CapnNostalgia

Ahoy mateys! Last night the good captain threw this game into the ol' NES and made it all the way to world 7-1 without losing a life, and that's without using warp zones or gaining any secret lives. What a rush! Unfortunately I died a few times in world 7-3 and that was it for this ol' sea dog, but it was a blast nonetheless. Haven't beaten this game since around 2007 but Cap'n Nostalgia never sleeps until his bounty is completed, so here I come for round two!

Aye, the graphics in SMB2 were far superior to the first installment, matey. Honestly, despite SMB2 being a clone of another game it still ranks high on my list of all-time gaming favorites and I cherish that game down to me' last drop o' rum. It's a true classic despite its odd history.

Oddly enough Cap'n Nostalgia had Zelda II before I dug up the original. Aaarrgh, I didn't really play a lot of Zelda until the early 90's, by that time Zelda II was already a treasure in me' eyes and me' favorite game of all time. Sure, the good captain catches some guff for makin' a choice such as that, but those cod-faced deck washers end up walk in' the plank!

Aye these be some wonderful stories, lads! The good captain is glad that there is a community of people out there that still hold onto and cherish their retrogaming memories. These be the kind of things that bring a tear to me' eye. 'Ye bunch of cod-faced deck washers are makin' me proud and reading these stories are takin' me back to when I was knee high to a grasshopper. Now it's time for Cap'n Nostalgia to fire up some NES and Atari VCS, enjoy yer' night fellow brethren. Thanks mateys!

Aye Mateys, I know 'ye be knowing the feeling I'm talkin' about. That unmistakable feelin' of playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES for the first time and feeling that amazing rush of "awe" come over 'ye as 'ye explore the mushroom kingdom for the first time. I remember being a young skallywag back in the late 80's when I first experienced the game and I'll never forget the night I brought home me' booty from the toy store which consisted of an NES (with Mario/Duck Hunt) and Skate or Die. I played Mario for hours and hours before even touching the other two games and to this day the good captain still regard that special feeling as the single most important moment in me' entire video gaming life. I actually had the pleasure of playing Super Mario Brothers in the arcade back in the late 80's as well, which took me by surprise when I saw it at an ol' pizza shop back by the port where we kept the S.S Retro because I thought it was console only. Ah, the sweet innocence of being a child back before the days of the internet. If you get a chance than by all means check out my piratey-esq review of SMB over @ http://capnnostalgia.blogspot.com fer' those who be interested. I was lucky enough to own it twice back in the day, one as a single cart and the other couples with Duck Hunt, I sadly never had the triple cart with the racing/triathlon game. What kind of experiences do 'ye folks have with Super Mario Brothers on the NES? I'm sure many folks postin' here in the retro section of the forum be' around 30+, so many of you landlubbers should know these memories and feelin's in which Cap'n Nostalgia be talkin'. One thing the cap'n loves is how Nintendo has done a good job at keeping their classics games relevant in today's market with their virtual console on Wii, Wii-U, and 3DS, and how they find ways to bring these classics back time after time for new generations of treasure hunters to enjoy. And now they've brought back the Nintendo World Championships after 25 years or so with the NEX Remix release for the Wii-U and now gamers of all ages will be either discovering these classics for the first time or rekindling an ol' flame. The cap'n applauds the big "N" for their efforts. Arrrgggh mateys, that be all from Cap'n Nostalgia fer now. Get back to work, the lot of ya!