I finally accomplished something that I began 26 years ago. I beat the original Super Mario Bros that orignally came out in 1985 on the Nintendo Entertainment System. When I lived in St. Petersburg, I used to play this game for hours on my neighbors Nintendo.
Three years ago, when my wife and I first got our Wii we purchased the classic game through the Wii Marketplace online store. When we started playing it, I quickly realized that my wife was far more skilled at the game than I was (which was a blow to my ego). She in fact showed me what it looked like to complete the game at level 8-4! I didn't come close to finishing the game. I gave up hope as I continued to die at the same parts and typically my wife and son would laugh at my ineptness.
This past winter as we were holed up in our house I decided that I was going to save the princess in the year 2011. So, a few nights a week after I had shared in the duties of tucking my kids in to bed, I would go down and play the game to see how far I could get. My skills increased and tonight at approximately 8:37 CST the princess was saved!
I can only imagine how proud my parents, Vic and Bonnie are right now.
So glad that this is finally crossed off my list!
