Soaring to new heights of excellence. Love those cinnamon bun clouds. PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: February 1990 If there is such a thing as “the perfect NES game,” Super Mario Bros. 3 is it. From the moment the curtain rises to … Continue reading #625 – Super Mario Bros. 3
#624 – Super Mario Bros. 2
“Madness” is accurate. Luigi’s like, Yeah, I’ll do that when I’m dead. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: October 1988 Nintendo incorporates Mario into every different genre now, from street b-ball to Dance Dance Revolution to whatever Fortune Street is, so it’s hard to … Continue reading #624 – Super Mario Bros. 2
BONUS ROUND – Super Mario Bros. 2 (JP) a.k.a. The Lost Levels (US and EU)
Be warned: Mario is luring you into the game with his happy-go-lucky smile. At least the clouds are happy, right? Right?! PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: June 1986 Busta Rhymes once asked, “Are you prepared?” Small pause. “I hope you are prepared.” I … Continue reading BONUS ROUND – Super Mario Bros. 2 (JP) a.k.a. The Lost Levels (US and EU)
BONUS ROUND – All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (JP ONLY)
So very right. So very wrong. PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: 1986 (a slightly altered version of this article appeared on GoozerNation.com in December 2011) The original Super Mario Bros. changed gaming history, which is why it’s interesting that several different/alternate versions of the … Continue reading BONUS ROUND – All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (JP ONLY)
#623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 4: Worlds 5-8
Europe put a black border around the Japanese cover – pure genius! PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: October 1985 Missed the previous posts? PART 1, PART 2, PART 3 World 5-1 Three-fer Madness. The Bullet Bill’s arrival marks the second half … Continue reading #623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 4: Worlds 5-8
#623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 3: Worlds 2-4
Bowser and Toadstool/Peach have come a long way. PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: October 1985 World 2-1 The lack of oxygen doesn’t hold Mario back from dancing on a vine. With the second world, Nintendo tweaks an important ground rule … Continue reading #623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 3: Worlds 2-4
#623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 2: World 1
In case you forgot… Hooray! The title screen! PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: October 1985 World 1-1 or “How Mario Got His Pilot Wings” It happens to the best of us. Mario starts off small and weak. … Continue reading #623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 2: World 1
#623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 1 – An Overview
The Lord of the Jump makes a significant, life-destroying error. Bowser looked a lot more frightening back in the day. PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Nintendo DEVELOPER: Nintendo GENRE: Platformer RELEASE DATE: October 1985 The original Super Mario Bros. is one of the most analyzed and discussed games of … Continue reading #623 – Super Mario Bros. Part 1 – An Overview
#622 – Super Jeopardy!
Digitized speech? 4-Player Game?! I’m hyperventilating! Las Vegas, 3 A.M. PLAYERS: 1-4 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Gametek GENRE: Game show RELEASE DATE: September 1991 Gametek’s obsession with misshapen troll people continues in Super Jeopardy!. It’s the last of Gametek’s quad-fecta of Jeopardy! games on the Nintendo and the … Continue reading #622 – Super Jeopardy!
#621 – Super Glove Ball
Now you’re playing with a smelly glove! Overcome by boredom. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Mattel DEVELOPER: Rare GENRE: Arcade RELEASE DATE: October 1990 Super Glove Ball was designed to be played with the Mattel Power Glove. Even in 1990, this seems insane. Sure, the Power Glove had a great … Continue reading #621 – Super Glove Ball
#620 – Super Dodgeball
Uh… That’s better. Playing in Iceland, though it looks suspiciously like another planet. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Sony Imagesoft DEVELOPER: Million GENRE: Sports RELEASE DATE: June 1989 Is there anything Kunio-kun and his gang can’t do? River City Ransom added depth to the stale beat … Continue reading #620 – Super Dodgeball
#619 – Super Cars
Vroom. Vroom, I say. Grand Theft Super Car. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Electro Brain DEVELOPER: Gremlin Entertainment GENRE: Racing RELEASE DATE: February 1991 In a top 10 list for “Most Evocative NES Titles,” Super Cars might place at #732 if it’s lucky. Honestly, I find more grievances with the … Continue reading #619 – Super Cars