RolStoppable said:
Yes, it does. Super Mario Bros. made the NES a huge deal and a console market thought to be dead in America rose from the ashes. Halo is small fry in comparison, because SMB was a much bigger deal. |
If you remember growing up in the United States during that time then you probably remember that the newest games at the arcade was one of the most popular subjects for kids. The idea that gaming wouldn't have returned without SMB is the essence of wishful thinking, no matter how much people want to believe it. Arcade gaming was hot as hell and whomever was able to deliver arcade games on a home console was going to have a goldmine. It was going to happen.
To be honest, I think the light guns and ROB were a bigger deal at first. I know that's why I begged for an NES--only to find out there was no ROB and that the light guns sucked.
