A brief history lesson, and a look at the future.
Game: Super Mario Bros.
Reaction : Not even my photographic memory was turned on when I had just turned two. Are you nuts? Two! My most recent memory of it is putting it in my NES and having it work instantly. No tricks, nothing. Mario Bros. just popped right on the screen. Oh, and the warp zones. Ah, the warp zones. And can you say “Minus World”? 
Reaction : Not even my photographic memory was turned on when I had just turned two. Are you nuts? Two! My most recent memory of it is putting it in my NES and having it work instantly. No tricks, nothing. Mario Bros. just popped right on the screen. Oh, and the warp zones. Ah, the warp zones. And can you say “Minus World”?
Game: Super Mario Bros. 2
Reaction: This game may be the black sheep of the family, but it still kicked ass. I remember showing my mother the princess. I was amazed that you could play as her; it was really cool for the time. Not only that, but she could float . “Look mom, she flies!” Sure, in retrospect she wasn’t so hot because she was weak, but I was a teenager before I ever tried to beat the game with anyone but the Princess. I was good with that woman. 
Reaction: This game may be the black sheep of the family, but it still kicked ass. I remember showing my mother the princess. I was amazed that you could play as her; it was really cool for the time. Not only that, but she could float . “Look mom, she flies!” Sure, in retrospect she wasn’t so hot because she was weak, but I was a teenager before I ever tried to beat the game with anyone but the Princess. I was good with that woman.
Game: Super Mario Bros. 3
Reaction: Repeated viewings of the movie The Wizard. And I do mean repeated. I saw it in the theatres. “Mother dear,” I would exclaim, “they’re going to show the Power Glove and Super Mario Bros. 3! We simply must attend.” Once I actually got the game, well, flying was quite the kick wasn’t it? Plus, it was a nice thing to rub in Genesis fanboy’s faces while passing the year before the SNES came out. Sure, they had a 16-bit system, but could they beat up a bitch turtle child named Wendy as a fat Italian plumber with a raccoon tail? 
Reaction: Repeated viewings of the movie The Wizard. And I do mean repeated. I saw it in the theatres. “Mother dear,” I would exclaim, “they’re going to show the Power Glove and Super Mario Bros. 3! We simply must attend.” Once I actually got the game, well, flying was quite the kick wasn’t it? Plus, it was a nice thing to rub in Genesis fanboy’s faces while passing the year before the SNES came out. Sure, they had a 16-bit system, but could they beat up a bitch turtle child named Wendy as a fat Italian plumber with a raccoon tail?
Game: Super Mario World
Reaction: Soooo….pretty. And it was huge! I mean, this game was gigantic. A Mario game you weren’t meant to finish in one sitting. It was so very, very strange. Yep, and as much as I like Sonic, he wasn’t topping this one. I think this was the first game I ever openly stared at for a moment. It was just so, so very pretty. The second game would be Star Fox. The third would be… 
Reaction: Soooo….pretty. And it was huge! I mean, this game was gigantic. A Mario game you weren’t meant to finish in one sitting. It was so very, very strange. Yep, and as much as I like Sonic, he wasn’t topping this one. I think this was the first game I ever openly stared at for a moment. It was just so, so very pretty. The second game would be Star Fox. The third would be…
Game: Super Mario 64
Reaction: If you claim to have not roamed about the castle for a long, long time before actually doing anything, you sir are a liar. The first 3d platformer ever. The first decent looking 3d game, for that matter. And, despite being an entirely new gameplay mechanic, it just worked . Miyamoto is a genius, and the N64 controller was designed for this game. And I’ll be damned if it didn’t work out. 
Reaction: If you claim to have not roamed about the castle for a long, long time before actually doing anything, you sir are a liar. The first 3d platformer ever. The first decent looking 3d game, for that matter. And, despite being an entirely new gameplay mechanic, it just worked . Miyamoto is a genius, and the N64 controller was designed for this game. And I’ll be damned if it didn’t work out.
Game: Super Mario Sunshine
Reaction: Some hallucinations. Repeated use of the world “Sunshine” in a humourous accent. Stating that perhaps certain high ranking official’s parents were never married due to the month I have left to wait. Glee that games can still be strange. And hard; I’ve heard that the game is quite difficult. I’ve actually reached the point that I would dance naked around a totem pole carved from the bones of my closest friends just to play this game. Of course, I could import it, but the thought of modding my GameCube is somewhere along the lines of how I imagine it must be to ask your girlfriend to get breast implants. It’s just fine the way it is, thank you. Of course, there is the boot disc coming out, but that won’t be here until after Sunshine is released, so what’s the damn point? Oh, Doshin the Giant. I forgot. Tee-hee. Oh, and is it just me, or does Mario actually look like a total badass for once? Just look at him on the cover there. He’s pissed off .
Reaction: Some hallucinations. Repeated use of the world “Sunshine” in a humourous accent. Stating that perhaps certain high ranking official’s parents were never married due to the month I have left to wait. Glee that games can still be strange. And hard; I’ve heard that the game is quite difficult. I’ve actually reached the point that I would dance naked around a totem pole carved from the bones of my closest friends just to play this game. Of course, I could import it, but the thought of modding my GameCube is somewhere along the lines of how I imagine it must be to ask your girlfriend to get breast implants. It’s just fine the way it is, thank you. Of course, there is the boot disc coming out, but that won’t be here until after Sunshine is released, so what’s the damn point? Oh, Doshin the Giant. I forgot. Tee-hee. Oh, and is it just me, or does Mario actually look like a total badass for once? Just look at him on the cover there. He’s pissed off .
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