#42 Super Mario Bros. (NES)
"The princess was in the last castle. Typical."
My very first video game! Atleast I think so...I remember playing Computer games earlier but I'm positive Super Mario Bros. was the first video game I played. I can't remember where I heard of it the first time though.
Anyway, like so many others, Super Mario Bros. represents the beginning of my life as a gamer. The game that started the whole thing; the game that made me go buy a NES; the game that's responsible for my lack of money.
Oh, I have lots of memories thanks to this game. The first time I actually finished the first level; the first time (many months later) I managed to destroy Bowser; the satisfaction of finding a shortcut.
Everything about Super Mario Bros. is great. The levels, the gameplay, the music. Everything.
Super Mario Bros. being seen as one of the most important games of all time is well-deserved. It's a masterpiece.
#41 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC)
"What's better than 1 Samus? 2 Samuses!(?)"
It actually took me some time before finally getting the sequel to the brilliant Metroid Prime. I don't know why. To be honest I've always had a hard time getting into FPS's that aren't mission based. I played Half-Life but never finished it. Same with Halo. Almost the same with Metroid Prime 2. It's not that the games are bad, it's just something about me...
Anyway, after I got it, played a bit, shelved it for some reason and restarted it I was finally captured by the Metroid Prime magic once again, and once captured it was impossible to let it go.
MP2 feels much darker than MP1, probably thanks to the setting and the story. The environments are gorgeous and the gameplay is excellent. I really like the Dark/Light world system.
Dark Samus is a bitch.
