FF1 - The game that started it all, it's most obvious claim to the title is that it started the series, but starting a series may not necessarily mean it is the most important because SMB on the NES started the franchise, but Super Mario 64 is arguable the most important. |
Sorry, I just can't let this slide. SM64 arguably more important than SMB? By what argument exactly? Let's look at this objectively:
1.
- SM64 set a standard for 3D platformers.
- SMB: set the standard for _games_ and took Nintendo from small time arcade developer to worldwide gaming domination, and single-handedly revived the games industry.
2.
- SM64 sales: ~12 million
- SMB sales: 40+ million
3.
- SM64 did what exactly for gaming culture?
- SMB was the major launch title for the single most known gaming character and icon in the industry, and indeed one of the most known fictional characters in the world.
How many people can whistle any tunes from Mario 64? How many can (and DO) whistle the SMB overworld theme, play it on guitar, piano, cymbals, drums, a Tesla coil (check youtube).
4.
Even my mom played SMB1. End of story. It's probably the most played video/computer game in the world, maybe with the exception of Tetris and Solitaire.
Do you want me to go on?
The comparison between SM64 and SMB is outrageous. I can only assume you are too young to have grown up in the 80s. Because we who where there, we know what SMB meant.
