That is generally what I've heard as the years went on. I remember it being good fun, but I never owned it, so it was always a fun rental. I love platformers, so I'm definitely enjoying this go-around of SMB3.

I never finished this game when it came out, so when it arrived on 3DS, I snatched it up to finally have a real go at it.

Not sarcastic at all. The video game crash of 1983 is touchstone of the industry. I have personally always hoped that the legend was true, that these cartridges had indeed been buried. And there it is.

I wonder what she used to make that armor. It looks fantastic! Realistic, but totally captures the look & feel of the show. Great Job!

YES! A thousand times YES! I've always hoped this had been true, and it is! What an awesome discovery for videogame culture!

Wow, that article paints an interesting picture. I've heard elsewhere that the tech industry is headed towards unsustainable growth and that bubble will pop. Do you suppose this is a harbinger of a coming bubble burst?

I would whole-heartedly agree. The ancient Egyptians established the dynamic, and cats have steadfastly clung to it.

In this first video, we see what happens when you apply the basic principles of explosive projectiles to a trash can. Making it a trash cannon.

As a cat's hired help ( "owner," yeah right ) and a veterinary technician, I can tell you that cats are very complex. One needs to really play close attention to figure out how to "read" them. Even then, it usually boils down to what can you do for them right then. They're like the worst room-mate you'll ever have.…

This is a great piece that I'm emailing to my friends. Very well written and thought provoking!

Ah! Don't lift with your back!

Right?

I believe I have heard this melody on just about every instrument & non-instrument instrument out there. While it's wonderful and classic, it's time for some other game melodies to take over! Vampire Killer is a great one, Green Hill Zone from Sonic The Hedgehog, the toilet rap from Parappa the Rapper.

I'm with you! I love games dammit! I love Civ V on the PC, I love GTA 5 on my console, I love Zelda on my 3DS! The narrative should be more "games are awesome," and less "games are awesome, but way better on X platform."

I found a high-resolution version of that photo that I still use today with 8.1.

Oh honey, that stung.

I really hope that they find those allegedly buried cartridges. It's such a cultural touchstone for many gamers, it would be awesome to have it validated.

Excellent point. Gigantic plot-hole because she had fought Ridley in the events directly preceding the game! How does Yoshio Sakamoto explain that, because he wrote both games...

I want to politely disagree. Yoshio Sakamoto wrote & directed it, he is a paid designer for Nintendo, and they signed off on it. I would argue that Nintendo is very much responsible for what they publish.