Every Nintendo console ever produced has had its own iconic Mario game. While many would argue that "Super Mario World" was that title for the Super Nintendo, I would say that the distinction belongs to "SMB 3" (as packaged with Super Mario All-Stars). With the possible exception of "Mario '64", "SMB3" may just be the most well-rounded Mario game ever produced.
I could go into a detailed explanation of why this game is so well-renowned, but I think I'll stick to something a bit more esoteric here: Basically, it is just a ton of fun to play! What the original Mario Bros. did for gaming was to show the gamer what true fun playing a TV-based video game looked/felt like. "SMB3" expands on that with even brighter colors, more visually interesting locals, and a good difficultly scale (easy to pick up...really tough to beat!). When I tried playing "SMB 2" or "Lost Levels", I always got the sense that the experience was "work". With this game, though, it was always fun (even on the tough levels!).
I realized this game was originally created for the NES, but I spent 98% of my hours playing on it using "Super Mario All Stars" for the SNES. While I can't say this for many other games, I always felt like this "port" played/looked better on the SNES than it did on the NES.
A perfect game for beginners and hard-core Mario gamers alike!
I could go into a detailed explanation of why this game is so well-renowned, but I think I'll stick to something a bit more esoteric here: Basically, it is just a ton of fun to play! What the original Mario Bros. did for gaming was to show the gamer what true fun playing a TV-based video game looked/felt like. "SMB3" expands on that with even brighter colors, more visually interesting locals, and a good difficultly scale (easy to pick up...really tough to beat!). When I tried playing "SMB 2" or "Lost Levels", I always got the sense that the experience was "work". With this game, though, it was always fun (even on the tough levels!).
I realized this game was originally created for the NES, but I spent 98% of my hours playing on it using "Super Mario All Stars" for the SNES. While I can't say this for many other games, I always felt like this "port" played/looked better on the SNES than it did on the NES.
A perfect game for beginners and hard-core Mario gamers alike!