I find the classics very good but I do not have the praise some people do. I think SMG is much better than SMB3 and Sunshine better than SM64 but I am in the minority. I think Phantom Hourglass is better than Link to the Past & Ocarina of time but again in the minority. Who knows why old games get such praise. It was probably a 'you had to be there' kind of thing. Nostalgia factor?
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