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

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Looking forward to purchasing more of these in the future. My 10 year old is a mario fanatic and this is a wonderful addition to his collection. My 9yo loves it. Amazon recommended for ages from 2-90.

Loves mario and loves this book. My eight year old reads and refers to this book often. The book itself is high quality and well-made, with good thick pages and a nice hardcover.

An absolute must for any gamer or fan of the franchise. It reminds me of reading the old nintendo power magazines as a kid. It has encouraged my 6-year-old to become more proficient in reading.

Cons

It feels like it devotes huge amounts of space to the newer, crappier mario games while practically flying past the golden age of mario. It's an insult to the fanbase of such an iconic video game mascot and a truly disappointing fate for what should h... Read More

It is light on lore and feels like an exaggerated instruction booklet. The book is now very fragile and the binding was wrecked after careful use after a month. This book can barely be called an encyclopedia at all, and its a * shame.

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Quality

This thing is surprisingly big and sturdy - got it on sale and was impressed with the quality.

Quality overview of almost entire mario main game series

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 t... Read More

Not sure if there was one part over another he liked best because he was thrilled with the whole book.

Price

I bought this when the price went down though to around $30.

Shipping

The shipping was quick and the item was as described.

Packaging/appearance

Unfortunately the book arrived scratched even in its original packaging.

Competitiveness

I got this for our 8-yr old son, and he just loves it!

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This product had a total of 3,340 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 16 2023.