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
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)