Category Archives: Super Mario Bros. Super Show

Fungal Footmen and Mushroom Minions

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Since we just looked at Ozma’s castle staff, how about that of the Mushroom Kingdom? Well, the most famous member of that royal household is Toad. He and the other Toads you rescue in the original Super Mario Bros. are … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me, Princess!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I’ve written a bit about DiC’s Legend of Zelda cartoon before, but now I’ve finished watching the DVD set, so I suppose it’s time to return to it. It was actually part of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, with … Continue reading →

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A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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Koopariffic Comics

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

I don’t own any issues of the old Nintendo Comics System, but I used to read them at the store. In retrospect, maybe I should have bought some, because now they’re hard to find. Some of the stories have been … Continue reading →

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Vehicular Mario

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

I’ve been thinking of writing a post about vehicles in the Mario games, but I soon came to the conclusion it was difficult to determine exactly what counted. If you wanted to, you could technically count anything from the moving … Continue reading →

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The Name’s Mario. MARIO Mario.

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

In the earlier days of my Mario fandom, I’d occasionally hear someone suggest that the references to “Mario Bros.” mean “Mario” is their last name. I never bought into that at the time; there’s really no reason they couldn’t have … Continue reading →

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Karting with Enemies

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

When you stop to think about it, the Mario Kart games, and by extension the other Mario sports titles, don’t make a whole lot of sense. Why would Mario and his friends go out for a go-kart race or baseball … Continue reading →

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FamiCom Families

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

You might well know by now that I’m fascinated by the idea of video games as modern-day fairy tales, and as in fairy tales, game protagonists often don’t know their parents. Sometimes they’re explicitly identified as orphans, as with the … Continue reading →

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The House at Mario Corner

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Archetypes being what they are, it’s pretty much possible to link any group of fictional characters with any other, if you stretch a bit. It’s a largely futile exercise, but sometimes fun. Recently, I was thinking (think, think, think) about … Continue reading →

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Wart’s Dream Team

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

I’ve written about Wart, the main villain from Super Mario Bros. 2, a few times, including here and here. From what I’ve heard, although the original stars of Doki Doki Panic were essentially commercial mascots, all of the enemies were … Continue reading →

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