Mario Bros. Retrospective Part 3 - The Sky is the Limit
Welcome to Part 3 of our Mario Bros. retrospective!
In this episode, we take a look at Mario's first proper portable adventure, chronicle his journey to cartoons, comics, and movie theaters, and celebrate one of the most monumental video game releases of all time.
CORRECTION: Before the Nintendo Comics System section (23:02), I mention that those were the first time outside of Japan where Mario would go on more adventures in the pages of comic books, but this is inaccurate. I was unaware that in 1983, Mario starred in a Donkey Kong comic in the short-lived Blip Magazine. I will correct this issue further when the rest of the series is concluded.
In this series, we aim to tell the story of the Mario Bros. series as it unfolded for North American audiences. Once again, this episode delves a bit more deeply into the Japanese side of things because it's impossible to understand the full scope of what was going on with the Mario franchise without looking at what was happening overseas.
But back to the point, we are not only looking at the games themselves, but the historical context surrounding them, and what it was like being a fan as these games were being released.
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Cause for Concern
03:10 - Super Mario Bros. (Game Watch)
05:37 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (PlayChoice-10)
07:04 - Super Mario Land
11:27 - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
14:31 - The Wizard
17:09 - Super Mario Bros. 3
23:09 - The Nintendo Comics System
23:58 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Game Watch)
25:05 - Series Evolution
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More invaluable sources that this project wouldn't have been possible without:
The Super Mario Wiki: https://www.mariowiki.com/
The Gaming Historian: https://thegaminghistorian.com/
Leonard Herman: http://www.rolentapress.com/
Supper Mario Broth: https://www.suppermariobroth.com/
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