In the months leading up to its release I don't think I got more than 2 hours of sleep. The idea of a sequel to the heralded Super Mario Bros. 3 kept my 7 year old self wide awake at night. Images of Mario flying around in brand new stages filled my head each night as I closed my eyes before sleep. I remember having vivid dreams the Mario Bros. and I going on adventures to rid the Mushroom Kingdom of the Koopa Family. Each morning I would wake to find that my dreams had not come true and I would just go on playing my old copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 like it was the newest game. As you can see I was a delirious and desperate child.