wow!
this was such a pleasant surprise! i love the combination you've created, and the execution was PERFECT! this is front page material, and i look forward to the rest of the series. i think this is a serious rival to rise of the mushroom kingdom ... if you made it more cinematic and grandiose like rotmk. but still, this was very well done, and i appreciate the disclaimer you gave the noobs who might've complained about the changing graphics between worlds. great job.