Super Mario Bros. Turns 23!
Sep. 15
What were you doing last Saturday, September 13th? If you were Nintendo and the year was 1985, you were releasing the Famicom version of one of the greatest and most important video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. The US release for the NES followed about a month later, on October 18th.
You probably already know most of this info, but Finding Dulcinea's On This Day has a pretty good breakdown of why Super Mario Bros. was such a big deal. While Mario as a generic mascot sort of character did predate Super Mario Bros., it wasn't until that game that he became the Nintendo icon he is today.
I know it's a big day for Wii downloads, what with the second Strong Bad game and the long-overdue Mega Man 2 hitting at the same time, but give the original Super Mario Bros. a little of your time anyway. Hook up your NES, play one of the numerous ports, or snap it up from the Virtual Console. Try your hand at World 8-4, and remember all the wonderful games that Super Mario Bros.'s success made possible.
Comments
I'm still disappointed that Nintendo didn't do anything here for the SMB 20th anniversary. Maybe in 3 years when Donkey Kong turns 30, we'll get something.
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