What made Super Mario Brothers 3 the greatest game of all time?

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dtewi said:

lestatdark said:
@dtewi

You can't answer that question, because if 20 years ago we had the games that we have now, then those same games would have been nostalgia, as you put it, right now.

Also, why do you use nostalgia as an excuse? Old games may not be of your personal preference, yet that doesn't give you the right to say other people have warped feelings about a game just because of nostalgia. My favourite game of all time is Lufia 2. You really think it's nostalgia? Think again, I still play it nowadays and would pick over any game that's released right now. Not everyone functions in the same way as you do.

That is not the point of the question.

I am saying that twenty years ago, if we gave a gamer the choice of two games that came out, SMB3 or SMG, they will go to SMG because it's better in every sense of the word.

And yes, nostalgia does warp feelings. Being young does not contribute well either.

And I don't know what Lufia 2 is.

They would probably be too amazed by the graphics of SMG to really understand anything else!

Let's keep in mind that one of the reasons Nintendo has decided to make NSMB Wii isn't just because of nostalgia, but because that type of 2d gameplay is easier for mainstream gamers to grasp. Because of this, a 3d mario has never sold as much as a 2d mario.