In a time when a lot of children’s media was focused on “eco warriors” and fighting against pollution and stuff, you had a game with an Italian plumber stomping on turtles.
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 hours agoCheck the manual for Super Mario Bros. The original on NES.
Mario is described as “The hero of our story (maybe)”
Which is kind of a weird way to describe the main character.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 hours ago
Aielman15@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
a game with an Italian plumber stomping on turtles.
Perchance.
mycodesucks@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Keep it up, baby
primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 11 hours ago
Beautiful.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 hours ago
Why are we saying this?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
The synopsis in the manual also states that Bowser turned the residents of the Mushroom Kingdom into “stones, bricks, and field horse-hair plants.” In a given playthrough, most players probably smash a lot of bricks. Bricks which used to be Mushroom Kingdom people, who are now dead. Because Mario killed them.
It’s a big maybe on Mario being the hero because he may or may not actually succeed in reaching Bowser and rescuing the princess depending on how much the player happens to suck, and/or of Luigi winds up being the victor instead.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I mean, pretty sure getting turned into a brick killed them first
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I think the implication is supposed to be that when you beat Bowser they’ll be turned back.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Did anything actually imply it or just wishful thinking?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Actually, if Luigi wins, Mario still wins. There’s 3 Marios. Mario Mario, and Luigi Mario.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Who’s the third one?
Hawke@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Mario.