Well, I'm off to a great start. 
The very first goomba on the very first level of the very first world killed me. 
*sigh*

Still, I feel good. 
Beating this game will put me at the halfway point. 

Come on, Mario. Don't let me down.

The music is much catchier in Mario 3 than it was in Mario 2. 

Mario 2, by the way, was a lot of fun. I would have liked to see power-ups, but I liked the fact that you could pick up so many things. Enemies, keys, mushroom blocks. Very cool.

Plus, Bob-ombs are the best.