PLATFORM: Steam Deck via RetroArch's Sharp X1 emulator
GOAL: Clear all eight worlds
PROGRESS: 3-1
Super Mario Bros. Special is the best NES ad I've ever seen.
The choppiness, jankier controls, inconsistent framerate, and screen-by-screen scrolling when the levels don't feel designed for it all make for a less-than-ideal game.
Will say that the level design itself is pretty good, but that's because I played up to 8-3 in a recreation of the game with more proper scrolling and controls.
I specifically hate when I come across a spring that I swear you have to be dead-on perfect to bounce off of, otherwise you slide off.
I commend the effort to bring the SMB1 experience to home computers at the time, but it just wasn't enough. This game is not fun in its original form.
GOAL: Clear all eight worlds
PROGRESS: 3-1
Super Mario Bros. Special is the best NES ad I've ever seen.
The choppiness, jankier controls, inconsistent framerate, and screen-by-screen scrolling when the levels don't feel designed for it all make for a less-than-ideal game.
Will say that the level design itself is pretty good, but that's because I played up to 8-3 in a recreation of the game with more proper scrolling and controls.
I specifically hate when I come across a spring that I swear you have to be dead-on perfect to bounce off of, otherwise you slide off.
I commend the effort to bring the SMB1 experience to home computers at the time, but it just wasn't enough. This game is not fun in its original form.