5 for Friday: Super Nintendo Games

Its on like, well, you know.

I play a lot of video games today. Probably more than I should. But for all of the time I spend in front of my PlayStation, I feel like the best gaming experience I had was as a kid.

I’m a major proponent of unique gameplay and “fun” games. Instead of titles like Call of Duty and Halo, my game collection tends to feature more discs that allow me to roll things up in a ball or play “Everlong” on a plastic guitar. That’s kind of my thing.

For me personally, the idea of fun gaming was at it’s peak with one system in particular: the Super Nintendo. The system featured a huge collection of great sidescrolling adventures with fun characters and brilliant animation (for the time). So with that stated, here are 7-year-old me’s favorite games for the Super Nintendo (warning: this list is based completely on what he owned/played at the time).

Mario 3

The concept may be silly, but Mario was at the height of cool when he wore ears and a raccoon tail.

I have not collected a leaf and turned into a raccoon.

As a child of the late 1980s and early 90s, I missed out on the Golden Age of video games when Atari and Nintendo fought for dominance over the many systems and campy titles that destroyed the gket. I however was just old enough to experience the excitement first hand when a little game called Super Mario Bros. 3 was released. It was like magic.