So far, the biggest hit is the "Virtual Console." Christmas day she excitedly downloaded "Super Mario Bros. 3." Since then, we spend evenings with her on couch 1-playing, and me on couch 2-laughing and trying not to be a punk when she jumps mustache first into an oncoming fireball.
Watching SMB3 (I can abbreviate because it's a lot to retype, however probably not as long as this explanation...) has taught me two things:
1.) Some venus flytraps are abundantly scarier than others (some apparently have a murderous streak.).
2.) All good things have "Water Levels."
It's the unwritten rule of all things incredibly good. You can't have chocolate chip cookies without some nut obsessed person dumping unnecessary walnuts all over previously pristine cookies. Likewise, you can't have the silly, unbridled fun that is running, jumping, and dying in humiliating ways without the mind-numbing frustration that is perfectly encompassed in all Water Levels. I mean, c'mon...is there anything more humiliating than being killed by a fish?
So, I bet you thought this was going somewhere with some sort of clever life parallel, didn't you?
Nope.
I just hate those stupid water levels.
Also, if it's "Mario Bros.," does that mean Mario's name is "Mario Mario?"
According to the mind-meltingly hilarious Mario Bros. movie, yes, his name actually is Mario Mario. And before you get all "I looked it up on wikipedia and it states that Nintendo flatly denies this" on me, consider this: Bob Hoskins is infallible, and, as such, cannot tell a lie.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if she digs SMB 3, you guys owe it to yourself to pick up New SMB Wii. Much fun will be had.
ReplyDeleteAhem. That would be "owe it to YOURSELVES." Sheesh...
ReplyDeleteAnd why not four comments? What can I say - I like seeing my name in print.
ReplyDeleteI defer to the infinite infallibility of Bob Hoskins.
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