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    March 2018 Game of the Month - Super Mario Bros. 3

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    • jwbmonkJ
      jwbmonk
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      I have not taken part in any mame row or gotm yet, but for Mario 3 I might need to make an appearance ;)

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator
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        They don't make a TV big enough for this amazing game.

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        • jwbmonkJ
          jwbmonk @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul I agree, and now I wanna get all nostalgic and watch the wizard lol

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @jwbmonk
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            @jwbmonk

            I watch it every now and again myself. I love how they basically just took the plot of 'Rain Man' and dumped Nintendo games everywhere. Not a great movie on paper, but I always enjoy every dated moment. Now, if I could only figure out how he managed to get 50,000 on 'Double Dragon' by stage two.

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            • SPS
              SP @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul

              Jimmy's found a secret passageway! Damn, I love this movie.

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              • jwbmonkJ
                jwbmonk @mediamogul
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                @mediamogul It's the best commercial ever made

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                • XVOX
                  XVO
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                  If we only had an online achievement to show the best time or something.
                  Maybe something for the devs, if someone made a great time without savestate they would get an achievement.
                  From the lazy devs perspective (myself) it's to much work realize this because you have to edit the emulator to send the time or score on that game, especially the cheating aspect is horrible to add in.

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                  • lilbudL
                    lilbud @XVO
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                    @xvo I think the only way to do this is to run a timer on your phone sitting on a table or whatever. Or check the retroarch log for how long it was open.

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                    • XVOX
                      XVO @lilbud
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                      @lilbud
                      Lolz, otherwise you could also send a screen recorded video to YouTube and post the link to site :p
                      Just a screen recording no magic like the Elgato or something, otherwise you could have yourself a king of Kong on your hands :D

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator
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                        Three hours and five minutes isn't going to set any speed record, but it's always worth seeing the look on Bowser's face as he crashes through those bricks.

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider
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                          I’m taking the opposite approach to the goal this month. I’ve never played his game all the way through (playing every stage, no warp whistles), so I’m going to try to complete it. Oh, and yeah, I’m going to mix it up between the original Famicom, All Stars, and Game Boy Advance variants.

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                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                          • lilbudL
                            lilbud
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                            Not going to lie when I say I actually cried when the achievement unlocked.
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                            It took 3 tries to get the achievement, I played hardcore mode up until World 8. I had to enable saves for my sanitys sake, and my controllers sake as well.

                            Oh, took me 1 hour and 21 minutes to get this.

                            This isn't too far off from how I felt:

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                            • mediamogulM
                              mediamogul Global Moderator @obsidianspider
                              last edited by mediamogul

                              @obsidianspider said in March Game of the Month - Super Mario Bros. 3:

                              playing every stage, no warp whistles

                              I'm really glad to hear that. This game is a blast all the way through and if I'm being perfectly honest, rushing right to stage eight is one of the least enjoyable ways to play. The last level is a real grind and with warp whistles, it comes without any satisfaction of having already completed some of the most original level designs in all of 2D platforming. Even as a kid, I would always at least warp to world four (Giant Land) and work my way forward from there. I hope you'll continue to post as you move ahead. I can't think of the last time I've heard anyone give a fresh perspective here and I wouldn't mind seeing the game through new eyes.

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                              • lilbudL
                                lilbud @obsidianspider
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                                @obsidianspider That's actually how I beat the game originally. Something like this:

                                Beat every level (Mario All Stars version)

                                Warp Whistles run (NES Version)

                                2nd Whistles run (NES Version)

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                                  @lilbud

                                  I'm not 100% sure about the criteria you guys use to determine who picks the game for the following month, whether it's based on time of completion, order in which it was completed, or even if completing it in hardcore mode verses not is a a consideration. However, it's appropriate that you and I finished on the same day, as I believe we're both likely to pick the same option. If there's one game that would have a chance of following 'Super Mario Bros. 3', it's a certain late life NES title from Taito.

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @mediamogul
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                                    @mediamogul said

                                    I'm not 100% sure about the criteria you guys use to determine who picks the game for the following month

                                    If one person beats the challenge, they pick the next game.

                                    If multiple people beat it, then all of them pick a game and we set it to a poll.

                                    If no one beats it, I pick the next game.

                                    @mediamogul said

                                    If there's one game that would have a chance of following 'Super Mario Bros. 3', it's a certain late life NES title from Taito.

                                    I love Little Samson!

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                                    • mediamogulM
                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                                      @lilbud said in March Game of the Month - Super Mario Bros. 3:

                                      I love Little Samson!

                                      I've seen you mention it a few times as a potential GoTM. Alongside SMB3, it might actually be my favorite NES title. If nothing else, they're definitely my two favorite NES platformers.

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                                      • lilbudL
                                        lilbud @mediamogul
                                        last edited by lilbud

                                        @mediamogul I've actually never beat it, I would definitely make it a GOTM. It's up there with some of my favorite NES games. I wish it wasn't expensive as hell or I'd buy a copy.

                                        Favorite NES games:

                                        1. Mario 1
                                        2. Mario 3
                                        3. Little Samson
                                        4. Kirby's Adventure
                                        5. Contra

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                                        • mediamogulM
                                          mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
                                          last edited by mediamogul

                                          @lilbud

                                          That's a great list. 'Contra' especially, to me, represents the entire NES experience wrapped up into one package. It's tied to so many memories of birthdays, sleepovers and Jolt cola that even though some of its sequels have arguably surpassed it, they just don't hold a candle. I can actually beat it without the Konami code reliably and I've thought about training for a no-death run. However, I've worked on and put off doing a no-death run of Sunsoft's 'Batman' for a while now and I should probably see that through first. So many games and not enough time.

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                                          • lilbudL
                                            lilbud @mediamogul
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                                            @mediamogul Not quite at a no Konami code run yet. The only game I can do a no-death run of is Mario 1.

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