Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary!

The NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) classic Super Mario Bros. turns 25 today!  The game played a major part of 'ushering in' console gaming, and the series has continued to be hugely influential throughout the past 2.5 decades.

The fact that Super Mario Galaxy 2 takes ideas, concepts and characters from this 25 year old title and turns them into something fresh and exciting is nothing short of amazing.  And you know what?  The original game is still mad fun to play.  I'm going to give my PS3 a break tonight and play some old school Mario on the Wii (via Virtual Console).