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#43 Super Mario Bros. (SNES, 1993)


There really isn't much to say about this masterpiece since nearly all of us have played it and know why it is timeless. What gets to me is not only are the jumping physics fantastic but just how superior they were to other games at the time and for many years after. I can understand why rivals with their own games or companies that tried to imitate SMB failed to live up to standards set by the technical achievements with this game, but I am baffled that Nintendo, with many of their games containing platforming elements, never came particularly close to matching what would become their flagship series. I am also curious about the development process and the overlap of projects at the time because how can they come out with a game like this but months earlier come out with a game with such awkward jumping and movement like Ice Climbers?

I am singling out the SNES version from Super Mario All-Stars because it is the version that I first played (it was the first game I played on the SNES as one of the two games I received with my SNES I mentioned with the Plok writeup) and also because it might still get my vote as the best video game remake ever. They somehow made the platforming even better, and the graphics and backdrops are absolutely gorgeous. Without Super Mario All-Stars, there's a great chance that Super Mario never becomes my favorite video game series.

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