Man Plays Super Mario Bros. 1196 Times

In a question and answer session regarding the details of the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Chris Scullion of The Official Nintendo Magaizne revealed he had played the original Super Mario Bros. at least, at least, once a week for 23 years running.

Did you find the game difficult? If so, did you end up using the Super Guide and how often did you use it?

I never had to use the Super Guide, but bear in mind that I’ve been playing Mario games since I was three and have played the original Super Mario Bros. at least once a week for the past 23 years. I can blitz through Super Mario World with no problems nowadays, yet I still found this very tough at times, so that should give you an indication.

If that’s true, it means that Chris has played Super Mario Bros. 1196+ damn times. He’s not clear on what he’s doing when he plays. Is it the whole game? Does he use warps? Does he just play the first level? Whatever, it’s a lot of Mario.

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