Super Mario Bros Wonder - Digital Foundry Tech Review - A Switch Masterpiece

Super Mario Bros Wonder is the best 2D Mario title since 1995’s Yoshi’s Island, dripping in creativity, joy and polish. John Linneman goes deep on this milestone Switch game, shares why he wasn’t so keen on its New Super Mario Bros predecessors and reveals the four pillars of a great platformer... and how SMBW nails them all. Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - What Makes a Platform Game Great? 02:06 - Core Gameplay Mechanics - The First Pillar 03:24 - Comparisons with Super Mario U 04:53 - Let’s Talk Graphics 05:42 - Mario Moves like a Sprite?! 07:24 - The Goombas Have Eyes 08:38 - The Backgrounds 10:28 - Resolution and Performance 12:01 - My Thoughts on Sound and Platform Games 15:18 - The New Sound of Mario 21:49 - Level Design 25:19 - Let’s Finish This