Okay okay, I can admit that I am addicted to Super Smash Bros. Brawl on
the Nintendo Wii. I played for about six hours straight yesterday
trying my hardest to unlock Sonic the Hedgehog…no luck though. It’s
okay, I can just play The Subspace Emissary portion of the game which
plays like a side scroller with appearance from all the characters in
Brawl, and unlock all the characters in the game that way. I actually
haven’t tried out all of the playable characters yet because I kind of
just stuck to my usual guys which include DK, Pikachu and Mario,
original I know, but I really want Sonic, just seeing that blue
hedgehog running back and fourth the screen bring weird shivers down my
spine. So am I going to review Brawl? yes, am I going to write about
every character’s move list? no, I am going to say a few things about
the hype and love for these Nintendo’s franchises? yes. So, with all
that said, behold the review!
Why do people love Mario and Sonic, or Donkey Kong and Samus? People
love these characters because it’s simple; we grew up with these
characters. Most adults who play video games now once played Super
Mario Bros. or Donkey Kong and remembered those experiences because
they were such a intrical part of our lives. Playing in your room
trying to get high scores on DK or looking forward to seeing Mario’s
next adventure was important to us, as important as our first kiss or
our first time we turned on a car and started driving. In my life,
Super Nintendo and Sega were just part of my everyday life, I remember
coming home from school, putting my backpack down grabbing a cola and
playing Mario until dinner was done, then doing some homework, then
coming back to Mario. Life without these franchises would be stale and
it makes us what we are- gamers.
