No, I haven't. It looks like his channel is called Action Button, right? I'll subscribe right away.
Not funny at all to say Mario had a big impact. No joke, my very first memory as a human being is seeing the bring blue, Word 1-1 sky in Super Mario Bros. on the NES. It was in a neighor's house, a long-hair, late 1980s deadhead burnout type that I definitely should not have been alone with at my age.
Yep! His videos take him a very long time to make in part because they're all over 3 hours long. This 6 hour video on a Japanese only game is genuinely great though: https://youtu.be/xb-DtICmPTY
I think that exact kind of memory is why Mario does matter. For a certain type of kid who grew up in the 80s/90s, Mario was more foundational to our understanding of the world than Mickey Mouse or who the president was.
Have you ever read Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell?
Yes! I loved it.
Have you ever watch Tim Rogers' reviews? I only discovered him in 2021 but he's a big reason my substack exists.
As for games: I'm a Final Fantasy and Zelda and Mario kid. It sounds kind of funny to say that Mario has had a big impact on my life, but it has!
No, I haven't. It looks like his channel is called Action Button, right? I'll subscribe right away.
Not funny at all to say Mario had a big impact. No joke, my very first memory as a human being is seeing the bring blue, Word 1-1 sky in Super Mario Bros. on the NES. It was in a neighor's house, a long-hair, late 1980s deadhead burnout type that I definitely should not have been alone with at my age.
Yep! His videos take him a very long time to make in part because they're all over 3 hours long. This 6 hour video on a Japanese only game is genuinely great though: https://youtu.be/xb-DtICmPTY
I think that exact kind of memory is why Mario does matter. For a certain type of kid who grew up in the 80s/90s, Mario was more foundational to our understanding of the world than Mickey Mouse or who the president was.