I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. There is a great game console, the Wii, it is in stores now. Go get one. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I have a Wii." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.

The story of a boy...

There was a boy once, he met his friends at the mall and he hung out. These were innocent times when boys could be boys and they could go off alone without fear of danger for themselves or their parents. His friends went on ahead, but he decided to stay and check out the game store to see if anything cool had arrived. There waiting for him was Mario, he seemed friendly and the boy didn't think anything strange of taking him home, Mario reassured him that they would have fun together. That night, Mario hid himself as best he could in the closet until it was time for bed. Until finally when the light clicked off and the door closed he emerged from the closet, alone with the innocent boy. Mario reassured the boy as he enticed his innocent fingers to open his package, until he felt the warm hand of the boy close around him which sent a shiver of anticipation through him. That night was the night the boy lost his innocence as Mario was pushed inside and a whole other world opened up to the boy, a strange and not always pleasant world at that. That night it was only the creek of the bed springs which alerted the otherwise oblivious parents to what was going on inside the boys bedroom. Suffice it to say, they were horrified when they opened the door on the boy and Mario. They saw to it that was the last the boy saw of Mario as the father dragged poor Mario outside and beat him with a hammer.

;_;

My true story.

Ok, you have no choice but to pick up the following VC games:

NES
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2 (U.S.)
Super Mario Bros 3
Kirby's Adventure
Punchout


Super Nintendo Games
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Mario RPG
Zelda A Link To The Past (It's much more action paced then Twilight Princess, give it a try and you'll see why so many people love Zelda)
Super Punchout
Contra 3
Castlevania 4

Nintendo 64
Mario 64
Star Fox 64

While I am also shocked you managed to never play a Mario game, I must say, I can fight my confused urge to burn you, and welcome you to the fold. So far you're doing the right thing, and picking up some of the earlier great games that are really cheap now. It's a great way to test the waters and taste the variety on the cheap, and is exactly what I'd do with any system.

I highly recommend Elebits. It's really cheap, and it's really great. The story is pretty pointless and skippable, and the voice overs are possibly the worst ever, but the controls, THE CONTROLS!!! It is a perfect hybrid between Katamari and Ghostbusters!

Also, if you're a Metal Slug fan, Metal Slug Anthology is a must-have. There's nothing special about it being on the Wii; it's just really awesome.

^ Thanks for the info, im going to look some games up on my end.

Pick up Mario Kart Wii if your into this thing called fun.

Mario Kart is too hardcore for me. I've been over this many times with Maxwell.

Nah. Just play with the Wii Wheel and don't pay attention to what place you're in. If you're in last, you get the best weapons anyway. This helps you ruin things for the hardcore racers.

Do you get purple pills if you're in last place?