Played as part of Atari 50.

Super Mario Bros really feels like a game out of time, like how did they have that platforming shit locked down in fucking 1985? Obviously the rest of the industry saw that, saw the dollar signs, but couldn't crack the case of Why Mario Is Fun in the way they did with Pac-Man and Space Invaders. As a consumer, it was probably aggravating as shit at the time, and giving any of these games more than a cursory glance nowadays is still going to annoy you, but you have to admit it's funny. It's funny that you've got former giants like Atari making some of the most unplayable piece of dogshit games of all time in a futile attempt to make something even 10% as good as Super Mario.

Reviewed on Feb 28, 2024


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