Magic, eh? It's really something playing the first three Mario games back to back. Seeing how they progress over the years. Obviously, 2 has a bit of an exception, but it still fits in perfectly.
But playing through each level, you really appreciate the meticulous effort put into to building the game. The stages, locations, level types, all fit perfectly. And while it does get frustrating in the later levels, it never stops being fun. It's definitely the pinnacle of platforming games on the NES, and a game I've played to death on the All Stars cart, but like 2, I'd never beaten the original until now. I remember getting up to Dark World as kid when playing it at my cousins house, but getting absolutely railed on those first couple of levels on world 8. Well I'm not a stupid kid any more. I'm a stupid adult, who just beat Super Mario Bros 3 on the NES.
Next up is Super Mario World, I suppose. I can only wonder if its any better than this (I'm lying, it's one of my all time favourite videogames).
But playing through each level, you really appreciate the meticulous effort put into to building the game. The stages, locations, level types, all fit perfectly. And while it does get frustrating in the later levels, it never stops being fun. It's definitely the pinnacle of platforming games on the NES, and a game I've played to death on the All Stars cart, but like 2, I'd never beaten the original until now. I remember getting up to Dark World as kid when playing it at my cousins house, but getting absolutely railed on those first couple of levels on world 8. Well I'm not a stupid kid any more. I'm a stupid adult, who just beat Super Mario Bros 3 on the NES.
Next up is Super Mario World, I suppose. I can only wonder if its any better than this (I'm lying, it's one of my all time favourite videogames).