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IGN - Cliffy B. shares how much Super Mario Bros. means to him
I have always loved videogames from the first time I saw the Atari 2600 and Space Invaders. However, I, much like most of the world, fell out of love with them briefly after the big video game crash in the 80's. It was when I saw the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros in particular that that love was re-ignited. I couldn't believe the graphical fidelity of the NES and the scrolling screens on Mario as well as the fantastic design of the entire experience. (A whole generation of mothers were tortured with the music whereas a generation of gamers wax nostalgic about it.) I eventually got so good at the game that I was able to max out the scoreboard at 9,999,950 and I took a Polaroid (the original Instagram!) and mailed it to Nintendo who then printed my name in the Nintendo Fun Club and then eventually in the very first issue of Nintendo Power. I have that page framed in my home and I'm still proud of it to this day! - Cliffy B.
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