Hello Vizzed.com. My name is Chubby2211 and  I am here with a Retro Game room review. Just keep in mind this is the very first of many reviews in which I will write for the site so please feel free to give feedback below the review. But without wasting more of your time lets get this review underway.

   The year is 1985. The North American game crash of 1983 had just taken place two years before and the game industry is still in shambles. But suddenly Nintendo releases a  brand new game which would go on to become the savior of the gaming industry. The mentioned game would end up being Super Mario Bros which was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System which helped lead the gaming history out of the dark times of 1983. But what makes this game so great? Well that is why I am here.  

   Graphics: 9. The graphics used in this game where terrific for its era. Even compared to end NES era games, Super Mario Bros boast the best 8 Bit graphics of the system. The beautiful and colorful backgrounds in the over world  segments and the dark and damp looking background in underground levels really bring the environment to life. Also the enemies are excellently crafted with different colors, styles of attack, and movement speed really make each enemy type fell unique compared to each other. This mixed with the previously mentioned backgrounds really help create the world we enter feel full of life. However what are graphics with out good music to go along with it?

   Sound: 9. The classic melody of World 1-1. The catchy tune in which gamers of both the 80's and now can enjoy. All of the music that is played through out the game really help create the mood in which makes this game so great. The different songs that play as you travel world to world  the songs are varied enough to keep the player from getting annoyed while also being good enough to stick the mind of the gamer as they continue to help our plumber find his princess. Even with these amazing 8 bit tunes, how does the actually story that you play through compare.

   Story: 5. Its a now commonly known tale. Plumber must save the captured princess from the evil bowser. So boring. However there is another side to this tale. King bowser has kidnapped the princess and has turned all of the citizens of the Mushroom kingdom into blocks, stones and other objects in a attempt to take it over. Now its up to our heroic plumbers must traverse the large kingdom combating the magic of the evil Bowser to take back the princess and kingdom. Now that makes the game sound amazing doesn't it. Even with this terrific intro which comes from the instruction book, the tale told just by game play alone is very over used plot and could throw some gamers for a loop. However what the game lacks in story it makes up for in Depth.

   Depth: 9. For a old style NES game this game contains a lot of content. There are the previously mentioned enemies but there are also a lot of different power ups and other objects to be collected. First of are the 1-UP mushrooms. As the name implies, when grabbed, the player will gain a extra life which can be very useful against some of the bosses in this game. Another of the many power ups that were placed in this game is the fire flower. After one of our two plumbers grab this mystical flower, they will gain the power to shoot fireballs out of there hands. However these two power ups only scratch the surface of the collectibles

   Coins also fill the platforms, lands, and skies of the kingdom on your amazing journey. These coins help you increase your high score and if you collect enough of them, give you a 1-UP mushroom. This makes them one of the most important objects inside of this crazy world our plumbers must explore. Even with all of these different items filling the screen, does the game keep you entertained and is it difficult.

   Addictiveness: 10 and Difficulty: 8. This game uses all kind of different traps, enemies, and projectiles to keep the game difficult. These enemies grow in difficulty as the game progresses which can cause you to die more and more quickly. Usually in my experience, the third level of each world where the hardest and caused me to restart the most. Mentioning this fact, this NES staple, does not use the save system that we take for granite today. This means if you where to lose your final life on the very last level you would have to back to World 1-1 and be forced to completely restart the game. This however helps make the game more addictive. With the very vague story shown through only game play, it allows the player to create a little mental story to help them understand the over all arc. Also the wide verity of collectibles keep each session unique. It helps the players feel the need to explore a level instead of just rushing straight through it. 

  So there you have it. The game that single handily resurrected the gaming industry. Compared to other games of the same year like Legend of Zelda (Another awesome game 9.6) and Tertris (9.4) Mario really helped create the platforming game type which is still quite popular to this day. Without this game, the creation of many other incredible games became a reality and helped keep the gaming tradition alive for decades to come.

  

Nice review man. I agree completely with the ratings you gave the game. And I loved how you gave us some back ground info. This was a great review especially for your first one. Keep up the good work!

Beastmode64 : Thank you for the feedback. I hope to keep these great reviews coming. Do you know any other games that would be worth a play? 

Well if your looking for a great RPG than Final Fantasy 6 and earthbound are great plays. For a action adventure try super Mario 64 or Zelda ocarina of time. I don't really know what games you are into though.

for NES, id say Crystalis, SNES Zelda Link to the past, N64 Doom64, Playstion Saga Frontier

Thank you guys. I love playing games from all different genes. I am going to try some of these games right now. 

Man do I feel old .   I loved this review but dis agree the rating on the story.  I loved this review but disagree the rating on the story. You have to save a princes from the evil Kopa what was he doing to her beating her, starving her. All  you wanted to do is save her.But besides that it was a wonderful review.