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

[dtewi]

lestatdark said:
@dtewi

You know, 20 years ago gamers had the choice of playing either Arcade or console gaming and most gamers went with console gaming even though it was massively inferior, even though the Arcade scene was huge at that age?. People go to where quality is, and quality is found whether is a 20 year old game or a new release.

In all entertainement medium is the same thing. It's like you're saying that people 70 years ago wouldn't see Gone With The Wind just because they Have District 9 now.

Nostalgia to you may warp feelings, don't project your thoughts and feelings on the subject unto others, you're making leaps of judgment and assumptions you're not qualified for.

Lufia 2 is a SNES game, I may explain what it is to you, but it's best if you find out for yourself, which I doubt you'll ever consider ;)

The movie industry has not had any advances though to make it better since the 40s. I'm arguing that SMB3 hasn't aged as well as people hoped. The arcade was inconvenient, and the home console brought convenience and the same games. But that's a different tangent entirely.

SMB3 may be quality, but it is quality in terms of the 2D era. The 2D era simply can not compare to the 3D era. After twenty years have gone by, we either look at a game much more fondly or with much more disgust. Such is the process of aging. That is basically what I think nostalgia is, looking at something more fondly as you get older.

This of course skews someone's feelings, age. We either tend to forget or accentuate the flaws and all that's left is a pile of crap or pure gold. Everyone undergoes this about something. This has made some people look at SMB3 as the epitome of perfection, the master of platformers, and they simply scoff at newer games. SMB3 was considered great in the late 80s, but twenty years later, it simply can not compare to other games that have released.

Also, I looked up Lufia 2, and it seems like a cross between Final Fantasy and Zelda. I can see why you would like it because I doubt any other game executed that idea.