Super Mario Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years Limited Edition

When "Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia" was delayed for about a year, I thought it was for necessary quality assurance editing after Dark Horse's somewhat sketchy "The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts" guide. Sadly, my expectations were far from met. Instead of a legitimate translation of the original Japanese text by authoritative representatives, the hired localizers (or at least one of them known to do this proudly) saw fit to unprofessionally rip entire lines from the unofficial Super Mario Wiki at a specific point in time and not bother to fact-check any of it; the contributors even remain uncredited as their original work is blatantly profited off of, which violates the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. This is in spite of certain articles having a very conspicuous disclaimer at the top of the page warning all readers that the title consists of an invented fan-made name in the event of proper English-language references being absent. It's not simply one or two minor isolated instances that can be swiftly overlooked - the book is completely rife with amateurish leftovers of incorrect or misleading information that has since been cleaned up by dedicated fans on said wiki well within the past year, not to mention a whole slew of internal inconsistencies that no doubt resulted from clashing actual official details with totally unauthorized ones. It makes you wonder what exactly was going on during the year it took for this book to get published. In an ideal world, Nintendo would recall this poor product they licensed and sold, issue an apology, and get their A-team to work on a revised edition from scratch, pronto. It's an insult to the fanbase of such an iconic video game mascot and a truly disappointing fate for what should have been the definitive resource on all things Mario.

Dark Horse's translation, evidently, uses conjectural/untranslated names for objects as listed on Super Mario Wiki. People working on the translation for this book freely admit to using Wiki to assist with translations. I myself did not purchase this book with the intention of using it has a reference guide but to add to my collection of Nintendo books and guides. Yes, this is very unfortunate and seemingly sloppy regardless considering the resources at their disposal. Despite that and it's flaws, the book is still stunning. I have no regrets with this purchase. It was shipped and packaged as Darkhorse does with it's Limited or Deluxe Editions. I've learned standard editions don't get the same packaging treated and as a result I've received a lot of damaged books. The Question Mark Box slipcase is embossed on the front only but still looks and feels amazing. The slipcase is sturdy and made with thick material. The book itself has a good solid weight to it but not what I would call heavy. I received a 1-Up cover accented with holofoil that shines and shimmers in the light. Once you open the book you're greeted with rich, bright colors. And blue edge pages packed with 30 years of decent Mario nostalgia. I was taken back by how much information they managed to pack into one book and arranged as well as it. Sadly the book in not a complete history of Mario, which is disappointing. There is a section towards the back of the book that mentions games like Mario Kart, Mario Paint, etc. I think most people expected ALL THINGS MARIO, which this is not. While the book itself is the same size compared to other Dark Horse books. The slipcase on the other hand is completely square with an insert in the back so the book sits in the case seamlessly. Unfortunately it protrudes out on my shelf so a little creativity was needed. What I ended up doing was putting the book itself with my other Dark Horse books, the slipcase went on another shelf facing out. The embossing on the front looks great displayed on my shelf this way.

Just received my copy in the mail today after preordering way back in February. The book arrived in good condition. Ive had some trouble in the years past with the Legend of Zelda series which came a bit dinged up. But to my surprised it was in good condition! The pages are really thick and great quality. The color is done nicely and should really hold up over time when referencing from it over the years of use. These kinds of books are perfect to pick up and flip through in short bursts like during commercials on tv or just passing time or just remembering your first time playing all these games as a kid with the pictures and levels! The content is pretty in-depth. Each game goes by in order of the game's release. Starting with Super Mario Bros and ending with Super Mario 3D World. They go through the main characters first and then the enemies you encounter throughout that specific game. They have page of all the worlds and courses in order that you play through along with Items, obstacles, and power up break downs. It's a pretty awesome book to add to your video game collection!

I'm not a professional Mario-book-reviewer or anything, not a ravenous semi-pro gamer, and I paid full price for my copy of this book. That said, I think it's great! I bought it to read with my boys, ages 6, 4 and 2 and for that it is perfect. Full color, full page graphics. Thick pages. Info is in small tidbits covering many aspects of all the games. Each game gets a section full of art and tips and there are sections dedicated to the differences in the game art over the years. It has inspired us to pull out games we haven't played in 20 years and let the boys give them a go. We buy all the Mario texts and this one is my 4 year old's favorite.

The book is solid, full of information, colorful pictures and would be a nice item added to the collection of other similar books, except it was damaged when I received it, a part of the cover was peeled. So I returned it for another, and the same thing, except this time it is a bigger "scrape" in the cover of the book.

It's a very beautiful book but it is less of an ecyclopedia than an anthology. First of all it only covers the 17 games in the main Super Mario Bros series, so no Mario Party or Mario Kart games. Even the original Mario Bros. game gets hardly a mention. Secondly, the book is not arranged alphabetically as an encyclopedia would be, but is instead entries are grouped by game then further broken down by characters, enemies, and (oddly together) items and obstacles. The main detraction though is the inconsistent font size. Pages range from 6 entries on a page to over 60. As a result he typeset on some of the pages varies from very difficult to read without squinting all the way up to the top of the eye chart. It's an overall decent book that is thorough with what it covers but could have benefited from the eye of an experienced layout designer.

This isn't really what I had hoped. I thought it would be, well, and encyclopedia (crazy, right?), like the Mario Wiki with interesting entries on different types of Goombas, et cetera. It's not that at all. Instead, the book is divided into several chapters, each which focuses on one game from the Mario universe. Each chapter is laid out exactly the same, covering the game's story (reprinted verbatim from the game instruction manuals), the power-ups, the enemies, items, and worlds. There are a lot of screenshots, but they are extremely small and not always well-chosen. Descriptions are placed next to each screenshot that also seem to be taken directly from instruction manuals. Really, what this is is a compendium of instruction manuals for virtually all Mario games, with really tiny screensots. That was not what I wanted at all.

This read is kind of disappointing. It is an encyclopedia, in that it just lays out all of the basic information for every core Super Mario game... but don't expect anything more. There's no inside information on the making of the games or characters, from the designers themselves. There's no original material. And it stops in the Wii U era. Don't expect any information on Super Mario Odyssey, or ANY of the spin-offs in the last 30 years including Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Wario Land, Donkey Kong Country, etc. Recommended only to folks that are new to Mario and want a general overview of his past games that they've never played.

Not the first time (and doubt it will be the last) a collector's item came damaged from Amazon. Great book (despite the awkward big square on a bookshelf look... would probably fit better with a record collection) but really disappointed that my slipcover came with a weird and funky raised bump (as shown in the picture). I called Amazon Customer Service and was told no replacement was available and was only refunded $15. ....Well if no replacement is available of course I'd rather have this than nothing but as a collector this is extremely frustrating. The book itself is awesome and looks great. Just wish mine didn't come defective/damaged.

When I saw this book come up, I had high hopes of previously unseen artwork, storylines, and more. I remembered how awesome the Mario Mania Player's Guide from Nintendo Power was and thought surely this will be an amazing collection. I was completely wrong as this is nothing more than a listing of pictures and names of the various characters from each game, some layouts of the levels (like an abbreviated strategy guide, nothing elaborate). This was a great opportunity wasted, especially with the original $70 pricetag. This book is a complete rip-off at that price, it's barely worth $20. It only got 2 stars due to the coverage of the enemies.

When "Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia" was delayed for about a year, I thought it was for necessary quality assurance editing after Dark Horse's somewhat sketchy "The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts" guide. Sadly, my expectations were far from met. Instead of a legitimate translation of the original Japanese text by authoritative representatives, the hired localizers (or at least one of them known to do this proudly) saw fit to unprofessionally rip entire lines from the unofficial Super Mario Wiki at a specific point in time and not bother to fact-check any of it; the contributors even remain uncredited as their original work is blatantly profited off of, which violates the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. This is in spite of certain articles having a very conspicuous disclaimer at the top of the page warning all readers that the title consists of an invented fan-made name in the event of proper English-language references being absent. It's not simply one or two minor isolated instances that can be swiftly overlooked - the book is completely rife with amateurish leftovers of incorrect or misleading information that has since been cleaned up by dedicated fans on said wiki well within the past year, not to mention a whole slew of internal inconsistencies that no doubt resulted from clashing actual official details with totally unauthorized ones. It makes you wonder what exactly was going on during the year it took for this book to get published. In an ideal world, Nintendo would recall this poor product they licensed and sold, issue an apology, and get their A-team to work on a revised edition from scratch, pronto. It's an insult to the fanbase of such an iconic video game mascot and a truly disappointing fate for what should have been the definitive resource on all things Mario.

Dark Horse's translation, evidently, uses conjectural/untranslated names for objects as listed on Super Mario Wiki. People working on the translation for this book freely admit to using Wiki to assist with translations. I myself did not purchase this book with the intention of using it has a reference guide but to add to my collection of Nintendo books and guides. Yes, this is very unfortunate and seemingly sloppy regardless considering the resources at their disposal. Despite that and it's flaws, the book is still stunning. I have no regrets with this purchase. It was shipped and packaged as Darkhorse does with it's Limited or Deluxe Editions. I've learned standard editions don't get the same packaging treated and as a result I've received a lot of damaged books. The Question Mark Box slipcase is embossed on the front only but still looks and feels amazing. The slipcase is sturdy and made with thick material. The book itself has a good solid weight to it but not what I would call heavy. I received a 1-Up cover accented with holofoil that shines and shimmers in the light. Once you open the book you're greeted with rich, bright colors. And blue edge pages packed with 30 years of decent Mario nostalgia. I was taken back by how much information they managed to pack into one book and arranged as well as it. Sadly the book in not a complete history of Mario, which is disappointing. There is a section towards the back of the book that mentions games like Mario Kart, Mario Paint, etc. I think most people expected ALL THINGS MARIO, which this is not. While the book itself is the same size compared to other Dark Horse books. The slipcase on the other hand is completely square with an insert in the back so the book sits in the case seamlessly. Unfortunately it protrudes out on my shelf so a little creativity was needed. What I ended up doing was putting the book itself with my other Dark Horse books, the slipcase went on another shelf facing out. The embossing on the front looks great displayed on my shelf this way.

Just received my copy in the mail today after preordering way back in February. The book arrived in good condition. Ive had some trouble in the years past with the Legend of Zelda series which came a bit dinged up. But to my surprised it was in good condition! The pages are really thick and great quality. The color is done nicely and should really hold up over time when referencing from it over the years of use. These kinds of books are perfect to pick up and flip through in short bursts like during commercials on tv or just passing time or just remembering your first time playing all these games as a kid with the pictures and levels! The content is pretty in-depth. Each game goes by in order of the game's release. Starting with Super Mario Bros and ending with Super Mario 3D World. They go through the main characters first and then the enemies you encounter throughout that specific game. They have page of all the worlds and courses in order that you play through along with Items, obstacles, and power up break downs. It's a pretty awesome book to add to your video game collection!

I'm not a professional Mario-book-reviewer or anything, not a ravenous semi-pro gamer, and I paid full price for my copy of this book. That said, I think it's great! I bought it to read with my boys, ages 6, 4 and 2 and for that it is perfect. Full color, full page graphics. Thick pages. Info is in small tidbits covering many aspects of all the games. Each game gets a section full of art and tips and there are sections dedicated to the differences in the game art over the years. It has inspired us to pull out games we haven't played in 20 years and let the boys give them a go. We buy all the Mario texts and this one is my 4 year old's favorite.

The book is solid, full of information, colorful pictures and would be a nice item added to the collection of other similar books, except it was damaged when I received it, a part of the cover was peeled. So I returned it for another, and the same thing, except this time it is a bigger "scrape" in the cover of the book.

It's a very beautiful book but it is less of an ecyclopedia than an anthology. First of all it only covers the 17 games in the main Super Mario Bros series, so no Mario Party or Mario Kart games. Even the original Mario Bros. game gets hardly a mention. Secondly, the book is not arranged alphabetically as an encyclopedia would be, but is instead entries are grouped by game then further broken down by characters, enemies, and (oddly together) items and obstacles. The main detraction though is the inconsistent font size. Pages range from 6 entries on a page to over 60. As a result he typeset on some of the pages varies from very difficult to read without squinting all the way up to the top of the eye chart. It's an overall decent book that is thorough with what it covers but could have benefited from the eye of an experienced layout designer.

This isn't really what I had hoped. I thought it would be, well, and encyclopedia (crazy, right?), like the Mario Wiki with interesting entries on different types of Goombas, et cetera. It's not that at all. Instead, the book is divided into several chapters, each which focuses on one game from the Mario universe. Each chapter is laid out exactly the same, covering the game's story (reprinted verbatim from the game instruction manuals), the power-ups, the enemies, items, and worlds. There are a lot of screenshots, but they are extremely small and not always well-chosen. Descriptions are placed next to each screenshot that also seem to be taken directly from instruction manuals. Really, what this is is a compendium of instruction manuals for virtually all Mario games, with really tiny screensots. That was not what I wanted at all.

This read is kind of disappointing. It is an encyclopedia, in that it just lays out all of the basic information for every core Super Mario game... but don't expect anything more. There's no inside information on the making of the games or characters, from the designers themselves. There's no original material. And it stops in the Wii U era. Don't expect any information on Super Mario Odyssey, or ANY of the spin-offs in the last 30 years including Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Wario Land, Donkey Kong Country, etc. Recommended only to folks that are new to Mario and want a general overview of his past games that they've never played.

Not the first time (and doubt it will be the last) a collector's item came damaged from Amazon. Great book (despite the awkward big square on a bookshelf look... would probably fit better with a record collection) but really disappointed that my slipcover came with a weird and funky raised bump (as shown in the picture). I called Amazon Customer Service and was told no replacement was available and was only refunded $15. ....Well if no replacement is available of course I'd rather have this than nothing but as a collector this is extremely frustrating. The book itself is awesome and looks great. Just wish mine didn't come defective/damaged.

When I saw this book come up, I had high hopes of previously unseen artwork, storylines, and more. I remembered how awesome the Mario Mania Player's Guide from Nintendo Power was and thought surely this will be an amazing collection. I was completely wrong as this is nothing more than a listing of pictures and names of the various characters from each game, some layouts of the levels (like an abbreviated strategy guide, nothing elaborate). This was a great opportunity wasted, especially with the original $70 pricetag. This book is a complete rip-off at that price, it's barely worth $20. It only got 2 stars due to the coverage of the enemies.

No Mario fan from 30 years ago or 3 years ago will be able to resist taking a stroll through this enticing tome. Nice hard cover, thick colorful pages with illustrations and descriptions from each game's original instruction manual. You'll see the power ups and enemies from every game in full detail, as well as a run down of each level. Not as detailed as a full on strategy guide, but plenty informative to take a nice nostalgic dive. I'm surprised this book is only around 20 dollars. At that price, it'd be great for any game room or book shelf. You may say, why would I need this book when I have all the games at my fingertips? Well, it's something fun you can go through with the kids, I imagine especially so if they aren't familiar with all the older Mario titles. Highly recommend this one!

Not as nice as I expected - content really didn't excite me as it focused on characters/ items instead of history of the individual game. If you own instruction manuals for the games they are pretty much copied and pasted into the text of the book. I was a little disappointed.

This was $60 at Barnes and Noble!! Thanks Amazon for pricing this like you did. My daughter got it for Christmas and LOVES it. We regularly look at it together. Beautifully assembled. Colorful and THOROUGH history of Mario Brothers. Fun for me (41 yrs old) to revisit games like the Mario World for the original Game Boy.

If you're a Mario die-hard, here's a great book for you! Plenty of information about all of Mario's many mainstream adventures, from his first 8-bit adventure on the NES all the way up to his adventures in New Super Mario Bros. U. It was nice to see all of the previous games put in detail here with stuff like enemies and worlds and such, but I don't know what more I expected I felt I didn't get... It's probably just me. If you or anybody you know is a mega Mario fan, this is a GREAT book they would like!

Very good, extensive catalogue of the series’ history, but I wish there was more information that we haven’t seen before. It’s also out of date, considering Mario Odyssey released before this was localized in English. I would love to see more concept art and design work, behind-the-scenes info, and maybe some more creative features. Since the Mario series is very fluid in terms of its lore, I think it would be a cool twist to see several employees’ different versions of what a Mario timeline could look like. Closest thing we get here is a release history of the main-series titles, which isn’t super exciting. Other than that, it’s well-made with sturdy binding and a pleasing interior aesthetic, but it never really goes that extra mile that the Mario series is known for.

As a purchase for my son, I wanted him to have the hardcover vasrion rather than the paperback version that he saw at a book sale in 🏫. I was impressed with the breadth of information with which this guide provided him, and as a lifelong player of all things Nintendo, I was doubly impressed with the material and the fact that it was till available in hardcover at a decent price. Looking forward to purchasing more of these in the future.

I wouldn't say you need to own this to be become a Mario fan, but I would say this is for every Mario fan. This book is jam packed with content and really go into the right amount of detail for each main series game. With none left out. All the big Mario platformers are there with even some like Super Mario Land. This book really does it. Also, it's way bigger than I thought it would be. Like really big. This is literally a documentary of Mario games with some spin off games listed in here too. I say picked it up if you're a Mario fan. I'm a proud Mario fan and I'm happy that I own this. I'll forever be a fan of Super Mario. Let's a go! :)

A collectors’ item for sure. Very detailed and top quality. Had to take one star away because it literally never mentions Waluigi. I’m serious. He’s in a few of the thumbnail images for some of the spinoff games but this encyclopedia never contains the name “Waluigi” and therefore must be considered incomplete. Is this punishment for harassing Sakauri about having the man in purple as a fighter in Smash? Has Nintendo chosen to snub this beloved staple of spinoffs since his following is largely ironic? You can have the last star back if Nintendo puts out a Waluigi addendum.

This encyclopedia exceeded my expectations as it is hard cover and has sone great printing on the inside. It was a gift for my seven year old who loves Super Mario. He could care less about the minor inaccuracies of certain translations. I've seen other reviews in regards to that and they made me laugh. It was only 20/30 dollars. What did the expect? 😂 It is very detailed especially for the GREAT price. I would buy it again.

This book is amazing. Any and everything you could, should and would ever want to know about all things Mario. Secret levels, hidden objects, tips, tricks and history are all here. Well put together with incredible illistration and screenshots. An absolute must for any gamer or fan of the franchise.

My 6 yo son is currently obsessed with Super Mario Bro and we purchased this encyclopedia to assist him in learning all the ins and outs about this game. My husband also learns something new from this book as well, even though he is of the generation of Super Mario Bro. This was a big brother gift to our son who truly enjoys flipping through the book and learning new things, almost daily.

If you're a Super Mario fan then this is the book you've been waiting for. It shows all enemies, levels, items and power ups for each Super Mario game frome the past 30 years, minus Odyssey. It's a great book overall.

My kids ages 9 and 6 love everything Mario! This book has kept them occupied for hours learning every little detail of the history of the Mario Brothers and all of the games they are involved with.

Very bright and appealing - my 6 year old will love it. Unfortunately the book arrived scratched even in its original packaging. Seeing as this was for my son and not an avid collector, I opted to not return it (he will likely do a little damage to it himself). Bummed it wasn’t in brand new condition but I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of sending it back and possibly not getting the item in time for Christmas.

I don't know what I was thinking. This book came in damaged. I was surprised at the fact it was not wrapped. I thought it was used at first. But I looked through this book. It is horrible. I can't justify keeping it. The build quality is horrible. The presentation is ridiculous and I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. Whoever made this book. They are not good at making books.... Not this one anyways.

My kids love this book so much we are on our third copy of it because they read it everynight and wear it out (hoping we’ll have better luck with the hardcover). The text is very small in parts, but the content is awesome, thorough, and engaging for Mario fans.

Grossly incomplete. More of an intro to the history and games.

It’s really awesome. It shows about everything.

WTF.. This book should be called ‘Secrets To All Mario Games’ I needed this book back in 1985 not now when I’m 45... misleading..

The first book was a flop. It had torn pages and many pages were not bound. Reordered and the second book was perfect! 8 year old Carrie’s it wverywhere he goes!!!

Super Mario Encyclopedia is the perfect gift for anyone who’s a big fan of Mario. Recommended for ages from 2-90. This was a gift for my 29 y/o son who is thrilled to own it. Seriously, you won’t regret buying this extraordinary book!

Best book ever for the little Mario lovers!!! I have 3 boys who are obsessed with Mario and Luigi!! The book is huge and so full of information!!! Definitely recommend!

If you have A Mario fan in your life this book is a must. My eight year old reads and refers to this book often. When his friend s come over they look at it for warp worlds or character information. I highly recommend this book!

This is a must if your kids love anything Mario. I purchased it for my grandson and he loves it and hasn’t put it down to this day..

Lots of text, not little kid friendly. The book is shrink wrapped in stores so we had no idea before purchasing. Great for an adult, not for a little kid.

Son absolutely loves this book. He spends his day reading each of the various characters and enemies and then provides me with all the trivia about them. Great book for any Mario fan!

My nephew went crazy for this. It bit expensive but it does have alot of information. Great photos and easy description for kids.

Great super Mario book with tons of illustrations and history for each Mario game. Easy to read and comes in hardcover.

I bought this book for my son who likes everything Mario. He has read it through plenty of times. Very good book!

This book is worth it for any classic Nintendo fan. It reminds me of reading the old Nintendo Power magazines as a kid. The book itself is high quality and well-made, with good thick pages and a nice hardcover. It has tons of great graphics.

Nicely made book with lots of great info and artwork. It was my Mario fan's favorite birthday gift!

Came a little dented on the side. Pretty nice book to have if you have kids interested in any Mario stuff!

My son is a Mario addict. This book has been awesome!

Bought it "new" but it arrived in terrible condition, decolored, scratched and torn on the edges. I'm returning this item. Now I see all the bad reviews saying the same thing and I wonder how does Amazon not prevent this to happen THIS often. This is clearly a damaged lot.

If you like Mario and want to know everything about him and his games, this is the best book.

My little one loves it and has been quoting “facts” since he received it.

Very nice book with quality paper and print, and very comprehensive. I love the fact that it includes actual in-game screenshots. The price is good too.

This is really cool if your a big fan of the Super Mario series like me.

Purchased for a friend who is a self-appointed Mario expert, and even he learned quite a few things from this. Well worth the money.

La mejor edición de un artbook de mario, encontramos todos los datos y todos los juegos de estos 30 años. Muy recomendado.

Ordered this book for my Grandson for his birthday because the original book fell apart! Had I known that the original book fell apart I would never of ordered this one!! Very poor quality.

Superb. Great information to know if you’re a fan of super Mario bro’s. However, no background on Mario kart

Son carries this book with him everywhere.

Really great colorful book. My so. Loves Mario and loves this book. He’s constantly looking at it and reading about the different games. Be warned parents, they will ask you for those games! Haha

Such a cool book, my son 8 year old has read it for hours and hours!

It was bland and not much new art was made for the book instead of concept art or illustrations it’s standard jpegs or pngs cut from the games.

Gave as a gift, seemed to really like it.

Great coffee table item. Now I need a coffee table.

this book is very good and arrived in perfect condition.

My son loves this Mario book!

I got this as a gift and have enjoyed it very much. It has a lot of great information on the Super Mario Brothers.

I purchased this for my teenager who is a huge Mario/Nintendo fan. He absolutely loved this book. The artwork, color, quality of this book is very, very good. It is a huge book that will keep any Mario fan busy for days reading and admiring.

This is a wonderful book

Son is obsessed with this book. If you have a Mario fan in the family, they will love it!

First one I recieved was damaged and had a piece of tape over the big chip but second recieved next day perfect condition looks very nice son is going to love it

If you have a Mario lover in your life as I do, they will love this book. As a mom, I know way too much about Mario, but my son LOVED this book and that is what matters.

My 12 year old boy lived it!! He is a fan of Nintendo. It is a big hard cover book. Very nice quality.

Great book, lots of fun info, but the binding is TERRIBLE. The book is now very fragile and the binding was wrecked after careful use after a month.

My son calls this his golden book. I call it a Super Mario Bros bible. It's super big and worth the money. It has tons of info on games and characters and secrets I didn't even know!

very cool book wish they had it when I was a kid. now it's for my kid

Scored great points with my 9 year old "I love Mario" grandson. So much information. He was super happy!!

Very small print Seems put together in a rush Disappointed overall Could’ve been so much more

I have this gift to my son who is huge mario bros fans and he read every word in this book and repeat find info in it to prove us wrong

MY SON WILL LOVE THIS BOOK, LONGTIME MARIO FAN, GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT.......

Me and my son looked through a bit. There is some good information.

My son is a huge Mario fan and loved everything about this book!

Great book 📖

Stepson who is a big Mario fan was thrilled to get this as part of his Christmas

It’s great for the kiddos to learn the Nintendo characters.

Pretty cool but a little boring quickly , the nastalgic part wore off fast.

This book provides the reader with a wealth of important information. It's ideal for kids who are seriously interested in game development.

Super cool book. Great for a kids gift or a collectors item. Beat the price in the store!

Got it as a gift. She loves it.

Quality overview of almost entire mario main game series

Only reason for the 4 stars is because it doesn’t included odyssey

Great book for all you Mario Bros Fan's!! My son squealed with delightment!!

I like it.

Not many people know of this series of games. A well put together book with vibrant pictures and interesting to read.

It has a lot of info about the games, it's characters, levels, etc. I just love it

Great book

It was a gift for my grandson. He loved it started reading it right away!

Awesome design and a great part of my gaming library!

Beautiful book! My 10 year old is a Mario fanatic and this is a wonderful addition to his collection. Plus, the added bonus of encouraging any reading!

My 7 year old loves this book and I haven’t been able to get him to put it down! He loves reading this book and learning new tidbits.

My kid loves this book! I am really happy about the purchase.

Was the perfect gift for a true Super mario fan!!! The book was thick and full of all of the information of the game and more!!! Worth the purchase!!!

Bought for my grandson book is not very well put together pages started falling out immediately

Great book! Very nice quality. My son loved it!

Book has everything you need to know about Mario. Great price. Considering its upwards of $35 at most places, Amazon has it by far the cheapest.

whoever loves Mario should have this book.

You like Mario stuff? This is the book for you.

great

My 5 year old loves this Mario encyclopedia.

The item was wrapped in plastic when it arrived. It appeared to be clean and slick and brand new.

My looks at this book daily, I personally don’t “get it”, but my son, who is a huge Mario fan, approves!

BOOK IS EXCELLENT!!!!

Heavy book. Good paper. Should last forever!

I bought the book for my 10 year old great grandson. Not sure if there was one part over another he liked best because he was thrilled with the whole book.

My son love this for Christmas! Very sturdy hardback book

Gave this as a Christmas gift to my son who loves all things Nintendo, especially Mario. He loves it! Anything to get children to read is a plus in my book!

It was what he asked for. He seemed happy. He looked like he was reading it in the picture his mother sent me.

Love this book, shipping was unbelievably fast!

My son loves this book!

An amazing look back at video gaming history’s single most influential character.

My son loves it. Arrived in perfect condition.

This book is incredible! I received my copy today and it is so beautiful! I was lucky enough to get a copy with a star on the cover. It’s the cover I wanted so getting it sent to me randomly must have been serendipitous. The star on the front is a hologram. There’s a book mark ribbon with stars attached to the near center. The book also has blue pages. It’s a wonderful book!

Pretty awesome! Complete history of all things Mario Bros.

My son loved this

This is an awesome gift for any Mario lover!

Is as described! My son loves it!

Perfect, quality condition

Bought it for my great nephew. It’s the second one I bought. He loves it!!

Awest

This was a gift for my brother and he loved it.

My sons loves it!

My 7-year-old LOVES this, it was the perfect Christmas gift and is wonderful quality!!

for every Mario lover

Amazing book. Arrived in excellent condition.

Kids enjoyed the history lesson of Mario. Easily a great buy.

He loves it ..very interesting

My husband and my daughter love this book. Packaged perfectly and with care .

My Mario loving son takes this out almost everyday to look through it and reread parts.

A love letter to fans!

Fast shipping, looks great.

Great deal

I got this book for my 10-year-old kid, he loves it! Thanks!

This book is a fantastic collection of Mario information.

Perfect great book and seller

Excellent reading material

Good book

This book is amazing. Good info and pictures

My grandson lives this book!!

Awesome pictorial and knowledgeable history of the Mario series.

Muy bueno para los verdaderos fanáticos

Son in law birthday gift

Son loved this book for Christmas!

It’s got a lot of great content

A must have for any fan!

Excellent , sturdy and well constructed.

Great book for a Mario fan. Highly recommended. I love it.

This book is beautiful, and the content is spectacular. With that being said, my copy arrived with a creased cover, and the square shape of the book doesn’t fit well alongside other Dark Horse books or in my bookcase in general. I highly recommend picking up this book, but not the limited edition.

So when I first saw that this book was coming to North America, I obviously got really excited. However, after purchasing the book, I flipped through it for a while, before sitting down to peruse its contents seriously. I was extremely disappointed at what I found. This book can barely be called an encyclopedia at all, and its a damn shame. What a missed opportunity, a waste of money, and a waste of space. It gets some points for including some neat tidbits here and there but what takes up most of the pages are ridiculously broad descriptions and pictures of the enemies and characters from only a handful of the mainline Mario titles. In addition, there are some artworks that we've all seen before that come from the covers of the box art of each game and promotional materials. Some other nonsense is included, but really nothing to excite you, tell you things you didn't already know about these games, or hold your attention for long. For me, it's like skimming through the Marvel comics preview catalogs: You'll look through it once real fast to see whats inside, and put it down and never touch it again. Forget this garbage book and instead spend your money on something better, such as the Art of Mario Odyssey, although I believe you have to import that book.