Super Mario All-Stars Nintendo SNES PAL Video Games

What Is Super Mario All-Stars PAL?

For fans of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and the rest of the gang, Super Mario All-Stars is essentially a "greatest hits" of numerous titles featuring these characters. All-Stars contains remade and updated versions of games like the original Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3, along with some additional content that makes this title a boon for any Mario fan.

What Are Some Things to Know About PAL Games?

Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES is a specific version is for the SNES console, which is a 16-bit gaming system that was launched in Japan in 1990 and in the United States in 1991.

• All video games are region-coded, which means that a certain game will only work with a system from that region.
• There are two types of region codes. One is PAL, which stands for Phase Alternating Line. PAL games are only compatible on PAL systems, which are available in Africa, South America, Australia, some of Asia, and Europe.
• The other type of region code is NSTC, which means National Television Standards Committee. NSTC games work on consoles made in North American and Japan. This means that you can't purchase a PAL game unless you have a PAL system, and it's the same concept for NSTC games and consoles.

What Are Some Super Mario All-Stars Facts?

You can get back to classics with some of the most beloved Super Mario games when you play Super Mario All-Stars.

• Not only are there tweaked versions of the classic Super Mario Bros titles, but this title has something a little extra: a game called Super Mario: The Lost Levels. This is something that wasn't released in America before, as it's an earlier Japanese version of Super Mario 2 that is finally seeing the light in America for the first time in this game.
• Super Mario All-Stars came out in 1993 for the Super NES platform.
• A sequel to this video game, called Super Mario World, came out in 1994. Mario fans who own Wii systems got a surprise when Nintendo released a special edition of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii platform in 2010, meant to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.

How Do You Play Super Mario All-Stars?

Though the SNES has some similarities to the original classic NES, gameplay is a bit different when you're playing Super Mario All-Stars as opposed to Super Mario Bros. on the older system.

• Gamers familiar with the original versions of the game will play them as they're meant to be played, with exactly the same side-scrolling design.
• There are slight differences, however, as game designers fixed some of the glitches, and there are a few enhancements and modifications to the remakes.
• These new versions also include a Save feature, which was never included in any of the original games and is a definite plus for players.

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