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EorayMel
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Nuclear hot take: if Chris Pratt was any other character it would've been better, but having him as Mario was probably the worst decision made with the selected cast, but it is not bad enough to likely dissuade me from seeing the movie in the future

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How many shrek style sex and/or drug jokes will be snuck in, and how many are comparing mushrooms to penises

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Chrs posted:

I know its a massive circlejerk online to be upset that Mario isn't voiced by Charles Martinet but I'd just like to remind everyone of how loving grating that would have been after about 10 minutes with this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI1Mu4Ee_c8

This owns what the gently caress are you talking about like its a bad thing

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Wilkins Micawber posted:

Glad they are keeping Martinet on so he can utter his most famous lines, like "I'm hungry! Have you got any food?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tQWLg4E90M
(Leaked test rigging/screen test for The Super Mario Bros Movie, leaping into theaters 2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYPdhdRlhaQ

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Lord Decimus Barnacle posted:

Is this just a reskinned Lego movie?

Yes it is OP

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Since his appearance in Mario Tennis, Waluigi has received mixed reception. Gamervision editor Jonathan Cooper wrote an article entitled the "top ten reasons why Waluigi is awesome", listing such qualities as his developed personality, his role in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and his role in Mario sports games.[11] In the book "Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares, Volume 1", author S. T. Joshi cites both Waluigi and Wario as examples of alter egos, also as evidence of how popular it is to feature such character archetypes.[12] IGN editor Matt Casamassina described him as a recognizable mascot to many, but also as a beloved one to Nintendo fans.[13] Hiroyuki Takahashi, a developer for Mario Power Tennis listed him, along with his companion Wario, as his favourite character in Power Tennis, describing them both as detestable heels, adding that he likes characters with more personality.[14] gamingillustrated.com's writer Greg Johnson, during his article about the upcoming Mario Kart 8, described Waluigi's return as one of the game's bright-sides. The article called "Waluigi: Unwrapping The Enigma" in Gameranx.com dwells in Waluigi's self-pity and ambiguous origins, describing him as one of the most misunderstood characters in videogames, and more than capable of holding his own game.[15] In addition, Steve Haske, from Unwinnable.com wrote an article called " Waa! In Defense Of Waluigi" that discussed Waluigi's partly negative reception, claiming Waluigi to be an even more interesting character than Wario, praising Waluigi for the comic relief he provides and mentioning his absence in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an sad disrespect to his fans.[16] Evilgeeks.com, a website dedicated towards villains, claimed Waluigi to be Nintendo's most evil character, because of his hatred, greed and power, and wrote that Waluigi should have his own game simply so that we could see what he is capable of.[17] In addition to those articles, venturebeat.com's writer Chris Hoadley wrote an article called "The Greatness Of Waluigi", describing him as the most cynical Mario franchise character, and the greatest one of the last decade. Chris wrote about how, despite Waluigi being constantly ridiculed for his lack of importance, has one of the strongest and most developed personalities of the cast.[18]

“ He [Waluigi] is seen as less than legitimate by Nintendo internally. His first appearances were in the sports games made by Camelot, who thrust the half-baked villain on the world. [...] He has yet to appear in a core Mario game, and also never appears in his brother Wario's titles, perhaps because Nintendo thinks he’s not good enough for them. Here's hoping this silly creation will continue to be relegated to the side projects where he belongs.[19] ”

—GamesRadar

Waluigi also receives negative reception. GameDaily listed him as one of the characters they wanted to kill, but couldn't, describing him, "One of the most unimportant characters in video game history".[20] Kotaku editor Mike Fahey commented that Waluigi was his personal most annoying video game character.[21] GamesRadar described Waluigi as a "lame-o villain" in an otherwise great game, referencing Mario Tennis.[22] Editor Henry Gilbert titled his section "Waluigi: The worst character ever", suggesting that the creation process involved the developers of Mario Tennis having no one to fill the final character slot, and conceiving him as an "evil Luigi". He describes such an act as "plunging to the bottom of the intellectual barrel". He also calls Waluigi "disgustingly tall and thin" as opposed to Wario, who he calls a "fatass". He later states that the staff of GamesRadar feels that Waluigi is seen as "less than legitimate" by Nintendo, who he feels may not find him good enough to appear in a main Mario or Wario title.[19] IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas discussed him as a possible, yet unlikely, candidate for a "second banana" character to be playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, commenting that Waluigi, amongst other sidekick characters, are not well-liked.[23] IGN staff, while praising Bowser as one of the most memorable video game villains, criticized both Waluigi and Wario as being "evil twin knockoffs".[24] In 2013, Complex included him among the ten video game characters who look like sex offenders.[25]

EorayMel
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

I can’t believe people even give a poo poo because Mario canonically has like a five word vocabulary.


WHAHOHO
MAMMA MIA
ITS-A-ME MARIO

If you watched the super show you know him and Luigi have a vast vocabulary, even if most of it is stereotypical Italian food metaphors

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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:

He was always Bowser, though often referred to in copy as "the Koopa King" or "King of the Koopa" for the original game. Super Mario Bros 3 started using his name more often.

"King Koopa" was an invention of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (I was the opposite from you all and found it a little annoying as a kid that thanks to the cartoon people didn't seem to know his name) and this carried over in the subsequent cartoons, though I recall a couple times in the "Super Mario Bros. 3" cartoon Mario referred to him as "Bowser Koopa."



There are several ways to kill him, but you only get points if you use fireballs.

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lmao

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