Super Mario Brothers is probably the game that saved video games, and thus every other video game character should be paying this game homage. In this game you play as Mario who is red in color, or Luigi who is green in color, in their side scrolling, platforming, swimming quest to save several fake princesses and one real princess. There are 8 worlds (if I remember correctly), and the Mario brothers must traverse all 8 worlds to find Bowser, grab the little ax thing, drop him into some red hot magma, and save a real princess. After a first play through, there is a 2nd quest, but this only differs from the first quest in certain enemy swaps.
This was probably the very first video game I have ever played when my parents won a NES from some kind of contest. This game ate up a lot of out time and we seemed to always come back to it. This game is the corner stone of effective, perfect control over a video game character. This game's control is so tight, that even up to this year, this game is still being sped run with records being broken. When it comes to classics, you do not get much more classic than this.
As much as I praise this game, I feel I should comment on my ratings.
Overall: this game is fantastic. You can never go wrong getting back to your gamer roots with this game.
Graphics: I think the graphics have aged well, however when compared to what can happen today, they do not hold up. At the time this game came out, the graphics were outstanding. The sprites and graphics in this game are the precursors for many of the designs in the future Mario games.
Sound: At the time of release, was amazing. Today, still amazing. The sound track to this game is the Mozart of the video game world. This music comes back to many of the future games, and is one of the most recognizable tunes to date. It is simple, catchy, and sets the light hearted mood of the game.
Story: Let's be honest, the story is as simple and basic as you can get. I know I may upset a lot of fan boys and girls with this score. But this game is no Final Fantasy. Do not think that I think this is a bad game because of the lack of story. This may be the reason this game is so good. This game does not need a story to be as fun as it is.
Depth: In this game, you run from left to right. There are a few warp zones, a few bosses to run under, shoot with a fireball, or jump over. There are a few pipes to some bonus coin areas. That is it. I don't find much depth in this game. There is no bonus content, or any reward for points, coins, extra lives, or speed.
Difficulty: This is not the most difficult game. The end of the game is pretty hard to figure out if you do not know what you are doing or do not access to gamefaqs.com.
Super Mario Brothers is probably the game that saved video games, and thus every other video game character should be paying this game homage. In this game you play as Mario who is red in color, or Luigi who is green in color, in their side scrolling, platforming, swimming quest to save several fake princesses and one real princess. There are 8 worlds (if I remember correctly), and the Mario brothers must traverse all 8 worlds to find Bowser, grab the little ax thing, drop him into some red hot magma, and save a real princess. After a first play through, there is a 2nd quest, but this only differs from the first quest in certain enemy swaps.
This was probably the very first video game I have ever played when my parents won a NES from some kind of contest. This game ate up a lot of out time and we seemed to always come back to it. This game is the corner stone of effective, perfect control over a video game character. This game's control is so tight, that even up to this year, this game is still being sped run with records being broken. When it comes to classics, you do not get much more classic than this.
As much as I praise this game, I feel I should comment on my ratings.
Overall: this game is fantastic. You can never go wrong getting back to your gamer roots with this game.
Graphics: I think the graphics have aged well, however when compared to what can happen today, they do not hold up. At the time this game came out, the graphics were outstanding. The sprites and graphics in this game are the precursors for many of the designs in the future Mario games.
Sound: At the time of release, was amazing. Today, still amazing. The sound track to this game is the Mozart of the video game world. This music comes back to many of the future games, and is one of the most recognizable tunes to date. It is simple, catchy, and sets the light hearted mood of the game.
Story: Let's be honest, the story is as simple and basic as you can get. I know I may upset a lot of fan boys and girls with this score. But this game is no Final Fantasy. Do not think that I think this is a bad game because of the lack of story. This may be the reason this game is so good. This game does not need a story to be as fun as it is.
Depth: In this game, you run from left to right. There are a few warp zones, a few bosses to run under, shoot with a fireball, or jump over. There are a few pipes to some bonus coin areas. That is it. I don't find much depth in this game. There is no bonus content, or any reward for points, coins, extra lives, or speed.
Difficulty: This is not the most difficult game. The end of the game is pretty hard to figure out if you do not know what you are doing or do not access to gamefaqs.com.
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