why is mario such an amazing franchise?
Current mood:  blessed

from the music to the impactful mechanics, mario from the begining of its idea is just an amazing concept. the overworld theme in the original super mario bros is the most recognizble game theme ever, i don't think any other game will be able to recreate such an iconic peice (and its really catchy). The genius behind the music is  Koji Kondo has been composing memorable sound tracks for various games like metal gear solid and most widely known for the music for super mario galaxy. just listen to the gusty gardens galaxy theme and feel the bliss. 

super mario bros defined the platformer genre of video games and has since been a blueprint for other successful platformers, whether 2d or 3d and is probably imo the most iconic game franchise ever.