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What Is a Neighbor?
The Ogress and the Orphans, by Kelly Barnhill – This is a children’s fantasy that seems very relevant to recent events, and it looks like that was done on purpose. The villain is a very Trumpish sort in many respects. … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Comics, Current Events, Edward Einhorn, Eric Shanower, Greek Mythology, Jasper Fforde, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Thursday Next, Video Games | Tagged agamemnon, age of bronze, artemis, birdo, boogeyman, crows, dragons, el cucuy, euripides, human sacrifice, iphigenia, iphigenia in aulis, kalchas, kelly barnhill, king bowser koopa, koopalings, larry koopa, ludwig von koopa, nintendo power, ogres, paola santiago, paola santiago and the sanctuary of shadows, rick riordan presents, shy guys, super mario bros., super mario bros. encyclopedia, super mario maker, super mario odyssey, tehlor kay mejia, the ogress and the orphans, trojan war, zeus |
Fungi and Fun Gals
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 →
Posted in Art, Cartoons, Conspiracy Theories, Gender, Humor, Magic, Mario, Metroid, Monsters, Music, Relationships, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Technology, Television, The Simpsons, Video Games | Tagged anime, bart simpson, birdo, bowsette, captain toad, captain toad treasure tracker, dinosaur land, dinosaurs, forest of illusion, fungus federation, iggy koopa, king bowser koopa, koichi hayashida, koopalings, lemmy koopa, luigi mario, mama luigi, mario and yoshi's adventure land, mario mario, mario party: the top 100, mario to yoshi no daibouken land, mushroom retainers, mushroom world, new super mario bros. u, oogtar, paper mario: the origami king, paper mario: the thousand-year door, peachette, princess peach toadstool, samus aran, shigeru miyamoto, super crown, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, super mario strikers, super mario world, the great mission to rescue princess peach, toad, toadette, toads, toadsworth, trees, yoshi |
Yikes, Spikes!
I thought it might be worth looking at the Mario enemies known as Spikes, since they seem to be rather prominent nowadays. I’ve even seen them as stuffed animals at the Nintendo store in Manhattan, although I don’t have one … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Donkey Kong, Fairy Tales, Focus on the Foes, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Russian, Toys, Video Games | Tagged clubbas, don bongo, donkey kong country, flails, gabon, giants, glitz pit, grubba, hammer brothers, klubbas, koschei the deathless, lakilester, lakitu, luigi mario, mace penguins, maces, magikoopas, mario mario, morning stars, new super mario bros., nintendo power, paper mario, paper mario: the thousand-year door, penguins, ptooies, snow spikes, spikes, stone spikes, super mario 3d world, super mario bros., super mario bros. 3, the blubbening, the giant who had no heart in his body, tubba blubba, turtles, weapons, yoshi's island, yoshi's story |
I Came in Like a Wrecking Crew
It’s weird how many obscure Mario-related games there are. I’d wanted to discuss a few Japan-only ones that I’ve seen footage of recently, but there were some connections there to games we did get here in the States that I’d … Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Donkey Kong, Food, Kid Icarus, Mario, Monsters, Video Games | Tagged adventure island, booster, chibi-robo, donkey kong, donkey kong 3, donkey kong 3 dai gyakushu, donkey kong 3 great counterstrike, eggplant, eggplant men, eggplant wizard, foreman spike, galaga, gotchawrenches, hotel mario, ice climber, insects, kid eggplant, king bowser koopa, koopa troopas, luigi mario, mario mario, mobile golf, mushroom kingdom, shigeru miyamoto, stanley the bugman, super mario bros., super mario rpg, tetris, the 3 little princesses, wario, wonder boy, wrecking crew, wrecking crew '98, yves bourgelas |
Kiss a King
I’ve looked at a few of the Mario stories from the Nintendo Comics System, and I thought I might as well throw a few more reviews into the mix. While my previous reviews were just of stories I’d read recently, … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Donkey Kong, Dreams, Humor, Mario, Monsters, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged anime, beezos, betrayal most proper, birdo, boshi, bowser koopa jr., cobrats, donkey kong coloring and activity book, donkey kong jr., donkey kong no ongaku asobi, donkey kong strikes again!, donkey kong's fun with music, fawful, flurries, fryguy, goombas, goomboss, gunions, hammer brothers, hawkmouths, just deserts, king bowser koopa, king k. rool, Kirby, luigi mario, mario and luigi: partners in time, mario mario, mushroom king, ninjis, nintendo comics system, one piece, paper mario, pauline, piranha plants, princess peach toadstool, pyramids, shroobs, shy guys, sparks, stanley the talking fish, star spirits, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, super mario bros. heroes of the stars, super mario land, super mario odyssey, super mario rpg, the adventures of dirk drain-head, the fish that should've gotten away, the legend, toad, toads, triclyde, venus fire traps, waluigi, wario, wart, wooster, yoshi, you again? |
I Regret That I Have But One Stomach to Give for Your Country
This is the fifth in my ongoing series of Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode reviews. Speaking of which, there were some reviews from about twenty years ago that I remember reading but couldn’t find recently, and I found out … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Comics, Fairy Tales, Families, Food, Humor, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Music, Relationships, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Toys, Video Games | Tagged albatosses, baby park, block city, bob-ombs, do you princess toadstool take this koopa, dogs, donna douglas, fountain of youth, gary schwartz, herlock solmes, king bowser koopa, kingdom of youth, koopa troopas, lost dog, luigi mario, mario hillbillies, mario kart, mario mario, mario party advance, marty allen, mayor fettuccine, mouser, ostros, pam matteson, pasta, pasta land, patrick dempsey, pizza, plumbers of the year, princess peach toadstool, sherlock holmes, shroomlock, sir arthur conan doyle, spaghetti, super mario adventures, super mario bros., super mario odyssey, super paper mario, super plant, the adventures of sherlock mario, the great mission to rescue princess peach, the pied koopa, three men and a baby, toad, toads, triclyde, two plumbers and a baby |
Give Me Pasta Power as Fast as You Can
Okay, nobody at all expressed interest in my reviewing individual Super Mario Bros. Super Show episodes, but I felt like doing it anyway, so here are thoughts on the first four. Each one has both a cartoon and a live-action … Continue reading →
Posted in Arabian, Arthurian Legend, British, Cartoons, Humor, Magic, Mario, Music, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged aladdin, arabian nights, beezos, birdo, bob-ombs, butch mario and the luigi kid, captain lou albano, cheep cheeps, cobrats, danica mckellar, danny wells, excalibur, fire flower, flurries, genie, jinn, king arthur, king bowser koopa, king mario of cramalot, koopa troopas, luigi mario, lyle alzado, marianne and luigeena, mario's magic carpet, merlin, merlon, mervin, mouser, neatness counts, nicole eggert, ostros, pidgits, piranha plants, pokeys, princess peach toadstool, sergeant slaughter, snifits, sultan pasbah, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, the bird! the bird!, toad, trouters |
Wait a Macaroni Minute!
I’ve mentioned before that I recently started listening to a podcast on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, and as such I’ve been re-watching some of the episodes as well. I’ve written about the series in a general way, but … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Food, Humor, Magic, Mario, Music, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged bing crosby, bob hope, captain lou albano, danny wells, do the mario, king bowser koopa, koopa troopas, luigi mario, mushroom kingdom, pasta, pasta power, perry martin, piranha plants, plumber rap, plumber's log, podcasts, princess peach toadstool, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, toad, toads, trouters, warp zones |
The Brave Little Plumber
I grew up watching the American Super Mario Bros. cartoons, but it wasn’t until later that I learned about the Japanese ones from around the same time. I’ve discussed the anime film from 1986, but there was also a series … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged amada anime series, anime, hammer bros, issun-boshi, king bowser koopa, koopalings, lakitu, luigi mario, momotaro, mushroom retainers, princess peach toadstool, shigeru miyamoto, snow white, super mario bros., super mario bros. 3, super mario issun-boshi, super mario momotaro, super mario shirayuki-hime, toads |
Super Mario Apocrypha
Nintendo kind of seems to be steering away from Mario-related media as of late, as least in North America. I’ve heard that Archie Comics wanted to do a Mario title, but couldn’t get permission. In my younger days, however, there … Continue reading →
Posted in Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Comics, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Magic, Mario, Mega Man, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged anime, bowser koopa jr., club nintendo, dinosaur dilemma, dinosaur land, donkey kong '94, dr. light, dr. wily, flown the koopa, king bowser koopa, koopalings, luigi mario, mario vs wario, mouser, mushroom king, mushroom kingdom, mushroom world, nintendo adventure books, nintendo comics system, princess peach toadstool, super mario 64, super mario adventures, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, super mario rpg, super mario world, the great mission to rescue princess peach, timelines, waluigi, wario, wart, yoshi |