AaronWho
1987
Please note this is the NES version. As this game stands, it's a mess. Maybe the original game is much better, but as is, it's pretty rough. I don't even hate it. I think the game has clear vision especially for the time, and as a massive fan of the series, I can't express contempt towards it, but it's just not a very well made game.
2013
I'm sorry. I don't hate this game on purpose, but I do. I can't even really put into words why. It just represents such a steep fall off from Gen 5 where I was confused and baffled at nearly all choices made. I don't think it's even objectively bad. It's just I get very little enjoyment out of the game.
Unbelievably disappointing. This game represents everything wrong with Nintendo's occasional game philosophy. It spits in the face of the previous games and RPGs as a genre.
1987
Genuinely horrible. There are no good choices made in this game. The gameplay is stupid and genuinely unplayable. The graphics are ugly and unpleasant. The only reason this game is worth anything is because of its name.
I used to think this was just nostalgia talking, but I don't think so anymore. I don't think Game Freak has ever or will ever make a Pokemon game with this much heart and this much charm and care. This game is what made me fall in love with video games. It was the first real game I ever played and it knocked it out of the park. The cozy yet creepy atmosphere, the jazzy soundtrack, the mysterious tone, the beautiful graphics, the wintery scenery, everything. This game has shaped me in a way few games have. Playing it today, I still have a blast and begin to remember why I used to be obsessed with Pokemon.
1994
This game is art. Literally nothing else on this planet is like it. Even the games it has inspired fail to capture its unique feel.
2018
A fine little arcade slasher
1996
I've grown up with this game serving as a constant presence in my life.
When I was younger, I used to look up how to emulate games just to play it. I used to run in circles around that fountain trying to unlock luigi for hours. I would watch people use gameshark hacks on youtube to moon jump to the top of the castle. I got the DS version for Christmas and played it every day, collecting everything and enjoying every minute. When All-Stars came out, I played it again. I even attempted a speedrun of this game at one point which is something I have never done before. It has been years since I first played it. When I first played the game, it was already old, and yet I was drawn to it despite its age. I am still playing this game today. I'm still enjoying it. I'm still loving it. It's been with me this whole time.
If that isn't the definition of a timeless game, I don't know what is.
When I was younger, I used to look up how to emulate games just to play it. I used to run in circles around that fountain trying to unlock luigi for hours. I would watch people use gameshark hacks on youtube to moon jump to the top of the castle. I got the DS version for Christmas and played it every day, collecting everything and enjoying every minute. When All-Stars came out, I played it again. I even attempted a speedrun of this game at one point which is something I have never done before. It has been years since I first played it. When I first played the game, it was already old, and yet I was drawn to it despite its age. I am still playing this game today. I'm still enjoying it. I'm still loving it. It's been with me this whole time.
If that isn't the definition of a timeless game, I don't know what is.
1988
Never grew up with it, but even looking back: this is probably the quintessential classic NES Mario game. It set the stage for what Mario will be and really set in stone the standards of Mario's identity. As a game, it's great.
1988
Cute :)
1985
How do you even rate this? If you want to talk about influence or standing the test of time, this is probably the easiest 10/10 you can ever give. As is stands simply as a game among other games, SMB3 is kinda better than this. It's kinda arbitrary to try to rate this for myself. It's a classic game that belongs in a museum.
2010
I don't feel nearly as strongly about this one as I do with the original, but this is still absolutely a masterpiece. It does everything the first game does right and just doubles down on it.
2007
One of the best games ever made. I could gush about every single little aspect about this game. The story, the atmosphere, the levels, the music, the boss battles, the sounds, everything. The most magical game I think I've ever played.
1992
This game is unfortunately a mess nowadays. The intro is very charming, but everything once you actually start playing feels clunky and unpolished. It's almost unplayable. It's a fine starting point, but it's difficult to really recommend this nowadays.
2015
I'm reviewing this as somebody who played this in its heyday. Perhaps it lacks the options that make the second game great, but it set up the foundation for MM2 to really take off.