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[Chiggs]

Hey, everyone. These two items are launching at roughly the same time, which, I think, is going to pose a real dilemma for consumers at the end of September and thru the holiday shopping season:

What if you only have enough money for *one*!?

• Super Mario 3D All-Stars @ $59.99
• RTX 3090 @ $1499.99

Making matters worse is that Digital Foundry have yet to do a comparison video. I don't know about you guys/girls, but I don't dare take my credit card out of my wallet without first checking in with those 3D wizards.

Anyway, I thought this would be a great place to discuss this fall's biggest decision (and that includes Election 2020). Post away and let's sort it out together.

Please note: I excluded a "buying both" option in the poll, since it's highly unlikely someone would have access to that kind of money, and I don't want joke responses polluting the data.

 

[Walter Matthau]

 

[RoboFu]

whats funny is i think nintendos art style would beneffit the most from current raytracing.

 

[ManaByte]

Super Mario 3D All Stars is on a cart. Thats more like a SSD than a 3080. And we all know SSDs make graphics better than more powerful GPUs can. So the Switch game.

 

[Chiggs]

Super Mario 3D All Stars is on a cart. Thats more like a SSD than a 3080. And we all know SSDs make graphics better than more powerful GPUs can. So the Switch game.

This is a good point that I did not think of. And with Nvidia's SSD solution probably not materializing until 2022....

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

Spoiler: easy answer

Super Mario 3D All-Stars

 

[manfestival]

3090 is value, super mario is a waste of money

 

[Fbh]

Think about it this way:
With a 3090 you can emulate all those Mario games with nicer resolution than on Switch so you are basically saving $59.99 making the 3090 just $1440.

Then consider Switch is like 80% indies and WiiU ports. Since you can emulate WiiU with a 3090 and also play pretty much every indie you are saving like $240, making it only $1200.
Add to that the $20 a year you save not having to pay to Switch online and in only 60 years you saved so much money the card was basically free.

 

[Woffls]

3080 and like ten copies of Mario

 

[GamingArena]

Think about it this way:
With a 3090 you can emulate all those Mario games with nicer resolution than on Switch so you are basically saving $59.99 making the 3090 just $1440.

Then consider Switch is like 80% indies and WiiU ports. Since you can emulate WiiU with a 3090 and also play pretty much every indie you are saving like $240, making it only $1200.
Add to that the $20 a year you save not having to pay to Switch online and in only 60 years you saved so much money the card was basically free.

You can keep deducting since you can play PS3, PS2, PS1, Every Sega and Nintendo consoles ever produced and every arcade ever made as well as every computer since 70's so basically you making money buying RTX 3090... not to mentioned playing over 25yrs old PC library with no need to double/triple dip for every game released. Wow looking at it this way buying RTX 3090 will save me thousand's of dollars and i'm not even joking

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

To answer OP question

 

[Mister Wolf]

A 3080 and Mario Galaxy separately(hopefully).

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

 

[Chiggs]

I can only afford one!

 

[Spukc]

the 3090 could prolly use it’s AI cores and create super mario 65

 

[LaughingStock]

I already can play those games on emulator.

 

[quest]

None of the above root canal is how I describe PC and mobile gaming.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I voted for Super Mario 3D All-Stars because when you compare the two, it's clear that the RTX 3090 is very overpriced.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

I honestly can’t tell if this is a bait “digital foundry is biased” or “Nintendo charges too much for roms” thread.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

why not both?

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

I already spent my lifetime savings on that Alienware PC rig.

 

[Chromata]

Step 1) Buy the RTX 3090

Step 2) Sell the RTX 3090

Step 3) Buy Super Mario 3D All-Stars and an RTX 3080

Step 4) Use the leftover cash to give OP a lifetime of GAF gold

 

[Chiggs]

I honestly can’t tell if this is a bait “digital foundry is biased” or “Nintendo charges too much for roms” thread.

Solid analysis. There's definitely some salt directed at DF...

 

[93xfan]

Mario 64. True 1080p gaming with no load times. Welcome to the future

 

[HUELEN10]

Mario 64. True 1080p gaming with no load times. Welcome to the future

It's 960x720.

64、サンシャイン、ギャラクシー。3つの歴代3Dマリオを収録したNintendo Switch『スーパーマリオ ３Ｄコレクション』が9月18日に発売。 | トピックス | Nintendo

本日公開された「スーパーマリオブラザーズ35周年Direct」にて、NintendoSwitchソフト『スーパーマリオ ３Ｄコレクション』が発表されました。2週間後の9月18日（金

topics.nintendo.co.jp

 

[93xfan]

It's 960x720.

64、サンシャイン、ギャラクシー。3つの歴代3Dマリオを収録したNintendo Switch『スーパーマリオ ３Ｄコレクション』が9月18日に発売。 | トピックス | Nintendo

本日公開された「スーパーマリオブラザーズ35周年Direct」にて、NintendoSwitchソフト『スーパーマリオ ３Ｄコレクション』が発表されました。2週間後の9月18日（金

topics.nintendo.co.jp

Even better. 1080p is too sharp. Also, it’s 30 FPS, so we get that cinematic feel ;p

 

[Knightime_X]

Might get 2 3090 cards in SLI so I can play mario 64 on medium low settings.

 

[bender]

Mario is the better value.

 

[SEGA_2012]

I love Super Mario.