June 7, 2011; one day after the release date of the Nintendo 3DS eShop, I downloaded Super Mario Land. It was my first time playing this retro game and to be honest, I never even heard of the series until then. Koopas Exploding, fireballs bouncing everywhere, odd enemies, I began wondering what in the world type of Mario game is this??? Countless amounts of times have I died just to beat the game, but it was all worth it in the long run...