Been There, Done That... Where's My T-Shirt?
The Classic Mario games are legendary. Some young gamers' first gaming experience was one of the Super Mario games of old. For me the NES original was the one that unlocked my joy. Super Mario Brothers 2 was rented in my house with the system at Blockbuster. Number 3 was the first game I ever owned myself. These games were a formative part of my youth and they hold a special place in many hearts. When Super Mario All-Stars was first released on the SNES, I was amazed at the graphical improvements, pleasantly surprised to hear Mario Brothers 3 had intro music, and I was in awe of the difficulty in "The Lost Levels". I never owned the game because I still had the classic games and later when a version of All-Stars was released with Super Mario World, I also passed on the collection.
