We’re back!
After knocking out an even 20 to begin this feature, I took a short break, but with the full intent of returning to writing about some of the very greatest retro video games that I believe everyone should experience.
This was partly because there’s a looooooooong list of games I think earn that particular designation. There’s a whole lot to play, and I have a whole lot of thoughts to share.
But also, more immediately, I have a number of games that earned a 10/10 that we haven’t even discussed yet.
I don’t think you can produce a list like this and leave off 10/10 games, right?
Which brings us to No. 21 on the list. And for full disclosure, unlike my Top 20, from here on I won’t attempt to avoid returning to the same series or characters. If you’ve been following along (or even playing along), by now you’ve experienced a pretty wide range of games, 20-ish different series, characters and so on (I say “-ish” because let’s be honest, there’s some crossover in Mario Kart).
Variety is the spice of life as they say.
That said, it’s alright to go back to something that works really well.
And Super Mario Bros. 3 works really, patently, definitively, absurdly well.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Genre: Side-scrolling platformer
Released: 1990
Platform: NES
Electronic Gaming Monthly’s 2nd best console game of all-time