For the price, this book is a good deal for the right person: a diehard Mario fan with advancing guitar skills. You get a lot of theme songs that span different games from different consoles.
You have to a be somewhat advanced in your guitar skills to be able to tackle this book. If you're just starting out with your guitar education, this book will be beyond your skill level and may prove to be a bit frustrating. Most of the songs require a fair bit of quick chord changes and advanced picking techniques as well as the ability to move up and down the fretboard.
I also think that only a diehard Super Mario fan will fully appreciate this book. I grew up with Super Mario and have fond memories of some of the games but I have to admit that I'm not completely well-versed in the Super Mario universe and so many of the themes in the book were pretty unknown to me. The themes that I do recognize were enjoyable and the others that I didn't recognize, I found on Youtube to familiarize myself. If you aren't a big fan, these theme songs will mean nothing to you and may not be particularly enjoyable because some of them are short snippets and fanfares.
The book is printed on nice, glossy high-quality papers with small artwork on each page. Unfortunately, both the notation and tablature are rather small and difficult to read (I guess to keep most of the themes on a single or half page). I would have preferred that they spent their budget on more pages of decent quality with a larger font rather than less but high-quality paper with barely legible font. Also, the way the book is bound makes it difficult to keep open. Those are my only complaints. Also, nothing was included from Mario Kart Double Dash (GameCube) which was my favorite Mario game.
In sum, it's great for diehard fans who really know their guitar. Casual guitar players and video game fans as well as beginning guitarists will probably have a lukewarm reaction to this guide.
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Brutally difficult unless you've been playing for years and are very, VERY skilled.
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For children and teenagers I would recommend the easy piano versions instead
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