I'll always love Mario
The Mario franchise has and always will be my favorite, Super Mario Brothers was the first console game I ever played. Super Mario Brothers 2 made my christmas back in '89 (or was it 90? :-s lol) Super Mario Brothers 3 was the only game I finished THEN bought. Then it was Super Mario World in Christmas '91 (a fantastic game, but probably my least favorite in the franchise) Mario 64 was my first taste of 3D and it completely blew me away, I still remember the smile it put on my face just running around the very first stage for hours......and how annoyed my friends were with me "Just do something man, this is boring" LOL . Then of course there was Super Mario Sunshine which took some heat but which I also absolutely loved.
Now we have Mario Galaxy, and while I'm older and games don't quite have the impact they did on me when I was younger this is still top notch. When I heard the classic Mario 3 theme the first time I played Sweet Sweet Galaxy it still put a smile on my face and took me back almost 20 years :)
Not the best Mario game but yet another masterpiece!
PROS:
-Fantastic Graphics
-Even better music
-Great Variety
-Sentimental Value
CONS:
-Difficulty a little unbalanced
-May cause nausea lol
-Purple coin challenge tend to be an exercise in monotony and frustration at times.