Of all the made up celebrations for any given day (there are many), I’m happy give a nod to Mario on this March 10th.
Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System still stands as the my most joyous introduction to computer interaction. Consoles prior to the NES were good, but the tight controls on display with this launch title were a whole new level.
I’ve savored every mainline Mario title since the 8-bit days with few exceptions (this excludes sports, party and third party titles). Yoshi’s Island didn’t entirely click with me and Super Mario Sunshine’s water gun mechanic was weird, but other than that? Big fan!
I’m currently playing Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Switch. Though not a mainline game, it’s a fun platform puzzler — not quite Captain Toad Treasure Tracker good, but entertaining for short bouts.
I look forward to the next 3D adventure but will likely need to wait for the next generation of machine.