The big bang: in 1985 this cartridge redefined home video games with its pitch-perfect physics, its sequential worlds, and a level design that's still taught as gospel. Mario runs, jumps, and grows, racing toward the wrong castle again and again. Everything else on this console — and a good chunk of the medium itself — traces back to here.
If you liked this one
The platformer that launched the console and was never topped on it.
1990 · Platformer
It defined how a 3D character moves and is seen.
1996 · Platformer
The ceiling of the 8-bit era: world maps, suits, and inexhaustible design.
1988 · Platformer
Pure speed, Tails, and the spin dash: SEGA at its peak.
1992 · Platformer
La edición española de los dálmatas: Cruella de Vil no descansa ni en castellano.
Platformer · Spain
Cachorros al rescate: Disney y Cruella de Vil en formato plataformas de bolsillo.
Platformer · USA
