I played this game as a kid and still I am a very big fan of this game - nowadays, where there are these fancy new romhacks, which take an already great game and make it even more enjoyable!The graphics were good to the time it was released but even today the graphics aren't that bad - there are even romhacks which make the game wide screen, run it with hd textures and run it at 60 frames a second! If you've played the original, you should try the hd 60 fps hack - it blows your mind!I love the music of the game, it's so catchy and there are so many tracks to listen to - I still like the music because of it's awesomeness.I've played this game over and over and over and over again but it doesn't get boring - never. I played countless hours in my childhood and sometimes I play on my console today. As the rumors about Luigi began, I couldn't let the game down to find him (of course including running around the star in the castle backyard for more time than you should play in a month - some people were pure geniuses and created like robots to try and unlock Luigi. Years later the riddle is completely solved: There is no Luigi in the game. But there is in the DS version of the game!
The game has many well designed levels and cool environments and sometimes you learn a new trick and you just want to revisit the levels you've been to already to try new and crazy methods of getting stars!As a child you often make games harder than they are - especially when you can't read. When I play the game now, it's very easy and it makes lots of fun.In conclusion: this is one of the best games I've played in my life and definitely the one with the biggest romhacking scene there is.A really nice game!