As has been noted, all this debate and arguing over Playchoice-10 isn't primarily about PC10... but Super Mario Bros. And this I find baffling.(posted 9218 days ago)It seems like a lot of people are out to prove that they can finish the game. I hate to say it (again), but pretty much anyone that owned an NES has played and finished SMB. I'm not really impressed by that feat. "So what, BBH! Who cares what you think?", you say? Well, I'm just curious as to why everyone is out to prove that they can finish the game when... uh, everyone can finish it already?
When it comes to MARP though, highest score is the key. And as Chris Parsely noted, it takes very little skill to rack up a big score - get to the level where you can wipe out a ton of enemies with a turtle shell (I forget which level exactly), rack up a ton of points and a 1UP, die, repeat. All you have to do is keep doing that and you're on your way to a high score. (SMB3 is another issue entirely, when you can re-enter levels you've already been to there is of course possibility for infinite points no matter how long it takes)
If you guys really want to have SMB competitions, then wait for Vs. system emulation. The Vs. version is considerably tougher and will prove who's best :P
-echo, echo...