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One glorious Hanukkah nearly 40 years ago, alongside the usual assortment of socks and chocolate coins, I received the holy grail of mid-1980s gifts: a Nintendo Entertainment System, complete with Super Mario Bros. As a veteran of failed systems from the Intellivision to the TI-99/4A, the NES wasn’t my first video game console, but it was the first to overcome its 8-bit limitations with appealing characters and utterly addictive gameplay, as the painfully callused “Nintendo thumb” I swiftly developed during that winter break demonstrated.

Super Nintendo World is a gold rush hit in California, and now it has its sights set on Florida near Disney World.

Super Nintendo World is a gold rush hit in California, and now it has its sights set on Florida near Disney World.

Analyst Dennis Speigel said the Hollywood opening went “exceptionally well,” with “smiles from ear to ear by everyone.”

Super Nintendo World is open at Universal Studios Hollywood, and here's what every Mario fan needs to know before they go.