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Cactus Creeps

Picture by BlazingDazzlingDusk Although a lot of people keep small ones in their houses, the cactus is a pretty terrifying plant, so I’m not surprised that some video games use them as enemies. The two that immediately come to mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Crossing, Animals, Cartoons, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged 1000 needles, 10000 needles, bobcats, cacti, cactiballs, cactrots, cactuars, cactus cats, cats, cryptozoology, doki doki panic, dragon quest rocket slime, dragon quest v, fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods, final fantasy vi, folklore, gigantuars, gyroids, haniwa, link's awakening, mario hoops 3-on-3, mario sports mix, oracle of seasons, paper mario color splash, paper mario: sticker star, pokeys, saguaro, super mario bros. 2, super mario sunshine, super mario world, tetsyua nomura, tombstone city, william t. cox, yoshi |

Koopas Behind the Curtain

This article I read this week discusses the idea of Mario and company being essentially actors in different scenarios, as per a comment from Shigeru Miyamoto comparing them to the cast of Popeye cartoons. It obviously addresses Super Mario Bros. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Conspiracy Theories, Dreams, Mario, Muppets, Plays, Popeye, Relationships, Video Games | Tagged baby herman, doki doki panic, kermit the frog, king bowser koopa, lakitu, looney tunes, mario and luigi paper jam, mario and luigi: superstar saga, mickey mouse, new donk city, paper mario, roger rabbit, shigeru miyamoto, super mario 64, super mario bros. 3, super mario odyssey, who framed roger rabbit, wreck-it ralph |

Birdo Is the Wordo

Birdo, one of the Super Mario Bros. 2 mini-bosses, comes up online every once in a while. Drew Mackie, for instance, has addressed the character a few times. The fascination with the monster is largely due to his/her being transsexual. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Gender, Mario, Monsters, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged anatomy, birdetta, birdo, birds, bs super mario usa, captain rainbow, catherine, dinosaurs, doki doki panic, eggs, mario and luigi: superstar saga, popple, satellaview, super mario bros. 2, super mario rpg, toad, toads, wario's woods, yoshi |

Warping Through Continuity

While there is an official Zelda timelime, there still isn’t one for the Mario series, which makes sense as they don’t really focus on story. Fans certainly have tried to come up with one, however, and have made some clever … Continue reading →

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Sprite Size Matters

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 →

Posted in Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Chrono Trigger, Comics, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, Kid Icarus, Kirby, Mario, Metroid, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged captain lou albano, captain olimar, captain snes, doki doki panic, donkey kong, final fantasy iv, ganondorf, gorillas, king bowser koopa, king dedede, king kong, lara croft, link, luigi, mario kart, nintendo adventure books, ocarina of time, palom, penguins, pikmin, pit, porom, princess daisy, princess nadia of guardia, princess peach toadstool, rosa joanna farrell, Rosalina, samus aran, shigeru miyamoto, super mario bros. 2, super smash bros., the adventure of link, the legend of zelda, the wind waker, toad, wario |

A Whole Muu World

I’m sure most of you know that the American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 started out its life as a game called Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, roughly translating to Dream Factory: Heart-Pounding Panic (the “doki doki” part being … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Buddhism, Language, Mario, Monsters, Religion, Star Trek, Video Games | Tagged doki doki panic, edith nesbit, fairies, fuji television, imajin, lina, mamu, mu, muu, piki and poki, subcon, subspace, super mario bros. 2, the book of beasts, wart, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic |

Fungal Footmen and Mushroom Minions

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 →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Mario, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged chef spore, doki doki panic, luigi, mushroom king, new super mario bros., nintendo adventure books, nintendo comics system, princess peach toadstool, super mario adventures, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario galaxy, super mario rpg, super mario sunshine, toad, toadsworth, wooster |

Wart’s Dream Team

Picture by Bernd/Dark Diddy Kong 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, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Fairy Tales, Focus on the Foes, Greek Mythology, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged 8-bits, clawgrip, doki doki panic, fryguy, hydra, nintendo comics system, robirdo, snakes, super mario bros. 2, the frog prince, triclyde, wart |

Super Scario Bros.

Since I’m loosely following a Halloween theme with many of my posts this month, today I’m going to look at the spookier enemies in the Mario series. Perhaps the first qualifying being is the Phanto, a sort of animated theatrical … Continue reading →

Posted in Mario, Pac-Man, Video Games | Tagged big boo, blinky, bony beetles, boo buddies, boo diddley, boo mario, boo mushroom, boos, bowser jr, doki doki panic, dry bones, dry bowser, fishbones, fishin' boo, ghost houses, ghosts, goombario, igor, inky, king boo, king bowser koopa, luigi's mansion, monsters, phanto, pinky, poltergust 3000, professor elvin gadd, reznor rhinos, stretch, super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, super mario galaxy, super mario world, wet bones |

Game Girls

(Picture by Kuroi Tsuki) I’m sure this topic has been addressed in many ways in many other forums, but I’m going to weigh in on it anyway. It’s the role of women in video games, particularly the earlier ones. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Final Fantasy, Mario, Metroid, Pac-Man, Video Games | Tagged doki doki panic, lara croft, princess peach toadstool, samus aran, super mario rpg, super princess peach, tomb raider, white mages |