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GoNintendo<p>Final Fantasy XVI producer credits Mario, Zelda with inspiring him to make games: </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/50500-final-fantasy-xvi-producer-credits-mario-zelda-with-inspiring-him-to-make-games" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/50500-</span><span class="invisible">final-fantasy-xvi-producer-credits-mario-zelda-with-inspiring-him-to-make-games</span></a></p><p>Inspired by the best</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zelda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zelda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finalfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finalfantasy</span></a></p>
Myiu<p>i'm tired of these half-assed game porting efforts. i understand that maybe not every game in a series can be remade immediately, but the entire series should still be accessible on modern platforms. at this point, i'd rather go for retro consoles instead. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/metroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metroid</span></a></p>
Robert Petersen :startrek:<p>Some days you just need a little OG Super Mario Bros., ya know?</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Pics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pics</span></a></p>
Two Bros Game Night<p><a href="https://youtu.be/S3xoLx36jm4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/S3xoLx36jm4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The Bros really need to do better at coordinating their actions in Mario VS Donkey Kong Maybe they'd die less if they talked more about what they need to do each level... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarioVSDK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioVSDK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarioVSDonkeyKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioVSDonkeyKong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platformer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platformer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SundayGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SundayGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBGN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TBGN</span></a></p>
GoNintendo<p>Play Nintendo shares Mario scavenger hunt for kids (UPDATE): </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/45934-play-nintendo-shares-mario-scavenger-hunt-for-kids-update" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/45934-</span><span class="invisible">play-nintendo-shares-mario-scavenger-hunt-for-kids-update</span></a></p><p>Mario? Maaarrriiooooo??</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a></p>
Toy Box Comix<p>Random Old Comic: Alternative Avengers <a href="https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2017/06/25/alternative-avengers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">toyboxcomix.com/2017/06/25/alt</span><span class="invisible">ernative-avengers/</span></a> Alternative Avengers <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Batman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batman</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/BuffySummers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuffySummers</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/CaptainCaveman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaptainCaveman</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/DorothyZbornak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DorothyZbornak</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Ejector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ejector</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Flintstones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flintstones</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/HeMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeMan</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Jawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jawa</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Jetsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jetsons</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Marvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marvel</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Muppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muppets</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/NickFury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NickFury</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robot</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Rosie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rosie</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/SophiaPetrillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SophiaPetrillo</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a></p>
Zelda 🎀 TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮<p>I love <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photomode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photomode</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariokart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariokart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Nintendo fans, there are many PeerTube videos covering all of Nintendo's systems on this playlist:</p><p>:mario_jump: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/kKAQ6AkCLn9yZwsJy4dYur" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/kKAQ6AkCLn9yZws</span><span class="invisible">Jy4dYur</span></a></p><p>- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist</p><p>- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen</p><p>- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/nintendo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nintendo</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPlaylist</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
Two Bros Game Night<p><a href="https://youtu.be/BB_jbABJ0Nw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/BB_jbABJ0Nw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The original fire levels in Mario VS Donkey Kong were very annoying, but the plus versions aren't so bad. Probably because they're 1 room. The Boss however... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarioVSDK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioVSDK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarioVSDonkeyKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioVSDonkeyKong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platformer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platformer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FridayGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBGN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TBGN</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1313980/nintendo-switch-hunting-in-japan-tokyo-shibuya/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1313980/nintendo-</span><span class="invisible">switch-hunting-in-japan-tokyo-shibuya/</span></a> NINTENDO SWITCH HUNTING in JAPAN! (Tokyo, Shibuya) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EmpireFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmpireFamily</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EmpireFamilySon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmpireFamilySon</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanDestinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanDestinations</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTour</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTravel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTrip</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanVacation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanVacation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MarioCart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioCart</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MarioKart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioKart</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MariokartWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariokartWorld</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MissCharli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissCharli</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MissCharliBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissCharliBrother</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NintendoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NintendoGames</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PokemonZa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonZa</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/pretzel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretzel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PretzelArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PretzelArmy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/prezley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prezley</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PrezleyAdoptMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrezleyAdoptMe</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PrezleyArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrezleyArmy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PrezleyVloggingChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrezleyVloggingChannel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PrezleyVlogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrezleyVlogs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/prezleyofficial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prezleyofficial</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/prezleyplays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prezleyplays</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switch2</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> NINTENDO SWITC…</p>
GoNintendo<p>Mario Party Devs were in Charge of Developing Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour: </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/50452-mario-party-devs-were-in-charge-of-developing-nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/50452-</span><span class="invisible">mario-party-devs-were-in-charge-of-developing-nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour</span></a></p><p>A great fit!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendoswitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendoswitch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marioparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marioparty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendoswitch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendoswitch2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendoswitch2welcometour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendoswitch2welcometour</span></a></p>
HyperComboGamer<p>Super Paper Mario Japanese Commercial (2007)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>レトロゲーム</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ゲーム</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SuperPaperMario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPaperMario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PaperMario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperMario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Platformer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platformer</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SuperMario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperMario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wii</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRPG</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commercial</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGame</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a></p>
JJOR64<p>The GameCube classic Super Mario Strikers is back on Nintendo Switch 2! Let’s kick some balls!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PVtcNvOwnHg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/PVtcNvOwnHg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supermariostrikers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermariostrikers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendogamecube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendogamecube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamecube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamecube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gcn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gcn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendoswitch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendoswitch2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariosmashfootball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariosmashfootball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supermario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendoswitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendoswitch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a></p>
Nicolas Ward<p><strong>Media — June 2025</strong></p><p>The first part of the month was rather busy finishing <a href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/2025/06/17/security-hub/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a big work project</a>. You may note I never got around to a May post but I’ll probably backfill one even though I don’t think anyone reads these. To borrow a phrase from my wife Andrle, “fun for me, boring for you”.</p><p><strong>Reading</strong></p><p>I started reading <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c9ca5bdd-30da-48ad-a0c9-3c9ac03a297a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fourth Wing</a> at Andrle’s suggestion. It’s more engaging than I expected! Also catching up on a pile of old <a href="https://www.americanscientist.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Scientist</a> and <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Geographic</a> issues to get them out of the house. As usual a ton of what I’m reading is online, <a href="https://raindrop.io/UltraNurd/read-31959851" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tracked on Raindrop</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-movies-film-industry-los-angeles-california-production.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood Has Left Los Angeles</a></strong></p><p>A longer read on how financial incentives and anti-union tendencies have moved most “Hollywood” productions out of LA, with long term impacts on job stability and skill development.</p><p><strong><a href="https://lithub.com/ted-chiang-on-superintelligence-and-its-discontents-in-j-d-beresfords-innovative-work-of-early-20th-century-science-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents</a></strong></p><p>I love retrofuturism, and Ted’s overview of how science fiction has evolved over the decades in its portrayal of superintelligence is really interesting.</p><blockquote><p>When considered as a purely fictional idea, it imposes a limit on the kind of narratives one can tell about it. But when you start imagining it as something that could exist in reality, it becomes an end to human narratives altogether.</p></blockquote><p><strong><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/06/what-good-is-writing-anyway/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What good is writing anyway?</a></strong></p><p>A bunch of Harvard scholars from various disciplines weigh in on how generative AI should or will be used in academic writing. I think the key takeaway is this one:</p><blockquote><p>Writing leads to thinking; it’s not an end product, it’s a process that stimulates thought.</p></blockquote><p><strong>Assorted Highlights</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://ironicsans.ghost.io/proof-that-patrick-stewart-exists-in-the-star-trek-universe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrick Stewart exists in Star Trek</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/programmers-and-chefs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Programmers and Chefs</a></li><li><a href="https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2025/06/28/american/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American</a></li></ul><p><strong>Playing</strong></p><p>Two broad categories of play this month: <a href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/2025/06/12/switched/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our Switch 2 arrived</a>, and I grabbed <a href="https://play.date/games/seasons/two/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Playdate Season 2</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mario Kart World</a></strong></p><p>It may be the one launch title for the new console, but it’s great. I could probably write up more thoughts or find some time for an emergency <a href="https://goodstuff.network/25c/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">25¢ episode</a>. To some extent it’s more of the same, a natural iteration of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and especially its later <a href="https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/booster-course-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booster Pass tour additions</a>.</p><p>I’ve yet to get a hang of the new jumping and boosting mechanics; I still mostly rely on traditional drifting. I haven’t played much with the wheels since we just have those for our Switch JoyCons.</p><p>In terms of game modes, I think Knockout Tour might be my new favorite in terms of how it feels like a rally race across the world; I wish they would tune it to spend more time doing laps on tracks than on the connective roads.</p><p>The open world functionality is a lot of fun, with wildly variable difficulty challenges. There’s just so much to see that we’ve barely touched. I’ve been using the MK World Travel Guide app to track these, but it’s <a href="https://overkill.wtf/mario-kart-world-ios-companion-app-coming-back/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">currently not available</a> (with of course tons of speculation that Nintendo made the developer take it down).</p><p>I really liked <a href="https://wavelengths.online/posts/mario-kart-world-review-almost-the-best-mario-kart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brendon’s review of the game</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://play.date/games/dig-dig-dino/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dig Dig Dino!</a></strong></p><p>This new Playdate game has been one of my bus commute jams since the season came out. It’s got a very tight gameplay loop where each dig is just a minute or two, and most digs unlock something new. Like games with cleaning type mechanics, there’s something relaxing about digging through the various pixel art layers. There’s a bit of story to unlock too; I’m not sure yet what happens when you find everything.</p><p><strong>Watching</strong></p><p>We started the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MCU</a> in order with our kid. I think we’ll likely skip around. Iron Man is really solid; Iron Man 2 has some extreme male gaze that I had forgotten but kinda dies down in later entries. I had remembered 2 as kinda meh but he really liked the finale robot battle. I guess we really do have a tween now.</p><p>We’ve been watching Murderbot as well. I’m mostly past the casting of a handsome masc actor as the titular character and it’s pretty good and pretty funny, but also very different from the books.</p><p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knives_Out" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knives Out</a></strong></p><p>My dad was over and kid was at a school event so we watched a grown up movie for our usual movie night. This was great! I don’t know why we hadn’t gotten around to it before but somehow I had managed to avoid spoilers. Fun style, lots of twists, really great acting work, impeccable set design aesthetic, and an extremely silly accent. I kept thinking I had figured it out and Rian kept me guessing. Looking forward to the other entries in this franchise.</p><p><strong><a href="https://disneyplus.com/browse/entity-163f15f5-a0b0-4b5d-a353-3e1325fc5221?sharesource=iOS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sally</a></strong></p><p>I was obsessed with Sally Ride as a kid (my mom made me a NASA uniform I used to give a report on her in 2nd grade; I wanted to go to Stanford and become an astronaut) which was maybe weird for a boy but as a scientist and astronaut she was definitely an early influence on me.</p><p>This documentary was quite good. They used a lot of old interview footage to show her personality and intense preference for privacy. I think they made the right call framing it with so much of Tam’s interviews. Interesting and of course a little sad.</p><p><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor:_The_Dark_World" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thor: The Dark World</a></strong></p><p>Before we started our MCU watch through, I went back and filled in an entry I had missed way back around when kid was born. I had never bothered because I had heard it was quite bad; it was fine but nothing to write home about. The aether was a little confusing and the villain wasn’t super interesting. Darcy and Loki were the fun parts.</p><p>Aesthetically, and especially in the opening, it felt like someone was trying to replicate the style of the Jackson LotR movies. We’re not bingeing fast so probably will end up getting to this again with the kid before the year is out.</p><p><strong>Garashir</strong></p><p>Staying on my usual excessive Star Trek trend, this supercut of Garak and Bashir moments set to <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/genghis-khan/1061243224?i=1061243229" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genghis Khan</a> (a newer to me song I enjoy) really illustrates the energy the actors brought even though the producers never allowed it to be canon <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/garak-and-bashir-together-on-lower-decks-1236247517/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">until (sorta) Lower Decks</a>:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BdKCylsHIs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BdKCylsHIs</a></p><p><strong>Assorted</strong></p><p>There is also this extremely gory vintage German forklift safety video:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0G97o2-apg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0G97o2-apg</a></p><p>And this silly TNG animation of Riker Maneuver vs. Picard Manuever:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHbglHWHefE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHbglHWHefE</a></p><p><strong>Listening</strong></p><p>Nothing to add here other than we’ve started exposing kid to more of our ’90s favorites to see if anything clicks with him. Ignore for the moment that this is like me listening to The Beatles with my dad. 👴🏻</p><p>We also <a href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/2025/06/22/symphonic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">went to the symphony</a>.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/artificial-intelligence/" target="_blank">#artificialIntelligence</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/mario/" target="_blank">#mario</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/marvel/" target="_blank">#Marvel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/murderbot/" target="_blank">#murderbot</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/nintendo/" target="_blank">#nintendo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/playdate/" target="_blank">#playdate</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/star-trek/" target="_blank">#starTrek</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/switch-2/" target="_blank">#switch2</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://blog.ultranurd.net/tag/video-games/" target="_blank">#videoGames</a></p>
GoNintendo<p>LEGO Mario Kart "Piranha Plant Power-Up Pursuit" and "Shy Guy &amp; P-Wing" sets due out Aug. 1st, 2025: </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/50443-lego-mario-kart-piranha-plant-power-up-pursuit-and-shy-guy-p-wing-sets-due-out-aug" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/50443-</span><span class="invisible">lego-mario-kart-piranha-plant-power-up-pursuit-and-shy-guy-p-wing-sets-due-out-aug</span></a></p><p>LEGO kits that won't break the bank</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariokart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariokart</span></a></p>
bevan7<p>Mario 64 Theme - Bob-omb Battlefield bass cover <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bassguitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario64</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slapbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slapbass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogamemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogamemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch2</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a></p>
GoNintendo<p>Super Mario Strikers coming to NSO + Expansion Pack on July 3rd on Switch 2 (UPDATE): </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/50219-super-mario-strikers-coming-to-nso-expansion-pack-on-july-3rd-on-switch-2-update" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/50219-</span><span class="invisible">super-mario-strikers-coming-to-nso-expansion-pack-on-july-3rd-on-switch-2-update</span></a></p><p>Time to get angry</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supermario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch2</span></a></p>
GoNintendo<p>Fifth wave of Mario Kart World icons now available for Switch Online members: </p><p><a href="https://gonintendo.com/contents/50414-fifth-wave-of-mario-kart-world-icons-now-available-for-switch-online-members" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gonintendo.com/contents/50414-</span><span class="invisible">fifth-wave-of-mario-kart-world-icons-now-available-for-switch-online-members</span></a></p><p>A Karting gift</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariokart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariokart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariokartworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariokartworld</span></a></p>
Zelda 🎀 TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮<p>Mario Kart World has Battle Royale but they toom Mario 35 from us</p><p>😭</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a></p>
Zelda 🎀 TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮<p>Publisher: "We've got a New Mode!"</p><p>Me: "Is it Battle Royale?"</p><p>Publisher: "Haha, it's a fun mode Ma'am, just play it."</p><p>Look inside. </p><p>Battle Royale.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariokart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariokart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shitpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shitpost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a></p>