Super Mario Allstars: Flashback
Genre: Platformer Released: 1993 Re-released on wii: 2010
Awesomeness: Maximum
To quickly explain the point behind this article, I am writing this because not many people my age (20) managed to really play many video games until it exploded to the point where pretty much everyone owns some form of gaming system (console or PC). I'm hoping that by sharing the rainbow spews of nostalgia that someone, somewhere, will be inspired to play these games. I hope to also delve in to games which are seen as classics but I missed due to the games not being at blockbusters (the main source of games for me and my bro as kids, every other friday one of us got to rent a game for the weekend and we got so good we would often complete that game several times).
I Think it is safe to say that most people can say 'this was my first game'. In my case, SMA (acronym mudda fucka deal with it) was just that. What most people can't say is that I played this game when I was about 3 or 4. Somewhere around there, I can't exactly remember much, other than how awesome this game is. I say game, but really it is a collection of awesome games mashed in to one awesome cartridge of awesomeness. Yes, that's right, it is awesome.
Anyhoo, Super mario allstar was my virtual first (excuse the sexual pun if you can, if not feel the tension) and as many say my first holds a special place in my heart. Not only that, but each of the games in the collection easily inspire games which are still being produced right now. Mario is THE platform game for most gamers. Jumping on stuff to kill it, getting big over shrooms, travelling down pipes and having to go to another damn castle due to there being so many evil castle layers for bowser (seriously?!) all combine in to a fantastic game. I still play it now. It beats most games of the genre as most now just feel like a copy. The game has had a massive impact on my life, gaming and personal. I often randomly break out in to some form of tune whilst walking around or even just doing stuff. Even tunes from the gameboy (original grey brick of fun) game mario land. Sometimes I wish I could just impersonate mario. I try, but it is hard to get such an iconic voice perfect. His voice just makes me smile.
And that is why you, the person reading this right now, should play this game. Right now. No, don't think about it. Go. Find a way of playing it, and do it. It doesn't matter if you have played it before or not, just go enjoy my childhood... sounds weird, but please, you won't regret it.
Comment below, what was your first game? Do you still love it? let me know by typing below!
Tis an awesome game, also holds the hardest selection of official Mario levels in the form of Super Mario: The Lost Levels. Properly solid platforming even for those with experience in the modern day.
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ReplyDeleteTypos typos everywhere :P
DeleteI am one of those people who has never played this game before, with my first experiences of Mario being Mario Kart(an awesome game), Mario and Sonic at the Olympics and Super Mario Galaxy (1&2).
ReplyDeleteThe first ever game I played not including things like Sims, the Tycoon games (Hospital/Theme Park etc) and Midtown Madness was the Harry Potter Games for PC and that was probably when I was about 9. So in comparison to you, I was a late bloomer. Unfortunately though I could only play the first two as by the third one they had outspec'd my little laptop :( You could say I started playing 'proper' games when at 18 I got an xbox and with that I played Halo3 (which I hated at the time) and L4D :D
Play all my childhood games *jedi mindtrick*
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