I was about 10 years old when I got my first video game console, the NES. With that system came Super Mario Bros. and the Duck Hunt. I was so excited that I ran straight to the TV room and immediately turned on the system.
Over the next few months, I must have logged in for over 200 hours playing Super Mario Bros. The concept of the game was amazing and it was very easy to learn how to play.
The premise was simple. Mario and Luigi, the main characters of the story, had to fight different characters on their way to save the princess. The game was set to side scrolling mode and would not allow you to go back once you moved further to the right.
During each level, you could jump and hit blocks that would give you power-ups or increase your coin total, which in turn would give you another life every time you got 100 coins. You would have to dodge the characters by jumping on them, hopping over them, or hitting them with fireballs. At the end of each level you had to reach a flag on a pole. When you hit the pole, you finish the level and get bonus points that vary depending on how high you hit the pole by jumping the correct distance and speed.
The levels got progressively more difficult as you progressed through the game. You were also able to find secret hidden areas and items that would allow you to progress through the game to more levels. Overall I would say this is my favorite game of all time and it still has great replay value.