I can’t believe it’s really been 25 years since Mario Mario and Luigi Mario set out on their adventure to rescue Princess Toadstool in the Mushroom Kingdom. We’ve seen all sorts of celebration coming from Nintendo this year, including special Iwata Asks interviews (including a lengthy talk with Koji Kondo himself about the music featured in this collection), as well as a red anniversary Wii console and this Super Mario All Stars Limited Edition release on the Wii.
You saw the packaging yesterday, and already know that the box contains not only a port of the Super Mario All Stars game from the SNES with Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, and “Lost Levels,” but also a commemorative book detailing the history of the series and a soundtrack CD. The soundtrack CD is what we’re here to talk about today, so find out if it’s worth checking out in our review after the jump. (more…)