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Favorite Games

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
EarthBound
EarthBound
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

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Mother 3
Mother 3

Feb 25

Metroid
Metroid

Feb 18

Super Mario World
Super Mario World

Feb 11

Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land

Feb 11

Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3

Feb 10

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I don't really recommend this game if you're starting out/getting interested into the Metroid series. Metroid on the NES isn't a very good game due to the fact that the controls are very clunky and the game has slowdowns on NES hardware. You don't have complete diagonal aiming, so enemies are sometimes difficult to hit, plus I had a much easier time cheating at the game by shooting with turbo rather than genuinely playing with patience.

I don't know if there's any difference playing this version vs. the famicom version, but I really don't care to find out considering how awful of a time I've had with this one.

I've played a little bit of Zero Mission but never formally finished it, so I can easily recommend starting with that if you're interested within the series, or even starting with Super Metroid.

SUPER MARIOTHON #3

Played on Nintendo Switch Online emulator

HOLY PEAK!!! You wanna talk about THE Mario game to play, you play Super Mario Bros 3. It deserves all of the credit it gets and then some! Here's my thoughts on it.

What I liked: THE MOVEMENT FEELS SO GOOD!!! Mario Bros 1 & The Lost Levels have very fluid movement, 2 got kinda weird with the movement, but 3 is where they went back to form and improved on the movement. The most important thing about this game is that it uses the NES hardware so well you can GO BACKWARDS!!! Yes, that is a feature in Mario 2, BUT WE'RE RETURNING TO FORM BABY IT'S MARIO AND IT'S REVOLUTIONIZED.

I'm not sure if I talked about the power-ups in the previous reviews, but here's my thoughts: ALL OF THE POWER UPS IN THIS GAME ARE FANTASTIC!! The Super Leaf, Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, Super Mushroom, all of it is fantastic. You can play through any part of the game with any power-up, and you can still beat it!! The game's style is incredibly open to anything.

What I dislike: It's hard to find dislikes to this game, the game is crafted well on NES hardware and all of the problems I've had were due to skill issues and my overall impatience. The only dislikes that I have were all either from the emulator or the limitations of the hardware. If I played this on the GBA Virtual Console or not on NSW online I likely would've had a better experience. This isn't to discredit Nintendo because they did a fantastic job squeezing every bit out of that hardware.

Other: When I was a kid I always thought Super Mario Bros 3 was a really good game. Playing it now I knew what was up and I knew I was correct; you wanna talk about a Mario game?!?!?! YOU PLAY MARIO BROS 3.

SUPER MARIOTHON 2

Super Mario Bros 2 is the black sheep to the NES trilogy. It's an experimental game with a bit of a weird history, as it didn't start as a Mario game and was originally a different game called "Doki-Doki Panic" with much to appreciate about it. Although the style is very fun and we get the introduction of Shy Guy and the theme about dreams, the game has a lot of flaws that stem from it not being a Mario game.

What I like: Super Mario Bros 2 pioneers Toad and Peach as playable characters, and also Luigi as a primary character you could play as. The movement of the characters varying depending on your play-style is a nice part of the game; if you take it more slow then there's Toadstool, if you like speed there's Toad, etc. The game is also fantastic stylistically, which feels wrong to say considering this is more of an official Mario romhack.

What I don't like: The enemies can be frustrating, it's hard to determine the timings in order to beat them. I really missed the traditional Mario power-ups like the fire flower and the ability to just jump on enemies. Birdo was also a frustrating boss to fight because of how quick her eggs are shot at the player, and also the occasional fireball.

Other: Unlike SMB1 and SMB2: TLL, I never had a connection to this game when I was a kid. It's forgotten about and it's just kinda there. I was able to beat all the Mario games so far in one day, but this was just really frustrating as it removed the features that made the games iconic and enjoyable. Maybe I just don't understand it and would need to come back, as that happens with a lot of art I enjoy. I don't feel a need to replay this, but I'm willing to come back to it at a later point that isn't a Mariothon.