Happy 25th Mario
by aleen634
Released on Sept. 13th, 1985, Super Mario Brothers would mark the humble beginnings of the powerhouse franchise. I never owned Super Mario Brothers but I never gave up a chance to play it at my friends house. A truly remarkable game for the time, it set the standard for all side scrolling action/adventure games to follow. As the years passed and the technology changed, Nintendo always found a w...
Released on Sept. 13th, 1985, Super Mario Brothers would mark the humble beginnings of the powerhouse franchise. I never owned Super Mario Brothers but I never gave up a chance to play it at my friends house. A truly remarkable game for the time, it set the standard for all side scrolling action/adventure games to follow. As the years passed and the technology changed, Nintendo always found a way to keep Mario relevant (well maybe not so much with Mario Sunshine and its awkward Fludd cannon thing). Say what you want about how Nintendo sometimes treats the characters and plot but there probably hasn't been a bigger videogame superstar that defined my childhood than Mario.
In honor of this special anniversary Nintendo has released this video: