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Happy Birthday Mario
Nintendo's official birthday for the stout plumber is September 13th, and today marks his 20th Anniversary. Via Kotaku, an Edge Online article celebrating the man's greatness. From the article: "Undoubtedly, you will have played at least one of those games - so let's talk about how far he's come, and why he's so great. In terms of his history, it's one filled with successes, and a few mysteries to boot. The working class hero has spent more time beating a fantasy tyrant to save royalty than he has on his serviceman job" Nintendo.jp also has a bunch of congratulatory messages from Japanese groups, all for the man in red. Update: 09/14 05:48 GMT by Z : Push the Buttons has a really great tribute to Nintendo's finest that I felt should be added to this post.
...everyone forgets Luigi's birthday. Such is the life of the OTHER sibling.
It was a me... Mario!
Deja Vu
n. 1. The sensation that you've read this very article before.
Well would your son know who he is if Nintendo didn't whore Mario out in 6 - 12 games a year?
So I guess I have a celebrity birthday. To celebrate, I'm posting on Slashdot. What a crazy life I lead.
I've always wanted to eat a big handful of acid and play the rainbow level of Super Mario Kart.
I've hit Karma 50 and gotten a Score:5, Troll... I win!
I mean, what's Mario going to do on his 21st birthday? Going to bars is going to be pretty lame compared to his last 20 years of doing shrooms and other "magical plants" that give him various powers.