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It was super (mario) controversial at the time, he put his career on the line and evangelical groups wanted his head, but he ended up being on the right side of history.

He showed that giant turtle dragon dinosaurs of any orientation can make it to the top, and be flung face-first into a spiky floating sky mine.

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[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 10 points 2 hours ago

What about when Nintendo affirmed every gamer's gay identity in the 2000s

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 13 points 3 hours ago
[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Is it really affirmation if he says it as he throws Bowser to his death?

Really makes it seem like Mario is a proponent of "Bury your gays"

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's all kayfabe and stuntmen, as seen in Mario Kart and Mario Party, so dw

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Okay but we as the audience are still supposed to suspend our disbelief and interpret it as Mario (the character) killing Bowser (the character)

Also, if it's all kayfabe in stuntmen, how do we know that Bowser isn't straight in real life and gay in kayfabe?

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 5 points 1 hour ago

how do we know that Bowser isn't straight in real life and gay in kayfabe?

So long, gay poser

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Or if Mario is straight in kayfabe and gay irl?

The mystery deepens...

[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Before fromSSoft turned "soulslikes" (actually mariolikes) fascist

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 6 points 2 hours ago

Mario may have laid the ground work but the genre didn't really solidify until the release of Castlevania 64 added 3 crucial elements:

  • Not knowing where to go because every environment in the game looks the same
  • Bullshit fights where you just spam the same attack and dodge
  • Spooky

Because of this I prefer to call the genre mariovanias