WHEN SUPER MARIO 3 RULED THE EARTH
I've recently ventured into retro-gaming and rigged my Nvidia Shield TV Android device with some game emulators using RetroArch ... notably the Nintendo N64, Super Nintendo, Nintendo NES, PlayStation 1, Sega Mega Drive and various arcade games; and what game emulator setup would be complete without Super Mario 3??? Below is a bit of some behind the scenes history, followed by a play-through video of one of the most successful video game titles ever created. An honorable mention goes out to Super Tux. Super Tux is a very exceptional clone of Super Mario 3 employing the character "Tux" (mascot of Linux) as the protagonist in the story. Functionally, it's on par with SM3 and also has some very clever theme music interwoven though the different levels. Gameplay in Super Tux is similar to that of Super Mario 3 with the major differences being Tux can't fly like Mario, nor has a swatting tail. :( But, Tux can jump under bonus blocks marked with question marks to ...