#722 - Take Me Away, I Don't Mind...

#722
Mario's Time Machine
Craigslist
8/13/11

...you gotta promise me I'll get BACK IN TIME.

It's sure tough to find a good deal on Craigslist, especially when what you're looking for is so specific and uncommon. Once you filter through the chemically-dependent who feel their broken, Kool-Aid stained Game Boy is OMG RARE!! and worth $500, you've got to actually find a listing with something you want. I've been looking on CL for a good long time and even sold a few things, but this is the first time I have actually bought anything.

The post was for a Nintendo and about a dozen games - all the usual fare (SMB, Contra, etc.). What caught my eye was the cart pictured above, Mario's Time Machine. I was able to get the seller to break up their lot and sell me just this one game by itself. She seemed like a nice lady.

Don't be fooled by the title - this is not some adventure through time with Mario running and jumping through the 80's Cafe in the year 2015. This is a piss-poor educational game more in the vein of Where in Time is Carmen San Diego, only this one doesn't come with a free desk encyclopedia.


Hey! Did you know that you could get a pretty good 1st grade education just by playing Nintendo? Check it out for yourself...