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Oh Yeah, Mario Time!

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Nathan

I have pondered Mario’s age before, and mentioned how he’s officially supposed to be in his mid-twenties. But then, I grew up with the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, where Captain Lou Albano was playing Mario and Danny Wells Luigi in … Continue reading →

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Join the Odyssey and See the World

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Nathan

I haven’t played Super Mario Odyssey, and I’m sure I’d be terrible at it if I did. There’s a reason I mostly stick to turn-based role-playing. I am, however, quite interested in keeping abreast of new Mario developments and how … Continue reading →

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Sprite Size Matters

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Nathan

It can be difficult to determine the real-life sizes of video game characters, or cartoon characters for that matter, especially when there aren’t very many points of comparison. Sprite size isn’t even always that useful, especially in earlier games. The … Continue reading →

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Dragon Warrior Women

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Nathan

While most of the heroes in the Dragon Quest games are male by default, a few of them let you choose the gender. The first game to provide this option is Dragon Quest III, which is interesting as the game … Continue reading →

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The Toadette Principle

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Nathan

The Smurfette Principle is basically a reference to franchises where being male is the default, and there are very few (often only one) female characters. This character usually has stereotypical feminine accessories, and has a personality mostly consisting simply of … Continue reading →

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Luma Park

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Nathan

I haven’t actually played Super Mario Galaxy, and when I saw Tavie play a little bit of it, it looked complicated. I guess it’s just that I’m old-fashioned, and used to seeing Mario in only two dimensions. Nevertheless, I can’t … Continue reading →

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Princess Peach Plays Politics

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Nathan

When looking for information on Mushroom World geography, I came across this post on the extent of the Princess’ power. We see quite a few rulers throughout the games: Princess Daisy, Queen Bean, King Fret of Jewelry Land (the setting … Continue reading →

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Vehicular Mario

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Nathan

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 Mysterious Spaceman

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Nathan

In Mario’s first adventure for the Game Boy, Super Mario Land, the plumber finds himself in a different kingdom, fighting a different villain to rescue a different princess. The bad guy this time is Tatanga, an alien from an unknown … Continue reading →

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Mario in Love

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Nathan

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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