The game that I ordered specifically to avoid being bored during the Lunar New Year holiday later this week has arrived. Super Mario Galaxy! It came well recommended, and people were basically asking me, “What’s the deal? Why haven’t you played it yet?”
The answer is due to bad timing, Galaxy was out the week after I purchased my Wii. It’s actually the reason I ordered a Wii. I figured that once a Mario title of that magnitude was out, trying to find a Wii before Christmas was going to be impossible. I wanted to get a Wii, because if there was difficulty trying to find one before Mario, after would be much harder.
At that time, I didn’t know that Super Smash Brothers Brawl was going to be delayed until March. I figured I’d get a Wii, wait a month, get Brawl, then work to getting Super Mario Galaxy when I had the time. Mario games never go out of print, and they never go down in price. Even though I paid a premium for my Wii online, the store I bought it from pushed up the price again. So, while I might not have one game I want, I got the Wii 100 dollars cheaper than it can now be found online.
Regardless, now that Brawl was delayed, I’ve got time to work through Galaxy. The game is amazing. I’m only three hours in, but I’ve seen some amazing design elements. I haven’t done the same thing twice on any stage. There is so much to do, and it’s a lot of fun. I’m not a fan of “Ray Racing”, but other than that, the game controls like a dream. There are so many nice touches and things to do that it will keep me busy all week.
I’m lucky it arrived, as I would have been bored out of my mind this week without it. We aren’t going to the countryside to visit relatives, and our only plan so far is one night at my mother-in-law’s place. The foreigners I hang out with are all gone on vacation, so there isn’t much else to do.
Time to go collect more stars.
