The game itself is just as intuitive and incredibly fun as it's ever been
. The challenge remains the same platform jump through the huge assortment of levels in a massive variety of different locations to get to the Star at the end. Realism is thrown completely out the window it always has in a Super Mario game in favor of truly fulfilling gameplay. Nintendo's refined Mario's control to the point where everything he can do can be pulled off with second-nature ease. And it's the little things and tweaks that you recognize and realize that Nintendo still "gets it." You can easily punch an enemy out of the way, but you're rewarded with a health-replenishing coin if you oust them the more traditional Mario way.