Here was the question posed to me:
Super Mario -1,2, or 3?
It might as well be a test of my 80s knowledge. I can instantly narrow out number 2. Any person who actually picks number two is not a true video game fan. It just didn't cut it for the Super Mario Series. My answer, comes with the movies.
Many video games have been made into movies. Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Doom, even Super Mario Bros. It isn't an uncommon thing. What is uncommon though, is for a movie to be based around the release of a video game, and to market being the first place to see live game play footage for said game. This was the case for Super Mario 3.
The movie, Wizard. It had everyone's favorite Wonder Years star (I told you this was an 80s thing) playing in a movie where his friend/brother (I can't remember) competes in a video game competition. The championship match of which is a time trial start to the game Super Mario 3. Most points wins.
This movie showed everyone how to find the first warp whistle (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you didn't grow up in the 80s). It was phenomenal. The outpouring of media around such a game would usually raise expectation to a level which is unattainable. But Super Mario 3 didn't disappoint.
The original Super Mario for the Nintendo, was an instant classic. One that fuels the Nintendo Dynasty. But the success of Super Mario 3, after such a failure in number 2 and such high expectations puts it at the top of my list.
May I say that I am offended (both for myself and for the other Super Mario 2 fans out there) at your comments.
ReplyDeleteWhile SM3 is arguably the fanciest and coolest game ever made for NES, Super Mario 2 is clearly a sweet game (even if they didn't make a movie about it).
I think that I will fire up SM2 on the emulator and beat it -the whole thing- with the princess just to spite you and the rest of the SM2 haters.