Well for me I guess it's kind of a nostalgia thing. Probably generation specific. If you loved the original Nintendo console, you would probably at least get a small kick out of the short.
Nice throw back to my childhood. As soon as I head the first note of the soundtrack...I was like...that sounds so nintendo. And then, when the title came on, I was like "sweet." I can't say much for the production values, but as for the story itself, it was a nice slice of life from one of my favorite video game character's of all time. I particularly enjoyed some of the little things, like the garbage bag in the shower, and the running on the (I forget the actual name of it) action mat, while playing the track and field game. I forgot the actual name of that as well, but I so remember playing that game over and over and over.
As soon as I get home tonight, I am going straight to my closet, dig out my old NES, blow on some cartridges, and fire that baby up!
So what's next...a day in the life of Simon from "Castlevania"