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Super Mario Galaxy
Alex and Luke Talk Gravity, Stardust, and Nintendo Doing It Again.
Super Mario Galaxy, developed and published by Nintendo, originally launched in November 2007 for the Wii and immediately redefined what a 3D platformer could feel like. By bending gravity, perspective, and level design into something playful and constantly surprising, Galaxy turns every planet into its own idea. It’s not just about getting from point A to B—it’s about how delightfully strange the journey can be along the way. Nearly two decades later, it still feels like Nintendo showing off.
At the time of recording, Super Mario Galaxy holds a Metacritic score of 97, placing it firmly in all-timer territory. According to HowLongToBeat, the main story runs about 19 hours, though going for full completion (yes, both playthroughs) pushes that significantly further. In true Mario fashion: approachable on the surface, quietly demanding if you want to see everything it has to offer.
Alex played this one the proper way—on the Nintendo Wii, pointer controls and all. Luke played via Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch, trading motion fidelity for modern convenience. Both dig into how Galaxy holds up today—from level design brilliance to the occasional “what is happening right now” moments that define the game’s charm.
This episode is unofficially brought to you in part by vinyl records. Wax, bb.
Audio Credits:
Original theme music owned by Low Five Gaming.
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Tales from the Backlog is a a video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.
We all deserve a little break - a moment to just sit back, kick our feet up, and relax. Chillscape is the perfect companion for these moments.
Every episode of Chillscape is a personally-curated collection of the best chill video game music of a different theme, broken-up into 3 mini-themed blocks to keep the vibes vibing and the flow flowing.
Catch new episodes every other Wednesday.
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Alex and Luke Talk Gravity, Stardust, and Nintendo Doing It Again.
Super Mario Galaxy, developed and published by Nintendo, originally launched in November 2007 for the Wii and immediately redefined what a 3D platformer could feel like. By bending gravity, perspective, and level design into something playful and constantly surprising, Galaxy turns every planet into its own idea. It’s not just about getting from point A to B—it’s about how delightfully strange the journey can be along the way. Nearly two decades later, it still feels like Nintendo showing off.
At the time of recording, Super Mario Galaxy holds a Metacritic score of 97, placing it firmly in all-timer territory. According to HowLongToBeat, the main story runs about 19 hours, though going for full completion (yes, both playthroughs) pushes that significantly further. In true Mario fashion: approachable on the surface, quietly demanding if you want to see everything it has to offer.
Alex played this one the proper way—on the Nintendo Wii, pointer controls and all. Luke played via Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch, trading motion fidelity for modern convenience. Both dig into how Galaxy holds up today—from level design brilliance to the occasional “what is happening right now” moments that define the game’s charm.
This episode is unofficially brought to you in part by vinyl records. Wax, bb.
Audio Credits:
Original theme music owned by Low Five Gaming.
Send us a Voice Message. You may even be featured on our next episode!
Tales from the Backlog is a a video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.
We all deserve a little break - a moment to just sit back, kick our feet up, and relax. Chillscape is the perfect companion for these moments.
Every episode of Chillscape is a personally-curated collection of the best chill video game music of a different theme, broken-up into 3 mini-themed blocks to keep the vibes vibing and the flow flowing.
Catch new episodes every other Wednesday.
Support the show
Visit us at LowFiveGaming.com.
Join the Low Five Discord!
Email us at [email protected].
Low Five Gaming is a Studio Low Five Production.