The premise of this thread is pretty simple and open-ended, so I won't belabor the point with a long explanatory OP. Just please give at least a sentence or two explaining why your chosen picture would have blown you away as kid, rather than leaving us to try and figure it out for ourselves.
As for me, I'm going with this one:
I think people take for granted just how much fanservice is encapsulated in this one image. The very notion of Mario and Sonic fighting each other in a game--each of them complete with their own unique movesets, taunts, and stages--would have sounded like some kind of whimsical pipe dream in the early 90's when SEGA and Nintendo were formidable rivals. These two iconic characters originally battled for the top spot in the mindshare of gamers everywhere, and their respective hardware gave us the most heated console war the industry has ever seen.
Since we've been spoiled by years of Smash Bros. releases now, the novelty of a fighting game starring Nintendo characters has probably worn off for a lot of people. It's just another iconic series now, just like all of the games from which the cast is plucked. But seeing all of these classic characters engaged in epic battles on my 52-inch TV in full HD/60fps has reminded me of just how awesome the very concept of Smash Bros. is.
You can dragon punch Bowser right in the face as Mario and make coins fly out of his head. You can eat Link with Yoshi and crap out his egg over a cliff. You can pit Zelda vs Princess Peach in a battle of the famous damsels-in-distress. The list of dream match-ups goes on and on, and even the mere thought of these fights taking place in an actual videogame would have seemed too good to be true to my five-year-old self.
The Smash Bros. games aren't without their share of problems, but I have to tip my hat to Nintendo for continuing to expand on the potential for dream match-ups in this classic franchise. Simply turning this concept into a reality is worthy of praise, IMO.
Honorable Mention:
Same thing applies here, naturally. Just look at what is happening in that screenshot. Four iconic characters from all different developers/publishers duking it out at once on screen.
As for me, I'm going with this one:
I think people take for granted just how much fanservice is encapsulated in this one image. The very notion of Mario and Sonic fighting each other in a game--each of them complete with their own unique movesets, taunts, and stages--would have sounded like some kind of whimsical pipe dream in the early 90's when SEGA and Nintendo were formidable rivals. These two iconic characters originally battled for the top spot in the mindshare of gamers everywhere, and their respective hardware gave us the most heated console war the industry has ever seen.
Since we've been spoiled by years of Smash Bros. releases now, the novelty of a fighting game starring Nintendo characters has probably worn off for a lot of people. It's just another iconic series now, just like all of the games from which the cast is plucked. But seeing all of these classic characters engaged in epic battles on my 52-inch TV in full HD/60fps has reminded me of just how awesome the very concept of Smash Bros. is.
You can dragon punch Bowser right in the face as Mario and make coins fly out of his head. You can eat Link with Yoshi and crap out his egg over a cliff. You can pit Zelda vs Princess Peach in a battle of the famous damsels-in-distress. The list of dream match-ups goes on and on, and even the mere thought of these fights taking place in an actual videogame would have seemed too good to be true to my five-year-old self.
The Smash Bros. games aren't without their share of problems, but I have to tip my hat to Nintendo for continuing to expand on the potential for dream match-ups in this classic franchise. Simply turning this concept into a reality is worthy of praise, IMO.
Honorable Mention:
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Same thing applies here, naturally. Just look at what is happening in that screenshot. Four iconic characters from all different developers/publishers duking it out at once on screen.
