d21lewis said:
I still have warm memories of being a kid watching Family Matters on a Friday night and seeing this commercial: https://youtu.be/EQ3clCcwHFc At that moment all was right with the world. |
| HylianSwordsman said: For me, it was this commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l5KN7x6rS0 I was obsessed with dinosaurs at that age, and the phrase "you've never needed help from a dinosaur before" really stuck with me. It instantly solidified Mario as "cool" in my tiny kid mind. I immediately knew I needed that game. Cut me some slack, I was like, five. I had most certainly not conquered every Mario game at that point, pretty much had only played a few levels of 1 and 3, but Mario had a dinosaur now and I needed it. |
See, I haven't seen a commercial prior to playing it. I didn't even had a SNES when I was 4-5 years old. I just went to my mom's cousin house occasionally and she had a SNES with Super Mario All-Stars and SMW, and without any introduction I just sat there and played them until I was stuck at a level. It was the most fun I've had with a Mario game back then and now. I still remember the thrill I got when unlocking a switch palace. It was when I got a SNES by 97 when I could go in depth on the game and actually complete it.
