OK so SuperMarioRun is good and I recommend it it’s just I have a few problems like you have to pay for the yellow and purple toad and I really want Luigi but I can’t get it because my parents won’t pay for it and I can’t get yellow or purple and I need purple to get Luigi ends and it’s really great and you can’t have like the big courses to rescue princess peach and I which like you could maybe make stuff that you don’t need for the game like to like have fun with the game and unlock different characters and like play Just money and the stuff that you do need just make it free and yes I know companies need money to keep working but like it’s just not fair person to people that really want like a bunch of different characters and that want to let’s just have fun with the game it’s really great do you recommend it but yeah could you please fix some of the problems and like lower the cost of the prices maybe and make some free I’d really appreciate it bye

by H8r💜r

there are lots of times during toad rally where it lags and then causes me to lose, so that’s frustrating. i can’t imagine anyone being interested in watching the replay thing at the end of each road rally, so i wish they would get rid of it instead of making you skip it each time. it would be much better if there was a little coin counter during the rally. the blue stars that show when you do tricks are sometimes too much and make the screen so busy that it can make it hard to see your enemies, so i wish they would tone that down. also, the remix 10 music is horrible and obnoxious! i can’t stand it and i wish they would just leave the normal music for that too. i end up having to go back and forth turning the music on and off between remix 10 and the other parts. also, you can’t adjust the settings like sounds in the pause menu, you have to go all the way back to the kingdom and open settings. i’m really surprised nintendo isn’t more evolved than that. it’s really nice that you can mostly play with one hand (can’t reach the pause button or the bubble with my right hand) and that you don’t need to tilt for anything because then it wouldn’t work well when you’re in bed or reclined on the couch. i wish there were like 8 worlds or more. overall, great game, just some things i wish were different

by T628H

I purchased this game the day it was released I had patiently been waiting on it. I’ve been playing it since and I still love it. It’s a 1 time payment of $10 but it’s totally worth it in my opinion. It’s fun, some levels are easy, some are challenging but that’s what makes it so fun. The controls are simple, my 3 year old niece LOVES it, it keeps her busy while cooking dinner, cleaning up, etc. and she is able to play this game with no problems (on the easier levels of course) so it’s a great game to keep your kids occupied while getting things done around the house and they love it! It always has things to look forward too, and play towards to continue to unlock new features while giving yourself a challenge! It’s just an all around good, fun, family friendly game. Worth every penny spent, and I’ll continue to play this for a long time. I give it 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and 6 if I could!!

by FreshPie

I started playing Super Mario Run when it first came out but gave up after a few days, disappointed that they'd turned an excellent platformer into a single button endless runner.

But I came back to it, and I must say that it's really well made. It actually maintains the depth of standard Mario games; it's extremely easy to control but a challenge to play. In hindsight, I don't know why I expected anything else. Think of how many classic Mario games you played by just holding down the right directional button and pressing A whenever you needed to jump.

Not only does it play as well as other 2D Mario games, but it's also evident that the developers put a lot of thought into level layout. There are tiles that pause Mario's running, letting you time your next jump to get a combo off of an approaching enemy, there are earlier sections of levels that have you do something seemingly bizarre and contrived so that you know what to do when you encounter new mechanics at the end of the same level, and there are sort of decoy mechanics—places where it looks like you should do one thing, but if you do, it makes it impossible to get a star coin, so instead you must think of an alternate approach.

If you made the same mistake I did in thinking Mario Run was another shallow endless runner with an expensive IP attached, I'd highly recommend checking it out.

by ACarraretto

Hot diggety dog, this is probably one of the best mobile games I’ve played.

For those of you complaining about the price of the game, which is 10 dollars, geez, there’s no other purchases in the WHOLE game!

Compared to most free games (as a lot of us like to call “freemium”), the price is worth it. Whereas in these free games, they have currency that’s worth about 5 times as much! And the only thing that would do is just give you an unfair advantage over others or just get you a SLIGHTLY better high score. And those games can possibly be glitchy and really broken. This game is super smooth, and personally I haven’t seen a single glitch. Props to that.

The gameplay is also great. getting all of the medals is a nice challenge, and playing the new remix 10 mode is a pleasure, especially when you find a secret level. Unlocking all the characters and trying out their unique abilities is nice, and collecting toads in toad rally to get new buildings is also cool, even if it’s something super hard to get like peach’s tent.

I prefer games that you need to pay to PLAY the game, but not “free” games that are pay to WIN the game for even more.

So if you don’t like the 10 dollar price tag, then stop paying 800 dollars for a new iPhone with one of the only differences being a glass back. If you can pay 800 dollars for that, or even 1000 for the x, then you can certainly pay 10 for a fantastic game.

by Yachts Are Reall Really Cool

Hi please read this review before buying. Okay so a lot of the reviews are saying how it’s not worth buying it because it’s ten dollars, personally I disagree this game was worth every penny. Think about some of the best games on iOS, chances are in that game you have to wait for things to build or stamina to regain, not this game. Also the game your thinking of is probably pay to win, but in MARIO Run you literally just spend $10 like it’s a DS game and then you can play whenever. It never gets boring. The 6 levels you get can be played over and over again until you get all the different colored coins. There is also other game modes. I took a chance on this game and bought the $10 version before I even demoed it and I don’t regret it a bit. If you want a game that changes all the time this is right for you. Perfect for older people looking for that nostalgia aspect and perfect for younger people who love gaming. I hope this review helped out.

by Jeremy2810

Super Mario Run is a truly stand out experience in mobile gaming. There aren’t any micro transactions. The purchase price gets you all the content and it’s great content! There are 24 basic levels and 9 “star” levels which are unlocked through special challenges. Each level also has challenge coins that add another layer of difficulty. Collecting all of the black (the hardest) coins takes some real skill.

In addition to that there is a Toad Rally mode that lets you run against the ghosts of other players wherein you can unlock additional characters with different play styles. There is also Remix 10 which gives you 10 rapid fire courses and challenges you to collect three special coins per course. It really is a lot of content and a good challenge to complete it all.

The one downside is the “always connected” requirement. It would be great if this weren’t necessary but all in all this is really well done game that is very well thought out and highly polished. I recommend it.

by PixelOtaku

I don’t understand why so many people feel that they’re entitled to a free game when it’s a solid game that you should pay for. When downloading an app it will say whether or not there are in game purchases. $10 is a reasonable price for a full fledged game that doesn’t ask for micro transactions on top of that. On top of this, so much is available to try for free to decide whether or not you’d like to purchase the game. It’s essentially a free demo.

The mechanic of this game is that Mario (or whichever character you choose) is always running forward. The levels are relatively short so it’s all about being technical with your jumps to get those special coins. There’s no harm in testing the game out. You get the first 4 levels (world 1), Remix 10, and Toad Rally available to try. Purchasing the game gives you the other 20 levels (with 3 challenges each level). Highly recommend trying it. You can even play your own music in game which will make the characters wear headphones while running (which I think is a cute detail).

by Flyingminimuffin274

This is one of my favorite games! I love the fact that you can play music while you’re playing it, and I also really like remix 10! One thing that I would add to SuperMarioRun is make it so that people can play offline. Sometimes when I’m on family road trips and I’m bored of playing all my other games I check to see if I can play offline, but I never can and that’s really disappointing. But other than that it’s a wonderful game. Another thing that I would change. I like that you can play as different characters in toad rally and the other levels, but not in remix 10. And I don’t like that a lot. I mean, I know that it’s sort of unfair to play as Yoshi the entire time you’re playing remix 10, but Nintendo, could you PLEASE make it so that after you rescue Daisy, you could get to like, spin a wheel that landed on either a character or a “you choose” thing so we wouldn’t have to play as Mario almost the entire time? If you can do that that would be AWESOME and I will thank you a MILLION times!!! That’s all for now! Byeeeee!

by TeamNonin

I am going to join the chorus of being mystified that there are so many entitled people having temper tantrums about paying for games. Or the players that complain that you can play several levels, before paying for the game, and then acting petulant, as if they were tricked. The reason several levels are free, is because they are doing a favor to potential buyers, by letting you try the game out before paying. It’s not there to trick you. Almost every media company uses this tactic. It’s he same thing as getting a free trial of Netflix, before becoming a full fledged member. Its just simply moronic that people complain about it. — that being said, I enjoyed this game. In fairness, I probably have rose tinted glasses cause of nostalgia. The most disappointing thing to me, is that they never really expanded the game. Somethings seem lazy to me, like the kingdom builder, which seems to try to make up fo not having that much content. It feels tacked on, and purely cosmetic, when they could have fleshed the idea out and integrated into the game a little more. The newer star worlds also feel really lazy with their level design, and it feels more like they are procedurally generated, instead of designed. I don’t dislike the game, but it is disappointing, because it never really felt like Nintendo cared about this game.

by The TAC

Don’t get me wrong. I love Nintendo, have been a fan for so long, and the Mario franchise is my all time favorite, but there is one problem with Mario Run (the reason why i only gave 4 stars). Mario Run requires internet connection, not only for Toad Ralley, but for the entire game. And some parts of the game, specifically the Mario Tour levels, it doesn’t make sense for it to require internet. We can’t connect to the internet at the school we go to, and my mom keeps taking cellular data off my phone, so that means I can’t play Mario Run that much. (Let me mention i play this game more often then any other game on this phone.) At least let players play the Mario Tour level offline. And if not, well I can’t do anything. I know you put a lot of effort and time into this game, because it is amazing, but please let us play offline on some parts of the game.

I will always be a fan of Nintendo, whether I have a Nintendo Switch or not.

Yours truly, TheTAC (Tyler Collins)

by MJLink10

Guys, I’m your biggest fan! I loved every single Mario game since I was 5. Wii...AWSOME! 3DS...WOW! Wii U...NEW IS AMAZING! And for Nintendo Switch, drumroll for 10 seconds please...INSANE!!! You crushed it! No other company thought of a system that can be on handheld and TV! Unfortunately, people now a days are making rip-offs of your famous franchise! For example, Super Bino Go 2, they stole EVERYTHING from you! The goal, the enemies, the terrain, the blocks, your character, the coins, the bosses, the “save the princess” concept, EVERYTHING!!! They only got away because changed it to Bino. They copyrighted you without permission, which is illegal. Now about SMR, (Super Mario Run) love it! I only have the demo, but that’s fine, I still like Mario! No ads, ✔️ No freezing, ✔️ Graphics✔️✔️✔️! I love 1985 Super Mario! I love Super Mario 64! Super Mario Galaxy! And...you guessed it, EVERYTHING! Please continue the series! Mr. Miyomoto! (Sorry if I spelled your name wrong) You made history! You are the industry’s #1 company! Have a nice day!

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