Why do first-wave next-gen games always suck?

[Squilookle]

Gaming is repetition. The sooner you realise that the sooner you can find inner peace.

Also you may have found the game a lot more fun if you tried moving to the side on the star select screen. Maybe then you would have discovered that each star was in fact... different.

Yeah, I knew you could do that, it didn't make it any more fun. It was still the same level over and over again, the only thing that changed was how you got the star.

...and where the star was. And what routes/obstacles were available in getting to the star. And other variable elements such as water levels, powerups unlocked, clockwork speed, size of openings and Mario himself, in some cases what enemies would be found in the level, what allies and neutrals, cannons available... the list goes on.