Super Mario Bros being Bros 

I never realized that that boss at the end of each stage was really a normal enemy is disguise. Very clever

Am happy that you're open to covering different genres, length of games, even games without much plot and little in the way of a thought out narrative - Mario is such a mess in terms of what any of its images and symbols mean (favoring play above all) that it was refreshing to hear someone grapple with it on that level. RPGs are my first and favorite love of course, but I recognize that they are long burns both in terms of playing and producing videos for, and I think you should feel empowered to branch out, follow your nose.

And of course the terrible secret of the Mushroom Kingdom in this one: "The clouds and the bushes are the same." Also, we can't forget the efficient public transportation system implied to be running in the background, but usually only speedrunners care about that part of the world.

This was amazing. I love the question of ludonarrative. Like, Asteroids: why is our little fragile ship in an endless asteroid field, hopelessly blowing them up? Who is in the UFO attacking us and why? Ect ect…

Love the way you talk about games! I know you've said you prefer not having to talk through entire text adventures, but I'd really love to see more vids like the one on Lurking Horror. It's a nicher subject with a lot less content and I really appreciated all the cultural background on the setting.

Holy shit I never connected Koopa and Kappa until just now.

Wow, I had no idea the main-line Mario games had a consistent cosmology. Of course it makes sense now that you bring it up. Your videos are always full of such great gems of insight that make me see the old games in a new way. Thank you!

Neat. I like the idea of going through some more gameplay-focused games to get at what story or lore there is. Especially for ones where the narrative is carried in the manual, if it's lost or rented or bought used we may never have even seen it.

This is definitely a neat idea to cover more vague games like this. Would love to see more

I hadn't thought about how Mario is kind of the Stranger/Avatar for the Mushroom Kingdom.

This was fun! Short and sweet

I don't think I've ever read the manual for this game. I'm not even sure if this story is in the manual for the version of the game that I have. I went looking for my copy, but maybe I stored it in the NES box, because it's not with the rest of the NES games. In case you'd know of any differences in the versions, I've got the dual cart that has SMB and Duck Hunt.

Do you plan to cover the original horror RPG that featured the intentional or unintentional murder of your entire family, RNG events, and the psychological torture of being alone at the end of your journey? You may not have heard of it, but it was called Oregon Trail!

Thanks for branching out! Another interesting nes game I would recommend is Solstice. It's nintendo platformer hard but crpg influenced, I was so fascinated by it as a kid.

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I dropped a comment in the comment section and unfortunately it broke.

Bruh. lol