18 Video Game Moments That Gave You Memories For Life

15. The First Time You Heard THAT Theme - Super Mario Bros.

There's something about the early chiptune soundtrack that Shigeru Miyamoto and his team put together that makes it the audible embodiment of pure joy.

The opening dance of notes, the melody you can hum back yourself for hours and never tire of, the way it compliments the ethos of old school gaming, and one simple plumber's quest to save a princess.

It's the whimsy and carefree escapism of gaming personified, from start to finish.