Tag Archives: nintendo power

In Your Dreams

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

You may have heard that the next entry in the Mario & Luigi role-playing series, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for the 3DS, will take place at least partially within Luigi’s dreams. That got me thinking about what other video … Continue reading →

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Comically Yours

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

While researching the Chozo for my last post, I came across a scan of the Super Metroid comic from Nintendo Power. I wasn’t subscribing to the magazine when it was originally published, so this was the first time I’d read … 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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Mario in Love

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I recently came across an issue of Nintendo Power (kind of hard to believe they still publish that after all these years) in the break room at work, and it had an article about famous video game couples. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Bowser’s Bothersome Brood

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

What is there to say about Bowser’s offspring, the Koopalings, that hasn’t been said before? I could go on about their different portrayals in various media, but the Mario Wiki already covers that. If anyone really wants to discuss the … Continue reading →

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‘Tis Terribly Odd in the Land of Nod

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

As a follow-up to my post on the Kingdom of Dreams near Oz, I feel I should mention some other examples of dream countries in other series. These places are often surreal and disturbing, and things are subject to change … Continue reading →

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Moshi-Moshi to Yoshi

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

One of the best-loved characters in the Mario series is Yoshi, Mario’s dinosaur sidekick. The thing is, Yoshi really has some weird traits, and I’m not just talking about his habit of wearing sneakers. Since these sneakers are immune to … Continue reading →

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