75 Things: Beat Super Mario Bros: Lost Levels ((S)NES)

I beat the first mario, but it was a pain in the butt.  The graphics were dated and it was over all just a miserable experience.  But seeing as I put it on the 75 things i need to do before I die, I had to continue. 

Here’s my experience with The Lost Levels

I never knew playing through every mario would already be so difficult.. and I’m only through the second one.  I need to start off by saying that playing The Lost Levels via Super Mario All-Stars was a great idea.  Granted, I don’t have the original cartridge, but the updated graphics relative to my play through Super Mario Bros. was huge.  I may go back and try to play the original via All-Stars just because it is so much more enjoyable.  the 16-bit era truly did usher in a new era of videogame development.  In Fact, I will play the rest of the games through All-Stars that are available (SMB2 and SMB3).

Back to the game, The Lost Levelsis a freaking difficult game.  It is much harder than the original, dont let anyone tell you otherwise.  From the wind on the clifftops, to the poison mushrooms, and REVERSE WARPS, this game took the original and amped up the pain in your ass difficulty.  But, I had a lot of fun.  I don’t know why I had such a better time with this mario than the original.  Was it the updated graphics alone?  I don’t think so.  I think the game was just too damn difficult for me in my youth.  I would die quickly and lose patience and interest. Now that I am older and wiser, I think I have more tolerance for the monstrosity that is The Lost Levels. 

Touching on my ‘memories’ of playing this game as a kid, the only memory I really have of this game is what a bitch it really was.  I hated this game more than anything, so it was nice to come back and give it a big F-U.

I really am glad I stuck with this idea and went back and took the time to appreciate this very difficult, yet satisfying game in the lore of the Mario Universe.

Two down!!