http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/61fps/archive/2008/11/11/the-eternal-question-why-is-super-mario-bros-fun.aspxNo, seriously, take a minute to think about it. Pour yourself a stiff drink or brew up a nice cuppa tea, put on your thinking cap and try to summarize your conclusion in a single sentence. It’s a peculiar question, really. I found myself trying to answerenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/61fps/archive/2008/11/11/the-eternal-question-why-is-super-mario-bros-fun.aspx#145516Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:32:31 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:145516Demaar<p>This is why I've been looking forward to Mirror's Edge for quite a while. At first it appeared to be &quot;just another&quot; free roaming game with a first person perspective set in a clean, crisp world without a hint of brown (which was enough to get my attention). But it really grabbed me when they showed that movement was the point of the game, rather than confrontation with hostiles, and that just plain sounded cool.</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=145516" width="1" height="1">http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/61fps/archive/2008/11/11/the-eternal-question-why-is-super-mario-bros-fun.aspx#145475Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:34:17 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:145475al<p>I love the pick up and play of Mario games, there's very few tutorials to master or complicated gameplay, not that those are bad things but it is nice to be able to pick up a game and jump straight into the action. </p> <p>Whoops sorry, I'v gone over my one sentance limit ; )</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=145475" width="1" height="1">