Super Mario 3D All-Stars latest update has removed debug blocks from Super Mario Sunshine and made a couple of other popular changes too.
Nintendo released three of Mario's most popular games ever bundled together as Super Mario 3D All-Stars earlier this year. The remasters were re-released together to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary and proved to be incredibly popular. It became the second best-selling game of the year on Amazon less than a week after it was announced, and almost two weeks before it was even released.
Despite its popularity, many of those who played the original games have had some complaints to make. Even though the trio of titles is technically remastered, not much about them has been improved upon. However, one advantage Nintendo has in 2020 that it didn't have the first time around with these games is the ability to make updates and improvements after the fact.
Some of those improvements have landed in the form of All-Stars 1.1.0 update. As is almost always the case when it comes to game updates, some of the tweaks have been mysteriously left out of the patch notes. Most notably, the removal of the debug blocks in Super Mario Sunshine. In the second secret area of Bianco Hills, cubes showing the paths of flipping platforms were appearing when they weren't supposed to be.
The biggest change brought about by the 1.1.0 update was one announced well ahead of time. Inverted camera options are available now, providing you have downloaded the latest update, of course. Nintendo also surprised players by adding GameCube controller support for Sunshine. That means the game can now be played as it was originally intended to be played.
As well as the limited improvements made to the remastered games, some are also peeved that All-Stars will only be available for a limited time. Anyone who hasn't picked up a copy by the end of March 2021 will have missed out forever, unless they can land themselves a pre-owned copy, of course. Again, despite the complaints, sales of the game have not been affected. All-Stars sold better and faster than Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the third best-selling Switch game ever.