Super Mario Bros. (NES – 1985)

Developed by the legendary Nintendo R&D4 and Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario Bros is a masterclass in creating an engaging 2D platformer. Scored by Koji Kondo the entire experience helped cement the look and feel for Nintendo games going forward. The sharp controls and challenging, but not impossible level design helped sell the Nintendo Entertainment System as a must have item at a time where the American video game industry had just recently crashed.