In episode 22 of the Bucket List Gamers we return to the Mushroom Kingdom to take a look at 1985's Super Mario Brothers (40) and Super Mario Brothers 3 (11), before jumping into Miracle World to talk about Alex Kidd (92)! Super Mario Brothers is the quintessential side-scrolling platform game, and if you believe the hype it single-handedly rescued the dying console gaming market after Atari's disastrous E.T. debacle! SMB3 builds on all the goodness of the first game (not so much the second, but we'll get into that) and gives it a good old polish. Over in Segaland, Alex Kidd stepped up to the plate in 1986 looking to topple Mario's dominance and assert himself as Sega's new mascot. We all know how that went, but is Miracle world really a bad game? Listen in now to find out! Episode 22 also marks the half-way point in our journey to look at all Retro Gamers 100 Games to Play Before You Die, so that's something, isn't it! Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Harry Flynn Atropos77 DinoDini lee jones thesweatyllama ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★