10 Video Games You Bought CONSOLES To Play
3. Super Mario Bros (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Once again speaking to the character's talent for selling systems, the original Super Mario Bros is next on the list. Back in 1985, video games had slipped underground, with the 1983 crash having wrecked the industry.
Around this time, the Japanese studio Nintendo came to power; on both sides of the pacific, they set about reviving the hobby. They did so with the original Super Mario Bros, a pioneering 2D platformer that was easy to get into and delivered the most memorable graphics and audio design for its time. Bundled in with the Nintendo, it quickly took off and laid the groundwork for the side-scrolling style.
At over forty million copies sold, the game was a powerful force in the market and would hold the record of best-selling game of all time until the release of Wii Sports in 2006. Gamers new and old simply couldn't get enough of it in 1985, which kick-started the Mario franchise. Few releases can claim these lofty achievements.
Super Mario 64 may have got the Nintendo 64 out of the gate, but the mustachioed plumber's debut went a step further, almost single-handedly rescuing gaming and putting it on the path to where it is today.