Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where did you catch that kind of nonsense? Mario, for the most part, is a pretty nice guy (just look at what he does for everyone in the RPG's). He can be a bit dismissive towards Luigi, but he still cares about him a lot (otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to save him in Super Paper Mario).
There are some things you have to keep in mind in general: most Mario games technically handle something loosely reminiscient of a cartoon fantasy war. Mario drives back Bowsers forces (who voluntarily work for Bowser) in order to protect the Mushroom kingdom, as well as his own frail life.
And the koopalings? They might be referred to as kids, but if that's an "innocent" kid, I don't wanna see the evil kids. They're very much mature enough to take responsibility for their own actions, which really are no simple deal, either. Every boss in the Mario universe is either a direct threat from Bowsers army, or some jerkish creature that would otherwise kill Mario on his quest to (more often than not) save the world from Bowsers attempts at absolute domination.
Also, since we never see corpses left behind, it's questionable if the word "murder" even applies here - he could very well beat up coin-powered magic clones.
The goombas are socializing and trying to build towers of themselves as it seems like this is something they do in their natural habitat and he just crushes them to death.
I just re-read this. Socializing? SOCIALIZING? Nope. It's to look intimidating to Mario. Simples.
Let's switch gears to 3D Land. Bowser kidnaps Peach. Peach cries for help, specifically shouting out to Mario. Bowser equips 'helpless' Goombas with the Tanooki leaf. Hmmm... I wonder why... Bowser takes away Peach, his grin suggesting Mario can't possibly catch him now. Peach cries out softly... Mario. Peach is at Bowser's Castle... thinking of who? Mario. Why? Maybe she wants OUT. Next one's funny. Goombas stacking themselves on top of each other in front of Peach, and they sure as heck do not look like they are 'socializing.' But Peach is armed with her umbrella, and does what you say Mario does, but with an umbrella. Socializing, anyone?
Now what? Peach is being chased by Bowser's minions. Even the dancing Koopas and Goomba towers. :/ Then Bowser is seen with a caged Peach.. with a haha-you-cant-catch-me face. We know what happens next. Mario saves the day!
But what started all of this? A heavy rain.. either started by Bowser or Bowser used to his advantage - to get Tanooki leaves. Next morning, Mario investigates with Peach and finds a flying letter holding a picture showing.... [read above]
But enough of that for now. I think you are giving Mario more flak for what he deserves. Every hero character is an arrogant jerk - in the case of Nintendo characters, Link breaks into people's homes and breaks their pot and steal their savings, Samus (destroys?) 'innocent' alien creatures.. well, except for one, Kirby is a sucking demon, Olimar enslaves an entire planet to work for him... the list can go on and on, not even including other characters.They just have to do some things thatthat will help them, is all. shrugs
Link breaks into people's homes and breaks their pot and steal their savings,
Olimar enslaves an entire planet to work for him...
In Olimar's defense, he is helping to populate each species.
And, of course, there is the argument that, as Link, you don't have to break into houses and steal their rupees. That responsibility is solely on the player.
Olimar enslaves an entire planet to work for him...
Link breaks into people's homes and breaks their pot and steal their savings.
In Olimar's defense, he is helping to populate each species.
And, of course, there is the argument that, as Link, you don't have to break into houses and steal their rupees. That responsibility is solely on the player.
EXACTLY! Whatever characters do is based on what the player wants. I can equally say I won't hurt 'innocent' turtles or mutant mushrooms and just zip to the Goal Pole/Star. It's just easier to remove enemies from the scene to make things easier.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where did you catch that kind of nonsense? Mario, for the most part, is a pretty nice guy (just look at what he does for everyone in the RPG's). He can be a bit dismissive towards Luigi, but he still cares about him a lot (otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to save him in Super Paper Mario).
There are some things you have to keep in mind in general: most Mario games technically handle something loosely reminiscient of a cartoon fantasy war. Mario drives back Bowsers forces (who voluntarily work for Bowser) in order to protect the Mushroom kingdom, as well as his own frail life.
And the koopalings? They might be referred to as kids, but if that's an "innocent" kid, I don't wanna see the evil kids. They're very much mature enough to take responsibility for their own actions, which really are no simple deal, either. Every boss in the Mario universe is either a direct threat from Bowsers army, or some jerkish creature that would otherwise kill Mario on his quest to (more often than not) save the world from Bowsers attempts at absolute domination.
Also, since we never see corpses left behind, it's questionable if the word "murder" even applies here - he could very well beat up coin-powered magic clones.
^This.
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Olimar enslaves an entire planet to work for him...
Link breaks into people's homes and breaks their pot and steal their savings.
In Olimar's defense, he is helping to populate each species.
And, of course, there is the argument that, as Link, you don't have to break into houses and steal their rupees. That responsibility is solely on the player.
EXACTLY! Whatever characters do is based on what the player wants. I can equally say I won't hurt 'innocent' turtles or mutant mushrooms and just zip to the Goal Pole/Star. It's just easier to remove enemies from the scene to make things easier.
Well, the argument is harder to make for Mario crushing innocent enemies, because, in many instances, the game doesn't give you a choice. A case can be made for the totally-innocent Wigglers, which you can usually avoid, except for Super Mario 64, where it is required to flood the guy's home and stomp on him a couple times to get the star. See what I mean? Most terrible things you do as Link are side-activities you can easily not do, but that doesn't excuse Mario from his main-questing actions.
Olimar enslaves an entire planet to work for him...
Link breaks into people's homes and breaks their pot and steal their savings.
In Olimar's defense, he is helping to populate each species.
And, of course, there is the argument that, as Link, you don't have to break into houses and steal their rupees. That responsibility is solely on the player.
EXACTLY! Whatever characters do is based on what the player wants. I can equally say I won't hurt 'innocent' turtles or mutant mushrooms and just zip to the Goal Pole/Star. It's just easier to remove enemies from the scene to make things easier.
Well, the argument is harder to make for Mario crushing innocent enemies, because, in many instances, the game doesn't give you a choice. A case can be made for the totally-innocent Wigglers, which you can usually avoid, except for Super Mario 64, where it is required to flood the guy's home and stomp on him a couple times to get the star. See what I mean? Most terrible things you do as Link are side-activities you can easily not do, but that doesn't excuse Mario from his main-questing actions.
Thing is... did Mario know that a Wiggler was down there? All he had to do was find a way to that apparently empty cave. Surprise! He finds an angry Wiggler with the Star. An angry Wiggler has no bounds... so Mario would have to deal with it to get the star safely. Besides, it's not to destroy Wiggler or something. it's just to calm him down and take the important stuff. And the water wouldn't stay there forever.
In Mario Party DS, Wiggler asks Mario for help, so I think they're even. winks
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Seriously though, Mario as 'evil' or a 'jerk' theories have been done to death now... and to be honest, the evidence doesn't support them. Besides, even if they did... he'd still be within the nicest 10% of Mushroom World inhabitants, given how many are psychotic, murderous, genocidal or all three at once.
You can argue that Mario is greedy in NSMB2, but maybe he just wanted to fund his vacation to the Beanbean Kingdom. After all, the conversion rate is horrendous.
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So Mario's a jerk, but Bowser isn't? He stole Peach, he's pretty much asking for it. Plus, Mario's a video game character, video games generally don't have logic.
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Seriously, when you really think about it he is. I just downloaded New Super Mario Bros 2 and I noticed, he just barges in everywhere like he owns the place, steps and kills on everyone and EVERYTHING in sight. The funny part is, most of the koopas and goombas aren't even doing anything to bother him. The Koopas are just dancing, taking a walk and from what it seems, trying to enjoy life while he comes along out of nowhere and just murders them. The goombas are socializing and trying to build towers of themselves as it seems like this is something they do in their natural habitat and he just crushes them to death.
The other thing is, he's incredibly greedy. From what I've read, the object of the game is to collect a million coins or something but it's like he just can't get enough. He needs every damn coin in the mushroom kingdom. Every coin is for the taking and the game tries to encourage you not to leave any behind. So not only is he going to murder every koopa on the face of the earth but he's going to steal their coins so any that are left behind after his murderous onslaught is over, he wants to make sure any survivors will be dirt poor and potentially starve to death because they can't feed their children… or themselves. He essentially wants to cause an extinction of these creatures, a Koopa hollocust.
That's not all, not only does he kill defenseless, innocent wildlife that have been thriving in the Mushroom Kingdom, he also has no qualms about beating children. The Koopalings are kids, remember. Bowser's little kids. Sure they're bratty and trouble makers, but which kids aren't? Keep in mind, he's a grown man. He's even gone as far as attacking a baby (Bowser Jr.). That should tell you what kind of a person Mario is, and Luigi isn't any better. Speaking of Luigi, he's almost always totally neglected and Mario loves to steal the spotlight from him any chance he gets.
Mario getting ready to step on a little kid's head.
You might make the argument that Bowser and the Koopalings kidnap Peach, but when has Mario ever stopped to question why they do this? I mean, he's been rescuing her for years… didn't he ever stop and think why they want her so badly. Could it be that they just like her and want to be her friend? or that they think she's pretty and want a mother because they don't have one? Instead of trying to talk it out like a reasonable adult, Mario just goes in full force and kills anything in sight. Great example for kids isn't he?
So to sum it up Mario:
kills endangered wildlife without a thought
has no guilty conscience about countless murders he's committed
beats up little children
treats his brother like sh_t
is a horrible example for little kids
Yep, Mario's an absolute douche bag. I would love to have a game where you can play as Bowser or the Koopalings and take Mario out. Why hasn't this been made yet?
You watched that Mario Game Theory episode, didn't you? That's.... to be blunt, simply not true. Oh, and you should be happy with Mario Party 10. You can play as Bowser and wreak havoc on Mario and the gang.
Seriously, when you really think about it he is. I just downloaded New Super Mario Bros 2 and I noticed, he just barges in everywhere like he owns the place, steps and kills on everyone and EVERYTHING in sight. The funny part is, most of the koopas and goombas aren't even doing anything to bother him. The Koopas are just dancing, taking a walk and from what it seems, trying to enjoy life while he comes along out of nowhere and just murders them. The goombas are socializing and trying to build towers of themselves as it seems like this is something they do in their natural habitat and he just crushes them to death.
The other thing is, he's incredibly greedy. From what I've read, the object of the game is to collect a million coins or something but it's like he just can't get enough. He needs every damn coin in the mushroom kingdom. Every coin is for the taking and the game tries to encourage you not to leave any behind. So not only is he going to murder every koopa on the face of the earth but he's going to steal their coins so any that are left behind after his murderous onslaught is over, he wants to make sure any survivors will be dirt poor and potentially starve to death because they can't feed their children… or themselves. He essentially wants to cause an extinction of these creatures, a Koopa hollocust.
That's not all, not only does he kill defenseless, innocent wildlife that have been thriving in the Mushroom Kingdom, he also has no qualms about beating children. The Koopalings are kids, remember. Bowser's little kids. Sure they're bratty and trouble makers, but which kids aren't? Keep in mind, he's a grown man. He's even gone as far as attacking a baby (Bowser Jr.). That should tell you what kind of a person Mario is, and Luigi isn't any better. Speaking of Luigi, he's almost always totally neglected and Mario loves to steal the spotlight from him any chance he gets.
Mario getting ready to step on a little kid's head.
You might make the argument that Bowser and the Koopalings kidnap Peach, but when has Mario ever stopped to question why they do this? I mean, he's been rescuing her for years… didn't he ever stop and think why they want her so badly. Could it be that they just like her and want to be her friend? or that they think she's pretty and want a mother because they don't have one? Instead of trying to talk it out like a reasonable adult, Mario just goes in full force and kills anything in sight. Great example for kids isn't he?
So to sum it up Mario:
kills endangered wildlife without a thought
has no guilty conscience about countless murders he's committed
beats up little children
treats his brother like sh_t
is a horrible example for little kids
Yep, Mario's an absolute douche bag. I would love to have a game where you can play as Bowser or the Koopalings and take Mario out. Why hasn't this been made yet?
You watched that Game Theory, didn't you? That's.... to be blunt, trash. Oh, and you should be happy with Mario Party 10. You can play as Bowser and wreak havoc on Mario and the gang.
Not all GT episodes are trash. Just some of them. And before you say something along the lines of "Go ahead. Name some for me" I can name plenty of good episodes:
Rosalina Unmasked Pt.1/Pt.2
Link is DEAD in Majora's Mask
Link Vs. Link
Rome OP in RTS
WATCH_D0GS pt.1/Pt.2
How gamers are killing games
What gamers want:
Youtube IS Broken
How real can games get?
"I'll take a potato chip... AND EAT IT!"
Light Yagami, Death Note
"Ah, the Breakfast Club soundtrack! I can't wait 'til I'm old enough to feel ways about stuff!"
Phillip J. Fry, Futurama
Not all GT episodes are trash. Just some of them. And before you say something along the lines of "Go ahead. Name some for me" I can name plenty of good episodes:
Rosalina Unmasked Pt.1/Pt.2
Link is DEAD in Majora's Mask
Link Vs. Link
Rome OP in RTS
WATCH_D0GS pt.1/Pt.2
How gamers are killing games
What gamers want:
Youtube IS Broken
How real can games get?
Sigh.. I actually meant to say that particular Mario GT episode. Also, maybe I was bit very blunt about the judgement... I edited my last post to correct these errors.
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This is a joke thread, obviously. Though, for me, Game Theory, & its sibling Game Exchange are more entertaining than accurate. I find it to be more hearsay, than anything. Facts, yes there are, but not all of it. Video games share w/ real life only enough fact-based limitations to those worlds the creators want. But, that's just opinion, a game opinion.
To get back to the fun jokiness, It also needs to be pointed out that the entire major cast of characters residing in the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as a lot of the "DK crew"(♪), & recently Link from Hyrule, have the capability of being reckless drivers, that are too willing to be oppressive on the road towards the other drivers. By the same token, Mario, Luigi, & Bowser have Wile E Coyote level of cartoon durability; Driving their karts, & falling into lava, getting struck by lightning, getting smooshed(er,.. flattened, not attacked by a Youtube sensation ), falling from great heights, & living. Mario, Luigi, & crew are very durable.
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