Thommo, i´m glad there are more people like me and Drisc (And probably Djipi as well, lol)that shares the same opinion when it comes to games. I still like the Mario games as well. Heck, Super Mario Bros 1 is still very enjoyable. The graphics may not be pretty by todays standards, but the graphics are, imo, the least important part of a game. I would play a 3D game with 8 bit graphics if it was done right, and not care about the graphics, if the game is good.
Still, i don´t mind nice graphics, like in FarCry 2, Crysis, Bioshock, Pure etc.
Djipi, hope everything goes well both with the pack, and your life in general.