 "The New York Times" reported Grant felt its inclusion was due to the game's nonlinear play being a "mainstay of contemporary games", and how it allows the player to move backward and forward in levels.The game has been ported or remade on several other Nintendo consoles.It was included in the 1993 Super NES game "Super Mario All-Stars", a compilation of remakes of NES "Super Mario" games featuring updated graphics and sound, which was also later released on the Wii in 2010.