| NulShock: I think Mario
is so popular simply because he's so universal. Kids and Adults
like him, and what guy couldn't sympathize with his goal of
rescuing his beloved Peach from the grasps of King Koopa? Not to
mention Mario's world, even from the beginning, was just so
alive and teeming with ......uh.....Stuff! :)
He's affected video gaming in that if it weren't for the
success of Super Mario Bros. on the original Nintendo
Entertainment System, video games today would probably, maybe,
not even exist as we know them. After the demise of the Atari
(The Great Video Game Crash) 2600, and more than a handful of
knockoff systems, people were very jaded about any kind of home
video gaming system. Not only was the graphics on Nintendo
simply amazing back then, but Nintendo kept it promises, and
delievered true arcade quality excitement.
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