Kicking Back and Enjoying a Simple ol' game of Super Mario Bros.

[vee4473]

Question:

A friend and I at work were discussing this the other day.

Given how many games now-a-days (NOT ALL!!!) , but many, demand such mental concentration in the name of strategy, we were saying how relaxing and fun it was to just kick back with an old school side-scrolling bushy moustached Mario.

No major brain power to drain after a hard days work, no strategy needed, no headache inducing production/research numbers to crunch, no thinking about which order to build units in an RTS in order to defend against some guys rush...just plain ol' run 'n jump fun.

Now, pleeeeaaaaaassssseeee don't get me wrong, I LOVE TBS strategy games and RTS and all of the strategy and even non-strategy games that stress the brain cells.

But....sometimes (and i'm getting this feeling more these days), it's just nice to shun all the major thinking and cerebral bull****, especially after a long day at a mentally draining job, and just kick back with Mario and the guys...

or Sonic, Earthworm Jim etc...

anyone else agree?

[DrSpike]

Sure games are better these days, and as a hardcore gamer I'm glad about that. But for sheer fun Mario is hard to beat.

[wistful] Good days. [/wistful]

[Mr. President]

I agree one hundred percent. I don't think I've ever played a game with a Pure Fun Rating (P) comparable to that of Super Mario Brothers.

For that category, I also like Donkey Kong Country, Mortal Kombat, and the Final Fantasy series.

[Jamski]

Oh, showing my age a bit, but Xenon 2 was (still is) the game for my mindless fun. Just let it scroll up and shoot EVERYTHING ! No stress. A good stress reliever actually

[joiningDrSpikeWhistful]Ahhh, good old days[/joiningDrSpikeWhistful]

-Jam

[FrustratedPoet]

How much does it show your age when you can remember the original Xenon?

(It was a great game, btw )

[Elok]

Probably a great deal. I'm almost twenty and have no idea what you are talking about. Some kind of early arcade game like galaxian, I'm guessing?

[DrSpike]

I had Xenon on my Spectrum. The only word for it was mindless.

But it was fun.

[Kc7mxo]

Super Mario Brothers rules.

[Ben Kenobi]

Naah..

If you have a friend:

SuperMariokart for the Battle mode.

/me Kicks off loafers and leans into recliner

[Mr. President]

Mario Kart 64 - one of the rare cases where the upgrade equalled the original.

[Jamski]

Mario Kart = Not brainless enough.

-Jam

[Static Universe]

Super Mario Bros 3 is my personal favorite of the Mario titles. I remember being really excited when I got this game, and I was not disappointed.

[vee4473]

Yes, Super Mario 3 was indeed the highlight of the series, at least for the original nes.

[Felch]

It was just an excellent game. I don't know if you can really quantify what made it so cool.

[DrSpike]

Sure SM3 was best, but it should have been. I was just reaching minimum gaming age when SM1 was out on the Nintendo.........a high price new-fangled "console" that only the rich **** up the road could afford. SM1 was the closest you could get to an arcade feel without actually being in an arcade.

But our princess is in another castle? What a surprise.