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250 Reasons to Love Nintendo
In celebration of Nintendo Power's 250th issue, here are the 250 (duh) reasons to love Nintendo. This was included in the January 2010 issue, but for those of you who don't get the magazine, here it is.
Reasons 001 to 020: Our Favorite Heroes
001. Mario
002. Link
003. Samus
004. Mega Man
005. Luigi
006. Sonic the Hedgehog
007. Simon Belmont
008. Donkey Kong
009. Pikachu
010. Professor Layton
011. Phoenix Wright
012. Little Mac
013. Viewtiful Joe
014. Leon S. Kennedy
015. Travis Touchdown
016. Earthworm Jim
017. Bill Rizer
018. Fox McCloud
019. Kirby
020. Captain Falcon
Reasons 021 to 030: Our Favorite Villains
021. Ganon
022. Bowser
023. Kefka Palazzo
024. Dr. Wily
025. Fawful
026. Ridley
027. Dr. Robotnik
028. Donkey Kong
029. Albert Wesker
030. Dracula
Reasons 031 to 035: Wonderful Worlds
031. The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario series)
032. Hyrule (The Legend of Zelda series)
033. Planet Zebes (Metroid series)
034. Your Town (Animal Crossing series)
035. Metro City (Final Fight series)
Reasons 036: Future Fashion
036. Zero Suit Samus
Reasons 037 to 039: Three Metroid Escape Minutes
Reasons 040: Robotic Operating Buddy
040. R.O.B.
Reasons 041 to 053: Awesome Weapons & Power-Ups
041. Spread Gun (Contra series)
042. Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
043. Bionic Arm (Bionic Commando)
044. Mega Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros.)
045. Metal Blade (Mega Man 2)
046. Racoon Suit (Super Mario Bros. 3)
047. Options (Gradius series)
048. Vampire Killer (Super Castlevania IV)
049. Smash Ball (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
050. Golden Gun (Goldeneye 007)
051. Chainsaw (Madworld)
052. Ice Beam (Metroid series)
053. Mario's Butt (Mario series)
Reasons 054 to 060: Seven Tetris Shapes
Reasons 061 to 065: Innovative Controllers
061. NES - first control pad and start/select buttons
062. Super NES - first shoulder buttons and four face buttons
063. Nintendo 64 - First trigger, rumble via expansion port and analog stick
064. Nintendo Gamecube - First two-click shoulder buttons
065. Wii - First infrared pointer, speaker and motion control
Reasons 066 to 068: Weirdos
066. Birdo
067. Tingle
068. Wario
Reasons 069 to 078: Grand Finales
069. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
070. Final Fantasy VI
071. Professor Layton and The Curious Village
072. Chrono Trigger
073. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
074. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
075. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
076. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
077. Klonoa
078. No More Heroes
Reasons 079 to 085: Mustaches
079. Mario
080. Luigi
081. Wario
082. Dr. Willy
083. Mike Haggar
084. Dr. Robotnik
085. Henry Hatsworth
Reasons 086 to 092: Ninjas
086. Cyborg Ninja
087. Shadow
088. Ryu
089. Michelangelo
090. Raphael
091. Donatello
092. Leonardo
Reasons 093: Mustachioed Ninja
093. Ebisumaru (AKA Dr. Yang)
Reasons 094 to 097: Great Multiplayer Experiences
094. Super Smash Bros (series)
095. Mario Kart (series)
096. Goldeneye 007 (N64)
097. Wii Sports (series)
Reasons 098 to 099: 3-D Trailblazers
098. Super Mario 64
099. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Reasons 100: The Opera Scene
100. Final Fantasy VI
Reasons 101 to 102: Pink Power
101. Little Mac
102. Kirby
Reasons 103: The Konami Code
103. Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start
Reasons 104 to 109: Buried Hatchets
104. Sega Genesis
105. Neogeo
106. Turbografx16
107. Commodore 64
108. Sega Master System
109. Arcade
Reasons 110 to 117: Eight Robot Masters
110. Bubble Man
111. Air Man
112. Wood Man
113. Crash Man
114. Metal Man
115. Quick Man
116. Flash Man
117. Heat Man
Reasons 118 to 143: Classic Quotes
118. "Do a barrel roll!" - Peppy Hare, Star Fox 64
119. "A winner is you." - Pro Wrestling
120. "I am error." - Error, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
121. "Fight, Mega Man! For everlasting peace!" - Mega Man
122. "Uh-oh! The truck have started to move." - Snake, Metal Gear
123. "I feel asleep!" - Guard, Metal Gear
124. "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is another castle!" - Toad, Super Mario Bros.
125. "Join the Nintendo Fun Club today! Mac." - Doc Louis, Punch-Out!!
126. "What a horrible night to have a curse." - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
127. "Congraturation this story is happy end." - Ghosts 'n Goblins
128. "Good morning, Crono!" - Crono's mom, Chrono Trigger
129. "It's a secret to everybody." - Moblin, The Legend of Zelda
130. "Barf!" - Random Thug, River City Ransom
131. "A slime draws near!" - Dragon Warrior
132. "Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?" - Bad Dudes
133. "It's time for revenge." - Bill Rizer/Lance Bean, Contra III: The Alien Wars
134. "Take a key for coming in!" - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
135. "Finish him!" - Mortal Kombat Series
136. "Just a girl. Get out of here!" - Ryu Hayabusa, Ninja Gaiden
137. "You and your friends are dead. Game over." - Friday the 13th
138. "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this." - Old Man, The Legend of Zelda
139. "I have fury!" - Fawful, Mario & Luigi Series
140. "Dodongo dislikes smoke." - Old Man, The Legend of Zelda
141. "Welcome to warp zone!" - Super Mario Bros.
142. "You spoony bard!" - Tellah, Final Fantasy IV
143. "Let's attack aggressively!" - Bill Rizer/Lance Bean, Contra III: The Alien Wars
Reasons 144 to 146: Armchair Generals
144. Advance Wars
145. Fire Emblem
146. Pikmin
Reasons 147 to 148: Dual Screens
147. Nintendo DS top screen
148. Nintendo DS bottom screen
Reasons 149 to 154: Questionable Cuisine
149. BBQ (Final Fight)
150. Roast (Castlevania)
151. Ice cream, Cake (Ducktales)
152. Pizza (Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles)
153. Burgers, Pies, Fruit, Etc (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
154. Jelly Beans (A Boy and His Blob)
Reasons 155 to 164: Overlooked Gems
155. Astro Boy: Omega Factor (GBA)
156. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GCN)
157. Shantae (GBC)
158. Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64)
159. Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (GCN)
160. Drill Dozer (GBA)
161. Skies of Arcadia: Legends (GCN)
162. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (N64)
163. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii)
164. Beyond Good & Evil (GCN)
Reasons 165: Nintendo Fans
Reasons 166 to 170 Damsels In Distress
166. Princess Peach (Mario series)
167. Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda series)
168. Pauline (Donkey Kong)
169. Marion (Double Dragon series)
170. Ashley Graham (Resident Evil 4)
Reasons 171 to 174: Theme Songs That Stick With You
171. Super Mario Bros.
172. The Legend of Zelda
173. Final Fantasy
174. Dragon Quest
Reasons 175 to 179: Favorite Remakes
175. Super Mario All-Stars (Super NES)
176. Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS)
177. Resident Evil (Gamecube)
178. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Gamecube)
179. Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)
Reasons 180 to 188: Sweet Rides
180. Samus's ship (Metroid)
181. Epoch (Chrono Trigger)
182. Dragoon (Kirby)
183. Blue Falcon (F-Zero)
184. Yoshi (Mario)
185. Epona (Zelda)
186. Rush (Mega Man)
187. Arwing (Star Fox)
188. Falcon (Final Fantasy)
Reasons 189 to 191: Pieces of the Triforce
189. Power
190. Courage
191. Wisdom
Reasons 192 to 200: Things We Love to Hate
192. Wallmasters (Zelda series)
193. Spiny Shell (Mario Kart series)
194. Medusa Heads (Castlevania series)
195. The Dog (Duck Hunt)
196. Eggplant Wizard (Kid Icarus)
197. Hammer Bros. (Mario series)
198. Instand-Death Spikes (Mega Man series)
199. Rainbow Road (Mario Kart series)
200. Chris Sheppard (Nintendo Power)
Reasons 201 to 212: The World Warriors
201. Ryu
202. Ken
203. Guile
204. Chun-Li
205. E. Honda
206. Blanka
207. Dhalsim
208. Zangief
209. Balrog
210. Vega
211. Sagat
212. M. Bison
Reasons 213 to 214: Red and Blue
213. Pokemon Red
214. Pokemon Blue
Reasons 215 to 218: Career Guidance
215. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Lawyer
216. Cooking Mama - Chef
217. Trauma Center: Under the Knife - Surgeon
218. Marios Bros. - Plumber
Reasons 219 to 221: The Elite Beat Agents
219. Derek
220. Morris
221. J
Reasons 222 to 229: Awesomely Lame Box Art
222. Shatter Hand
223. Phalanx
224. Vice: Project Doom
225. Karnaaj Rally
226. Castle of Dragon
227. Clash at Demonhead
228. Rival Turf!
229. Mega Man
Reasons 230: The Reinvention of Resident Evil
Reasons 231: Game Boy
Reasons 232 to 236: Favorite Punching Bags
232. Foot Soldiers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
233. Goombas (Mario series)
234. Octoroks (The Legend of Zelda series)
235. Glass Joe (Punch-Out!! series)
236. Slimes (Dragon Quest series)
Reasons 237: The Ultimate Cult Hit
237. Earthbound
Reasons 238: Koji Kondo (Composer)
Reasons 239 to 245: The Koopalings
239. Roy
240. Larry
241. Ludwig
242. Wendy
243. Morton
244. Lemmy
245. Iggy
Reasons 246 to 248: Guest Stars
246. Link (Soul Calibur II)
247. Solid Snake (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
248. Sonic the Hedgehog (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Reasons 249: Playing With Power
249. Nintendo Power Magazine
Reasons 250: Shigeru Miyamoto