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A Thousand Troops of Koopas Couldn’t Keep Me from You

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Nathan

The Super Mario Bros. Movie – I kind of wish this had existed back in my teenage years. I mean, I don’t necessarily expect video game movies to be great cinema, but I do want a lot of references to … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Voice of the Plumber

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Nathan

After the trailer for the new Super Mario Bros. Movie dropped, there were a lot of takes on Mario’s voice, as performed by Chris Pratt. I don’t really know that we get enough of it to judge it. It seems like … Continue reading →

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Sparrowhawk, Shabba Doo, and Shang-Chi

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Nathan

Tales from Earthsea – The directorial debut of Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro, it’s a loose adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea series, mostly The Farthest Shore and Tehanu. From what I’ve read, LeGuin didn’t really care for the finished product. … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Your Friend in Mushroom City

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Nathan

I watched a playthrough of part of Mario Party Advance for research purposes. It sounds silly saying that, even if it’s technically true; it’s not like I’m writing a scholarly study on Mario. But I was interested in what it added … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Fun Gals

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Nathan

I’m back on a Mario kick this week. Wait, does Mario kick? I know he punches in Super Mario 64. Oh, wait, he kicks Koopa shells. First, I wanted to look at another Mario mini-movie, Mario to Yoshi no Daibouken … Continue reading →

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Wiggler Wednesday

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Nathan

I’ve discussed many enemies from the Super Mario franchise over the years, but I don’t think I’ve said that much about Wigglers, the giant caterpillars introduced in Super Mario World. Their thing is basically that they’re normally cute, yellow, and … Continue reading →

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Songs to Sell By

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Nathan

The other day, Beth was listening to the Lovin’ Spoonful, and I made a reference to how “Do You Believe in Magic?” used to be in McDonald’s commercials, which bothered her. Then I asked why it doesn’t when I bring … Continue reading →

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Egg Overload

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Nathan

I have a few video games I either want to start playing or get back into, but my game-playing time these days is taken up entirely by checking on my Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. It’s a pretty relaxing game, … Continue reading →

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Folded Follies

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Nathan

Paper Mario: The Origami King – When this first came out, there was a lot of talk about how it wasn’t being billed as a role-playing game. As with its two predecessors, you don’t get experience points from fighting battles, … Continue reading →

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Stand in the Place Where You Live

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Nathan

The Stand, by Stephen King – This was a long book, even more so since I read the unabridged edition, but I don’t know that I’ll have a long review for it. I did like it, and it’s pretty timely since … Continue reading →

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