Super Mario Bros for the NES/Famicom turned 25 today, and that%26rsquo;s quite an anniversary for arguably the most well know♓n game in the world. Though it wasn%26rsquo;t Mario%26rsquo;s first appearance %26ndash; that was as Jumpman in Donkey Kong (1981) %26ndash; SMB is still the biggest moment in the humble plumber%26rsquo;s life and a touchstone for an entire generation of players. And to celebrate this occasion, Nintendo has opened up a special site for Mario%26rsquo;s super q𓃲uarter-centennial.
Above: The awesome intro to the site
After the snazzy intro animation, you%26rsquo;re taken to a veryabout the mustachioed one%26rsquo;s core games. It takes you all the way from the first time Mario grabbed a mushroom up to this year%26rsquo;s insanely great Super Mario Galaxy 2. It%26rsquo;s a pretty complete video, though the stickler in me dislikes the omission of Yoshi%26rsquo;s Island and Super Mario Bros2 (The Lost Levels). Otherwise, Nintendo put together a great presentation. Now if only it would announce 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario All-Stars Wiifor North America.
Today is a time to look back on Super Mario Bros and recall how it may have led you down the path to loving gaming like you do today. Personally, I rememb🐟er my first real introduction to games was going over to my neighbor%26rsquo;s house in 1987 and seeing Super M෴ario Bros on their TV. I was enthralled by what seemed like magic happening on screen and I then begged my parents for a NES all the way until that Christmas when they got one for my little brother and me. The fact that my mom easily played Super Mario Bros as much, if not more than I did proved the addictive quality that amazing game has. And that was my first step on the road that brought me here.
Above: %26ldquo;OMG, a secret warp zone!!!! How deep is this game!?!?%26rdquo; Henry Gilbert, age five
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Henry Gilbert is a former G⛎amesRadar+ Editor, having spent seven years at the site helping to navigate our readers through the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. Henry is now following another passion of his besides video games, working as the producer and podcast cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon podcasts.
