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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 12h

Who cares about catching 'em all? It's more important to just look the part when it comes to a Nintendo cosplay collab event!

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Jamey 🏳️‍⚧️ @fawfulthegreat64.net · Sep 13

Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Wallpaper

While it's not the genesis of the Mario IP, it did establish the fantastical world of the Mushroom Kingdom on which 40 years of subsequent stories and adventures were built. So here's a gathering of Mario characters to celebrate!

A large gathering of Mario characters from various games.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 1d

Why am I always late to this kind of stream when you put it out?!! 😠

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Devon Baxter @devonbaxter.bsky.social · 9d

365 Days of Tunes - 279/365:
In Chuck Jones’s horror masterpiece, HAIR-RAISING HARE (’46), Bugs Bunny is lured inside a mad scientist Peter Lorre’s evil castle by sexual motivation—a mechanical lady rabbit— as a meal for the giant, hairy monster (later named Gossamer) kept inside.

Hair-Raising Hare (1946)

Released on May 26, 1946.

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Devon Baxter @devonbaxter.bsky.social · 3d

365 Days of Tunes - 285/365:
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In Chuck Jones’s THE HYPO-CHONDRI CAT (’50), Hubie and Bertie use their psychological head games to convince the neurotic and hypochondriac Claude Cat that he has a serious illness to eject him from their newfound home.

The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)

Released on April 15, 1950.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 4d

All of these illustrations were reused in the manuals for the games' respective handheld remakes, except those of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2, which were replaced for SMB Deluxe and SM Advance with new artworks and recreations, respectively.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 4d

For @grantgm.bsky.social's Year of Mario, I've created my own ranking of all the great characters from throughout Super Mario franchise history - the legendary, the obscure, and everyone in between.

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Ranking of Super Mario Characters

This is my ranking of what I consider to be the best characters in the Super Mario franchise and its constituent franchises. For Grant GM\'s Year of Mario.

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Devon Baxter @devonbaxter.bsky.social · 7d

365 Days of Tunes - 281/365:
In THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY (’46), considered Bob Clampett’s magnum opus, comic-book maniac Daffy Duck knocks himself out in his excitement over the latest issue of Dick Tracy, and dreams he’s “Duck Twacy” on the trail of stolen piggy banks.

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946)

Released on July 20, 1946.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 5d

Hmm, this should be translated from English, not Spanish.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 6d

About time this classic was focused on here.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 8d

Well, speaking of gaming PCs, I have imagined my own concept for a fictional, classic-style gaming PC manufactured by Nintendo. I introduced it to the site just last month and will discuss it further later.
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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · Sep 15

This year marks a number of major anniversaries in Nintendo, so let me present you an idea for a fictional Nintendo product that I came up with a few years ago: a PC that plays classic games from Nintendo and its partners, called the Nintendo Personal Computer Entertainment System, or NPCES.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 8d

Having the soundtracks to both the original AND the remake made available on the same day? That would be too much for me.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 9d

Looks like Charlie is getting better treatment from you here than from any of his masters in the LT cartoons he appears in.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 9d

If the Virtual Boy games absolutely MUST be brought back, at least have their graphics updated with the 6-bit RGB palette, so that ALL THREE colors of lights are covered!

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 10d

Ghosts 'n' Goblins

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 11d

She's just a fan edit!

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 11d

"How her inevitable horror movie schlock will look"
...As long as it's made IN 2026, not after. She was redesigned as a human after her first half-year or so.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 11d

Who cares if fascism is involved? I believe flag burning is disrespectful.

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Devon Baxter @devonbaxter.bsky.social · 19d

365 Days of Tunes - 269/365:
RABBIT SEASONING (’52), the second of the “Hunting Trilogy,” showcases how many variations Chuck Jones and writer Mike Maltese can get from Bugs and Daffy’s verbal one-upsmanship.

Rabbit Seasoning (1952)

Released on September 20, 1952.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 12d

Also the origin of what has been accepted as the character's theme song.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 13d

Or at least, the 2.0 of Twitter before Musk took control.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 15d

Very stellar scores! And with Galaxy getting its own (loose) movie adaptation in seven months, there couldn't be a better time to port those games to the Switch.

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 15d

Would starting such a division mean that the UK would start consistently getting its own separate localizations of Nintendo games, instead of reusing those of Nintendo of America as it has for so many years?

Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 15d

And here it was apparent people would be driving you crazy over that at this point, Joey! Not that your patience is easy to try or anything...
But in fact, I can say it's understandable that we'd do that. None of the world's great comic series were delayed as long as your series has been.

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Seth Allen @sethallen623.bsky.social · 20d

Quite a few firsts in Mario shown here. The bros.' first fortress (not to end a world), first flight-granting power-up, first Dry Bones... and one of their first hidden secrets! What an amazing take on a classic moment in franchise history!

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