I never had an NES. My first nintendo system was my GBA SP, and then I got a Game Cube. I have one of those multi-consoles now that plays NES and SNES games and I have a few games, but none of the classics.
GLaD #3: The Wondersome Years
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 On 02/06/2014 at 06:29 AM by Coolsetzer See More From This User » |
Hi. Today I talk about the greatest Nintendo game of all time. And that game is
*drumroll*
Super Mario Bros. 3!
I was fortunate enough to own this game as a kid. It was only me and my mom, so we were somewhat poor. I only really owned about 5 games as a kid. SMB 1 & 3, Little Nemo, Ninja Gaiden II, and one more.
Anyway, when this game came out, Mario was already popular. Mainly because of the SMB Super Show. It was a really cool cartoon as a kid. It had live action segments with wrestler "Captain" Lou Albano, a title song "rap", and elements from the first two games. Plus it had the Zelda cartoon on Fridays, based off of Zelda II. Basically, it combined everything that was "cool" in the 1980's.
ANYWAY, this game seemed to come out of nowhere, and man, was it good. Almost everything about the other games was here. Strangely enough, SMB 2 stuff was mostly absent, the reasons of which didn't become clear to me until much later.
It was the first with a map, and it was almost as essential to the game's success as the stages themselves. You could use items to help you out whenever you wanted for the first time as well. And man, was this game loaded with stuff, from enemies to hidden things like Warp Whistles. It really took it to the next level as far as platformers go. I don't remember exactly, but I think that it was the largest NES game as far as storage goes as well. It was so successful that it spawned its own cartoon as well.
The late 1980's really belonged to Nintendo during that time. There was cereal, watches, pins, comics, and even Dixie Cups that bore Nintendo property. If you lived during that time, you might have been a Nintendo kid. It was kind of like a social standing.
Eventually, the Sega Genesis came out. It was the first challenger to the Nintendo throne, boasting a more powerful machine and a mascot which sought to rival Mario. Sadly, I never owned one as a kid. Although, time eventually told of what happened to the "console wars." Still, for a time, Nintendo held onto the throne with an iron grip.
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