I first played this on the Atari 2600, so the jumping controls were to be expected, and were very much on par with Donkey Kong at the time. I loved the game at the time, as when you compare it to other Atari 2600 games, it is much closer to the same quality level, if not higher than other games of the time
I was thinking of getting that Atari 5200+ emulator thing that plays 2600 and 5200 carts because it would be fun to show Atari versions of these NES games too. It’s kind of fascinating seeing Mario games on Atari.
I personally don't judge games on difficulty or controls, because here's the thing about them: You can adapt to them And yeah OBVIOUSLY some control-styles may be better than others, but I'm not gonna let my skill issues inhibit me from enjoying a game, which, I enjoy this one a lot personally Also I never played this with friends because I don't HAVE any lol
As long as the controls function, (which these do) I see your point. I should have probably added one more sentence in this review that I don’t think this version is bad, just not as fun as the other versions and therefore not really relevant to newcomers (in my opinion, others may disagree and that’s perfectly fine. I am not emperor of video games; Todd Howard is) And dude i doubt you have no friends, a gamer friend tho, that’s hard to come by. I’m beyond blessed to have my wife and brothers to game with.
I really don't think the controls are that bad. I do understand why someone might prefer the controls in later revisions, but I think the way they function here does provide an extra layer of fun challenge if you can open your mind to it
I can see that point of view. I just think nowadays this game is best as a pick up and play game, thus it benefits greatly from the easier controls. But back in the day when this came out, the harder controls probably helped players get more out of it as it required more mastery. And there is definitely a feeling of fun that comes with mastering stuff like this.
The fact that this entire review is based on the NES version invalidates it completely. You wouldn't judge Pac-Man by the Atari 2600 version. NES Mario Bros is a similarly poor port. I would go as far as to say you're not really playing Mario Bros unless it's the arcade version.
Huh, never heard that it was a bad port, interesting. I’ll have to try the Arcade one. Are the controls a lot better? Like I said in the video, I really like the remakes that came out later which fixed the controls. I just don’t like the NES version, so I think we agree!
@@HydratedGaming Don't listen to him. It was a mostly accurate port just like Donkey Kong was. I mean it came out 3 years later and the NES was powerful enough to recreate those early Nintendo arcade games fairly accurately like they did Donkey Kong. His comparison of Arcade Pac Man vs 2600 is also way off. A more Apt comparison would be playing Mario Bros on the 2600. The NES had enough power to recreat Pacman just as it did DK and Mario Bros. Even the game reviewed well when it was a time arcade ports to home systems were usually awful. The NES was the first time you started seeing great ports of old arcade games. The game basically plays the same... Actually if I wanted to be a total snob... "You didn't get the full Mario Bros experience because you didn't play it in an arcade with a joystick and having to put coins in a machine !!1"
@@HydratedGaming It's been so long since I've played the NES version, that I couldn't tell you how the controls of that version feel. The controls of the arcade version don't feel like SMB. Mario slips for some distance when you try to stop or turn around, but there are animation and sound cues that tell you this is deliberate: You see water splashing from the bottoms of his shoes, and there's a skidding sound. Every step sounds like rubber shoes on a wet floor (or a squeegee on glass), reinforcing the feeling that the floor is wet and slippery. He only jumps one height, and he can't change direction or speed while airborne like he can in SMB. He can jump from the middle of a skid. Often, jumping is a more effective way to dodge enemies than stopping and running the other direction, because of the skidding. In a 2-player game, you can jump on the other player. The player being jumped on compresses and decompresses like a spring, and the jumping player bounces off, similar to jumping on an enemy in SMB, but harder to accomplish. The fireballs are way more frequent in the arcade version than the NES version, and their sprites are much bigger, and you can kill them. Each time you kill a red fireball (1000 points), a new one appears and moves faster. Green fireballs are worth 400 points. The enemy sprites are also much bigger and more detailed than in the NES version. And the color palette is bigger. I'd guess 64 colors. The NES version is visually ugly, unlike the arcade version. The sound quality is also much better. Where NES Donkey Kong sounds like the arcade game, NES Mario Bros doesn't sound much like the arcade version.
I first played this on the Atari 2600, so the jumping controls were to be expected, and were very much on par with Donkey Kong at the time. I loved the game at the time, as when you compare it to other Atari 2600 games, it is much closer to the same quality level, if not higher than other games of the time
I was thinking of getting that Atari 5200+ emulator thing that plays 2600 and 5200 carts because it would be fun to show Atari versions of these NES games too. It’s kind of fascinating seeing Mario games on Atari.
@@HydratedGaming It might be worth it. There is a lot of interesting history there, and I haven't really seen anyone talk about it
Nah skrillex suicide squad is 100% part of my awkward phase
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I couldn’t sit through that movie for more than 5 minutes. That being said, soundtrack was incredible.
I believe this game had a revision on the Famicom Disc System originally, and it came with ads for a rice brand (yes really)
That’s an excellent fun fact lol, thank you for making me aware of this important lore.
Very fun video to watch, i hope you find success with UA-cam!
Thank you for watching!
I personally don't judge games on difficulty or controls, because here's the thing about them:
You can adapt to them
And yeah OBVIOUSLY some control-styles may be better than others, but I'm not gonna let my skill issues inhibit me from enjoying a game, which, I enjoy this one a lot personally
Also I never played this with friends because I don't HAVE any lol
As long as the controls function, (which these do) I see your point. I should have probably added one more sentence in this review that I don’t think this version is bad, just not as fun as the other versions and therefore not really relevant to newcomers (in my opinion, others may disagree and that’s perfectly fine. I am not emperor of video games; Todd Howard is)
And dude i doubt you have no friends, a gamer friend tho, that’s hard to come by. I’m beyond blessed to have my wife and brothers to game with.
I really don't think the controls are that bad. I do understand why someone might prefer the controls in later revisions, but I think the way they function here does provide an extra layer of fun challenge if you can open your mind to it
I can see that point of view. I just think nowadays this game is best as a pick up and play game, thus it benefits greatly from the easier controls. But back in the day when this came out, the harder controls probably helped players get more out of it as it required more mastery. And there is definitely a feeling of fun that comes with mastering stuff like this.
The fact that this entire review is based on the NES version invalidates it completely. You wouldn't judge Pac-Man by the Atari 2600 version. NES Mario Bros is a similarly poor port. I would go as far as to say you're not really playing Mario Bros unless it's the arcade version.
Huh, never heard that it was a bad port, interesting. I’ll have to try the Arcade one. Are the controls a lot better? Like I said in the video, I really like the remakes that came out later which fixed the controls. I just don’t like the NES version, so I think we agree!
@@HydratedGaming Don't listen to him. It was a mostly accurate port just like Donkey Kong was. I mean it came out 3 years later and the NES was powerful enough to recreate those early Nintendo arcade games fairly accurately like they did Donkey Kong.
His comparison of Arcade Pac Man vs 2600 is also way off. A more Apt comparison would be playing Mario Bros on the 2600. The NES had enough power to recreat Pacman just as it did DK and Mario Bros.
Even the game reviewed well when it was a time arcade ports to home systems were usually awful. The NES was the first time you started seeing great ports of old arcade games. The game basically plays the same...
Actually if I wanted to be a total snob... "You didn't get the full Mario Bros experience because you didn't play it in an arcade with a joystick and having to put coins in a machine !!1"
@@HydratedGaming It's been so long since I've played the NES version, that I couldn't tell you how the controls of that version feel. The controls of the arcade version don't feel like SMB. Mario slips for some distance when you try to stop or turn around, but there are animation and sound cues that tell you this is deliberate: You see water splashing from the bottoms of his shoes, and there's a skidding sound. Every step sounds like rubber shoes on a wet floor (or a squeegee on glass), reinforcing the feeling that the floor is wet and slippery.
He only jumps one height, and he can't change direction or speed while airborne like he can in SMB. He can jump from the middle of a skid. Often, jumping is a more effective way to dodge enemies than stopping and running the other direction, because of the skidding.
In a 2-player game, you can jump on the other player. The player being jumped on compresses and decompresses like a spring, and the jumping player bounces off, similar to jumping on an enemy in SMB, but harder to accomplish.
The fireballs are way more frequent in the arcade version than the NES version, and their sprites are much bigger, and you can kill them. Each time you kill a red fireball (1000 points), a new one appears and moves faster. Green fireballs are worth 400 points. The enemy sprites are also much bigger and more detailed than in the NES version. And the color palette is bigger. I'd guess 64 colors. The NES version is visually ugly, unlike the arcade version. The sound quality is also much better. Where NES Donkey Kong sounds like the arcade game, NES Mario Bros doesn't sound much like the arcade version.