Maybe it's just my age and not growing up with and playing them over and over (like I did with 3 and World), but I have no recollection of any stages/worlds from the "New" games. I generally enjoyed them at the time, but it's really only the general look of the games that stuck with me.
"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
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