It was indeed fun and nostalgic
To play the Arcade Super Mario Bros again
Especially in that low resolution.

I saw clearly in 4K how far we've come
And how rapidly we've evolved

But those games thought me a lot
I understood how costly mistakes can be
and I learned to persevere

No checkpoint, no option to save
You lose all your lives,
you begin all over again
You get to face your fears
again and again.

You try out different tactics and strategies
till you master the things that scare you
What courage it built in me

The mentality to say...
I lost but I'll go back and start afresh
and I am winning this time
That strong will was fortified in me

I give some credit to those games
from back in the days.