"The Blooper tolls for thee…" ROFL! Thank you for writing this Super Article and very nice new Substack, Dylan. ;-)
I cannot lie, I teared up a little reading this one. Mario is very, very nostalgic for me (been playing Mario games for over 40 years now). Mario is definitely one of those pure bliss type of video game experiences, similar to Pac-Man.
Thank you for the kind words, Steven! It’s true, Mario is amazing. I remember reading Mario Mania as a kid - essentially a Super Mario World guide, with additional information on Mario’s previous adventures - and thinking it was the greatest book ever! Glad we both got to grow up alongside Mario!
>Fireworks go off in the distance as he walks towards the castle, still unsure of what’s happening with this unusual place.
Never really thought about who's setting off the fireworks for Mario. Perhaps he's the tip of the spear for the Mushroom Kingdom's counteroffensive, whose troops celebrate his victories and then follow behind him to mop up the demoralized Koopa forces in each area.
"Perhaps he's the tip of the spear for the Mushroom Kingdom's counteroffensive, whose troops celebrate his victories and then follow behind him to mop up the demoralized Koopa forces in each area."
I like the idea of a bunch of Toads happyily prattling to themselves as they sweep a bunch of squashed Goombas and empty Koopa shells into trash buckets.
A classic.
"The Blooper tolls for thee…" ROFL! Thank you for writing this Super Article and very nice new Substack, Dylan. ;-)
I cannot lie, I teared up a little reading this one. Mario is very, very nostalgic for me (been playing Mario games for over 40 years now). Mario is definitely one of those pure bliss type of video game experiences, similar to Pac-Man.
Thank you for the kind words, Steven! It’s true, Mario is amazing. I remember reading Mario Mania as a kid - essentially a Super Mario World guide, with additional information on Mario’s previous adventures - and thinking it was the greatest book ever! Glad we both got to grow up alongside Mario!
Ha, love the writing.
>Fireworks go off in the distance as he walks towards the castle, still unsure of what’s happening with this unusual place.
Never really thought about who's setting off the fireworks for Mario. Perhaps he's the tip of the spear for the Mushroom Kingdom's counteroffensive, whose troops celebrate his victories and then follow behind him to mop up the demoralized Koopa forces in each area.
"Perhaps he's the tip of the spear for the Mushroom Kingdom's counteroffensive, whose troops celebrate his victories and then follow behind him to mop up the demoralized Koopa forces in each area."
I like the idea of a bunch of Toads happyily prattling to themselves as they sweep a bunch of squashed Goombas and empty Koopa shells into trash buckets.
So true!