Don't Revive Your Friends

 If you are like me and you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you were treated to the Super Mario Bros Plumbing commercial. This featured the rap included in the old Live Action Mario Bros show back in the day.  If you were eagle-eyed or eared, and you noticed the website, you may think to yourself that it's just for show. Well. It is BUT it is also real. If you head HERE  you will be treated to an old-school designed website from two plumbers trying to get their business afoot. It's funny, its on brand and it makes me even more excited for the movie. Just check out these testimonials from the site: They even have the broken image icon in the top left. Very charming. The Super Mario Bros. movie hits theaters April 7, 2023.

 I have two kids. A five year old son and a few month old daughter. I also have 5 million games to play and write about. I have little to no time to balance both. My kids are my world. I love them to death. My 5 year old is getting into gaming with Mario, Plants Vs Zombies and Minecraft. I think it's awesome. What it means is that the games I am playing are mostly easy. (And frustrating if you have ever had a toddler throw you off a cliff in Super Mario 3D World). *it's not all smiles when your child tosses you to your death So when I get that ever so rare time to play a new game (without falling asleep in traditional dad fashion) I am SO ready to play something with a challenge or more adult. I will bring on a Dark Souls or DOOM Eternal and I realize that it's almost WAY too much. Going from happy go lucky jumping to adrenaline filled decapitations can be pretty jarring. I have all of a sudden lost my ability to do anything other than jump on blocks and throw turtle shells...

Did you know that Mario is coming out with a fully animated movie in theaters? If you didn't, SUPRISE! Mario is coming to the big screen in 2022. There's a twist. The cast is insane. If you're having trouble comprehending this, don't worry, so is everyone else. Chris Pratt, better known as Star-Lord, is Mario. Mario. The Italian plumber famous for his "wahoo" and "yah" noises. Personally, I have no idea how this will work but I am SUPER (get it?) excited to find out. Oh. Did you think that was it? Nope. Charlie Day is Luigi. Jack Black is Bowser. Anya Taylor-Joy is Peach, Keegan-Michael Key is Toad, Fred Armisen is Cranky Kong and Seth Rogen is...Donkey Kong? No joke. The movie is being made by the Illumination label who are credited with the Minion's fame. It will be interesting to find out how this all comes together including the story as well as the characters. We shall see in 2022.