That Mario could fly if you could make his chubby ass run fast enough? That he could hide behind the white blocks? That he could wear a damn tanooki suit? These things were unthinkable, and then suddenly they were reality

And when "The Wizard" showed us all how to get that warp whistle?

A game so important Fred Savage and Christian Slater made an entire movie just to promote it.

There was an absolute pandemic in my house when this (and Ocarina of Time) dropped. Except it somehow isolated itself to my bedroom. What am I, a doctor?

Went to see the fucking Wizard in the theater for a glimpse.

Absolutely!

My grandma had a Nintendo at her house for all the grandkids and she made it a POINT to go pick this up when it released for us. Grams was pretty cool like that.

The first time I got a leaf and flew…my god.

I still remember exactly the spot in my childhood Walmart where I had an out of body experience when my Dad said we could get it.

I legit did that!

I don't think I have ever been more excited for a game.

I missed Super Mario Bros 3's launch due to not existing yet but I played through it for the 1st time a few months ago and it 1. holds up very well and 2. has that nice vibe of "so much better than its peers that every previous attempt at its genre instantly became pathetic" much like Mario 64

My cousins and I would break this out during a rainy day at the beach house and pass the controller around trying to beat it before dinner

Spent all my Christmas money on it on December 26, 1990

the visceral reward of becoming tanuki mario

Even seeing it on the TL is a joy