first memory of mario? SMB1 World 1-1, using famicom and you use your controller to jump while pressing A, thinking that if you move your controller like a jumping motion, mario would jump too. i think Nintendo saw it hence the motionplus (WiiMote) was invented. :D
wrecking crew and that mario bros game which you only have jump and POW in the middle are also one of the mario games I've played before and I have lots of fun on those games.