Round 3 Bracket 14

[Nebuchanezzar]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)

vs.

Super Mario Bros. (NES)

[bovine_university]

It's always a little tough when Mario Brothers shows up in these brackets because its sheer history and importance is usually enough alone to give SMB a vote, but what to do when put up against a real heavy hitter like Symphony of the Night? In the end, I did vote for Castlevania.

Symphony is still one of the flagship titles for the PSX, and arguably (man, I've used this word a lot this round) the greatest Castlevania game ever. It became the standard for all those games on the GBA and DS that were all terrific titles in their own right. I can't say for sure if it's true, but I've always thought Castlevania was an underrated gaming series. For a series that has been around as long as it has and been as consistently excellent as it has, it never seems to get the publicity of a Zelda, a Mario, or even a Grand Theft Auto. It's a real sign we're nearing the end of this tournament when every decision starts getting as difficult as this one.

[erock]

I really liked symphony of the night, and i think it was the best castlevania.

But SMB is really important. born in 1988, it was one of the first games i played

[Simpson Purist]

Wow, gonna have to go with SMB here. SMB is one of those games that's very simple, fun, and memorable all-around. Alhough Symphony of the Night is probably the greatest Castlevania game ever made, it does owe a lot to Super Metroid.

[cars01]

I voted super mario bros, easily choice for me Ive never play the Castlevania series.

[Kiyosuki]

Fuck.

[sacrelicious]

My aplogies to castlevania, but despite everything that's going for it only the original SMB has the distinction of possibly saving the video game industry.

[Tino]

Super Mario Bros was the first game I ever played and what an introduction to gaming it was.

[Ryan]

Super Mario Bros.