Excellent OP. I also lived that moment, and my family was with me, some of my brothers who had moved on from games altogether were just awe-struck at what mario was able to do (wall-kick, jump, kick, do pirouettes).
The very first time I saw it was at a special Kiosk at the Nintendo Dome at LaRonde in Montreal. Before that my favorite kiosk moment was Super Metroid at Sears just 2 years before that.
Gaming goodness for me, thanks for sharing!







