Review of Super Mario Bros. (1993) by Shawn T — 19 Jun 2012

I love games...just not like this. Yikes.

This review of Super Mario Bros. (1993) was written by Shawn T on 19 Jun 2012.

Super Mario Bros. has generally received negative reviews.

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