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Bowsette

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	Long story short, one of the few good things to come out of the years just prior to 2020 was a Mario meme. After the release of Super Mario Odyssey, which ends with both Mario and Bowser proposing to Princess Peach, only for her to reject them both, a ~~new~~ trailer for an upcoming Mario game revealed a new powerup; the Super Crown, which would transform Toadette into a near-clone of Princess Peach.		Long story short, one of the few good things to come out of the years just prior to 2020 was a Mario meme. After the release of Super Mario Odyssey, which ends with both Mario and Bowser proposing to Princess Peach, only for her to reject them both, a later trailer for an upcoming Mario game revealed a new powerup; the Super Crown, which would transform Toadette into a near-clone of Princess Peach.

	Cue one madlad drawing a short comic of Bowser and Mario, humiliated by Peach's rejection, coming up with a new plan; Bowser pulls out a Super Crown, and Mario starts dating Bowser, now a hot half-Koopa half-Peach monstergirl.		Cue one madlad drawing a short comic of Bowser and Mario, humiliated by Peach's ''Odyssey'' rejection, coming up with a new plan; Bowser pulls out a Super Crown, and Mario starts dating Bowser, now a hot half-Koopa half-Peach monstergirl.

	The internet ''exploded'' over these, and the meme, whilst it ultimately burned out, eventually got so huge that Nintendo put forth an official declaration that they would ''not'' be making Bowsette canon(it would later be leaked that Nintendo actually ''had'' toyed with the idea on their own first via having Bowser possess Peach using ''Odyssey's'' capture mechanic). Too late to do anything about the huge array of Bowsette or other Super Crown-transformed fanart, or the Bowsette & Mario webcomic, of course.		The internet ''exploded'' over these, and the meme, whilst it ultimately burned out, eventually got so huge that Nintendo put forth an official declaration that they would ''not'' be making Bowsette canon(it would later be leaked that Nintendo actually ''had'' toyed with the idea on their own first via having Bowser possess Peach using ''Odyssey's'' capture mechanic). Too late to do anything about the huge array of Bowsette or other Super Crown-transformed fanart, or the Bowsette & Mario webcomic, of course.

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	'''Mario''' is the titular protagonist of a long-running series of videogames, and is generally regarded as '''the''' most famous of all videogame protagonists, if not the very first of them(Pac-Man beats him by only a year). The Super Mario franchise is vast, covering decades of games, with brief forays into cartoons, comics, and even choose-your-own-path books, but the fundamental plot has remained consistent and he remains a surprisingly well-liked character.		'''Mario''' is the titular protagonist of a long-running series of videogames, and is generally regarded as '''the''' most famous of all videogame protagonists, if not the very first of them(Pac-Man beats him by only a year). The Super Mario franchise is vast, covering decades of games, with brief forays into cartoons, comics, and even choose-your-own-path books, but the fundamental plot has remained consistent and he remains a surprisingly well-liked character.

	His most ancient backstory, which has technically never been retconned (and later confirmed in the new movie), is that Mario and his less famous brother Luigi are Italian-American plumbers from Brooklyn who accidentally stumbled into a dimensional portal whilst trying to unclog a drain. This stranded them in the magical Mushroom Kingdom, which was being invaded by the evil Koopa Kingdom, led by a monstrous [[Dragon Turtle]]/[[Tarrasque]]/[[Kappa]] hybrid called King Bowser Koopa. Although Mario and Luigi beat up Bowser and rescued Princess Peach Toadstool, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser vowed revenge, and they found themselves drafted thereafter as the chosen ones of the Mushroom Kingdom.		His most ancient backstory, which has technically never been retconned (and later confirmed in the new movie), is that Mario and his less famous brother Luigi are Italian-American plumbers from Brooklyn who accidentally stumbled into a dimensional portal whilst trying to unclog a drain. This stranded them in the magical Mushroom Kingdom, which was being invaded by the evil Koopa Kingdom, led by a monstrous [[Dragon Turtle]]/[[Tarrasque]]/[[Kappa]] hybrid called King Bowser Koopa. Although Mario and Luigi beat up Bowser and rescued Princess Peach Toadstool, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser vowed revenge, and they found themselves drafted thereafter as the chosen ones of the Mushroom Kingdom. Note that Mario "canon" is a ''very'' loose term (his creator Shigeru Miyamoto is a big fan of the Story-as-Excuse style of Video Games It took twenty years before he admitted that ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' was supposed to be a stage play). ''Yoshi's Island'', after all, had a bunch of Yoshis delivering the Bros Stork-style to be born in the Mushroom Kingdom.


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	'''Princess Peach Toadstool''' is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She is a sweet, kind, sympathetic and caring princess, who is always affectionate with all her subjects. Though she has been a playable secondary character in a few games, and did get to be the hero once, she's mostly just your iconic Damsel In Distress. She was originally called just "Princess Toadstool", but nowadays people call her "Princess Peach" instead.		'''Princess Peach Toadstool''' is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She is a sweet, kind, sympathetic and caring princess, who is always affectionate with all her subjects. Though she has been a playable secondary character in a few games, and did get to be the hero once, she's mostly just your iconic Damsel In Distress. She was originally called just "Princess Toadstool", but nowadays people call her "Princess Peach" instead.

	'''Princess Daisy''' began as a low effort hair & palette swap of Peach for the Game Boy game ''Super Mario Land''. She then appeared in the occasional game that needed a second female character and eventually became a love interest for Luigi, and has never really evolved beyond that. She's pretty loud, extroverted, energetic, headstrong, spunky and competitive and not afraid to be herself, Daisy is a princess tomboy who becomes very rough and can be a short-temperament.		'''Princess Daisy''' began as a low effort hair & palette swap of Peach for the Game Boy game ''Super Mario Land''. She then appeared in the occasional game that needed a second female character and eventually became a love interest for Luigi, and has never really evolved beyond that. She's pretty loud, extroverted, energetic, headstrong, spunky and competitive and not afraid to be herself, Daisy is a princess tomboy who becomes very rough and can be a short-temperament. Unfortunately, she doesn't appear in nearly enough games to establish this independently.

	'''Rosalina''' is technically the third Mario princess(though never ''called'' Princess, she has the dress and crown), debuting in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', where she helped Mario search the cosmos to rescue Peach and stop Bowser from remaking the universe. She is apparently immortal, and cares for the Lumas (star-like creatures that transform into solar systems and other cosmic phenomena), effectively making her the closest thing the Mario universe has to a God(dess). Despite only really featuring in one game, she has naturally proven very popular, and appears in spin-offs all over the place.		'''Rosalina''' is technically the third Mario princess(though never ''called'' Princess, she has the dress and crown), debuting in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', where she helped Mario search the cosmos to rescue Peach and stop Bowser from remaking the universe. She is apparently immortal, and cares for the Lumas (star-like creatures that transform into solar systems and other cosmic phenomena), effectively making her the closest thing the Mario universe has to a God(dess). Despite only really featuring in one game, she has naturally proven very popular, and appears in spin-offs all over the place.
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	'''King Bowser Koopa''', more commonly known these days as simply "Bowser", is a hulking turtle-like [[dragon]] and the leader of his own kingdom who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. He is shown to have something of a twisted crush on Princess Peach. Like her, he used to be known as King Koopa, but is nowadays just called Bowser. In the game Super Mario Bros. 3, he gained a cabal of elite underlings in the form of seven juvenile Bowser-esque creatures called the Koopalings; these were originally portrayed as his children, a state they continued into the Super Mario World game, but afterwards they were unceremoniously replaced by a mini-Bowser called "Bowser Jr."; whilst the Koopalings would eventually be brought back into canon, they lost their status as Bowser's sons (and one daughter). Is really dumb moments with his son shown him being a good dad. Despite being Mario's sworn enemy, he will join him go kart races, parties, playing sports, which [[Kharn\| makes him seem like he's a great guy to be around]] when he's not being evil.		'''King Bowser Koopa''', more commonly known these days as simply "Bowser", is a hulking turtle-like [[dragon]] and the leader of his own kingdom who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. He is shown to have something of a twisted crush on Princess Peach. Like her, he used to be known as King Koopa, but is nowadays just called Bowser. In the game Super Mario Bros. 3, he gained a cabal of elite underlings in the form of seven juvenile Bowser-esque creatures called the Koopalings; these were originally portrayed as his children, a state they continued into the Super Mario World game, but afterwards they were unceremoniously replaced by a mini-Bowser called "Bowser Jr."; whilst the Koopalings would eventually be brought back into canon, they lost their status as Bowser's sons (and one daughter). Is really dumb moments with his son shown him being a good dad. Despite being Mario's sworn enemy, he will join him go kart races, parties, playing sports, which [[Kharn\| makes him seem like he's a great guy to be around]] when he's not being evil.

	'''Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings:''' The Koopalings; '''Larry Koopa''', '''Morton Koopa Jr.''', '''Wendy O. Koopa''', '''Iggy Koopa''', '''Lemmy Koopa''', '''Roy Koopa''', and '''Ludwig Von Koopa'''; were introduced in ''Super Mario Bros 3'', where they were portrayed as Bowser's children. They repeated this role in ''Super Mario World'', showed up in a few spinoffs, then seemed to drop off the face of the Earth. Then when ''Super Mario Sunshine'' came out, Bowser popped up with only one child, '''Bowser Jr''', who served as the villain for most of that game. Then the Koopalings started appearing again, starting in the ''Mario & Luigi'' spinoffs. Current Nintendo canon(such as it is in a loose series like this) is that Junior is Bowser's only child, while the Koopalings are high-ranking minions. Ironically, they are often seen working under Junior, and in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games even serve as Junior's alt colors.		'''Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings:''' The Koopalings -- '''Larry Koopa''', '''Morton Koopa Jr.''', '''Wendy O. Koopa''', '''Iggy Koopa''', '''Lemmy Koopa''', '''Roy Koopa''', and '''Ludwig Von Koopa'''; were introduced in ''Super Mario Bros 3'', where they were portrayed as Bowser's children. They repeated this role in ''Super Mario World'', showed up in a few spinoffs, then seemed to drop off the face of the Earth. Then when ''Super Mario Sunshine'' came out, Bowser popped up with only one child, '''Bowser Jr''', who served as the villain for most of that game. Then the Koopalings started appearing again, starting in the ''Mario & Luigi'' spinoffs. Current Nintendo canon(such as it is in a loose series like this) is that Junior is Bowser's only child, while the Koopalings are high-ranking minions. Ironically, they are often seen working under Junior, and in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games even serve as Junior's alt colors.

	===Bowsette===		===Bowsette===

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* The First Movie */

2023-04-30T03:37:35Z

The First Movie

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	Much rarer are the tales of a supposed third show, hosted by a live-action Koopa of all things while also showing a bunch of public domain cartoons. The fact that we can only say "tales" just shows how little of it is remembered.		Much rarer are the tales of a supposed third show, hosted by a live-action Koopa of all things while also showing a bunch of public domain cartoons. The fact that we can only say "tales" just shows how little of it is remembered.

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	==The First Movie==		==The First Movie==
	[[Image: MarioCyberpunkDystopia.jpg]]		[[Image: MarioCyberpunkDystopia.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Because when you think of "Mario", you think of a dystopic city ruled by Bowser.]]
	Whilst the first movie in 1993 was given rather negative reviews, it wasn't all bad. Taking place in an alternate version of New York City in a timeline where Dinosaurs never went extinct but instead evolved into humanoids, the setting was best described as the elements of Mario turned into a slurry and mixed with a heaping helping of [[Cyberpunk]]. King Koopa himself was even portrayed as a figure similar to Donald Trump, who at the time wasn't involved in politics.		Whilst the first movie in 1993 was given rather negative reviews, it wasn't all bad. Taking place in an alternate version of New York City in a timeline where Dinosaurs never went extinct but instead evolved into humanoids, the setting was best described as the elements of Mario turned into a slurry and mixed with a heaping helping of [[Cyberpunk]]. King Koopa himself (played by the late Dennis Hopper) was even portrayed as a figure similar to Donald Trump, who at the time wasn't involved in politics and didn't have nearly as many people calling for his head on a pike.

	Many of the strange artistic choices in this movie came down to Nintendo taking a hands-off approach as they believed that the Mario brand was strong enough that if the movie turned out weird it wouldn’t hurt them (which is exactly how things turned out); the end result was a lack of cohesive vision for the film. The directors wanted a Burton-esque dinosaur parody of NYC, the screenwriters wanted an adult and female-driven treatment, and then the producers remembered that this was supposed to be a kids film and had to do some last minute touch ups to try and steer the film back to their target audience. Overall it’s a strange, confusing fever dream of a film that has almost nothing to do with the Mario brothers, but it’s still a funny little cultural artifact in its own right.		[[Image: SuperMarioBros1993.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|left]]
			Many of the strange artistic choices in this movie came down to Nintendo taking a hands-off approach as they believed that the Mario brand was strong enough that if the movie turned out weird it wouldn’t hurt them (which is exactly how things turned out); the end result was a lack of cohesive vision for the film. The directors wanted a Burton-esque dinosaur parody of NYC, the screenwriters wanted an adult and female-driven treatment, and then the producers remembered that this was supposed to be a kids film and had to do some last minute touch ups to try and steer the film back to their target audience. Overall it’s a strange, confusing fever dream of a film that has almost nothing to do with the Mario brothers (though Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo deserve praise for holding their own as the stars of this mess despite not looking anything like brothers), but it’s still a funny little cultural artifact in its own right.

	~~[[Image: SuperMarioBros1993.png]]~~		{{clear}}

	==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==		==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie */

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Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie

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	Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi nor a deep NYC accent like Charles Martinet(the voice of Mario in the games) himself can.(Search Youtube for the Grossology edutainment game) That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.		Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi nor a deep NYC accent like Charles Martinet(the voice of Mario in the games) himself can.(Search Youtube for the Grossology edutainment game) That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.
	It turned out to be a smash hit!		It turned out to be a smash hit!

			==References==
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1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* The TV Show */

2023-04-30T03:31:46Z

The TV Show

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	== The TV Show ==		== The TV Show ==
	[[Image: SuperMarioBrothersSuperShow.jpg]]		[[Image: SuperMarioBrothersSuperShow.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right]]
	Back in the late 80's, Mario got a (super) show during the Week that focused on his animated adventures during the weekdays and on Link from Zelda's animated adventures on the weekends. There were also live-action segments prior to the start of both of these and both just before and after commercial break. Of note was the fact this version of Mario was portrayed by ~~WWF (now known as~~ WWE~~) superstar~~ Captain Lou Albano, may he rest in peace~~. Captain Lou and~~ comedian Danny Wells~~, starring as Mario~~'s ~~brother Luigi~~, would have skits featuring celebrity guests each week within character, ~~and~~ outside of the show, Albano did a few Drug PSA's in Mario costume which have become legendary memes ("If you do drugs, you go to Hell before you die!"). Some of their guests included ~~WWF and~~ [[G.I. Joe]] character "Sergeant Slaughter", and ~~Albano's friend~~ Cyndi Lauper~~, whom he met on an airplane ride and~~ was friends with ~~until his death. In fact, Cyndi Lauper had~~ Captain Lou ~~star as her father in~~ the ~~music video for her hit~~ "Girls ~~just wanna have fun~~". The animated part of the show is a bit corny, but the live action sequences were awesome.		Back in the late 80's, Mario got a (super) show during the Week that focused on his animated adventures during the weekdays and on Link from Zelda's animated adventures on the weekends. There were also live-action segments prior to the start of both of these and both just before and after commercial break. Of note was the fact this version of Mario was portrayed by WWE pro wrestler Captain Lou Albano, may he rest in peace, while Luigi was played by comedian Danny Wells. Alongside the basic animated show (which on Fridays would be swapped off for an equally memetastic [[Legend of Zelda]] cartoon with a Link so annoying that it makes sense why he's mute everywhere else), this show would have live action skits featuring celebrity guests each week within character, as well outside of the show, Albano did a few Drug PSA's in Mario costume which have become legendary memes ("If you do drugs, you go to Hell before you die!"). Some of their guests included [[G.I. Joe]] character and wrestler "Sergeant Slaughter", Inspector Gadget and and musician Cyndi Lauper<ref>She was actually close friends with Captain Lou, and his appearance on the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" music video would eventually lead to the Rock n' Roll Connection that would shove the WWF into its initial dominance of the field.</ref>. The animated part of the show is a bit corny, but the live action sequences were awesome.
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	Later the show would shift gears to focus on Super Mario Bros 3 and then Super Mario World before ending, with the live-action portions being dropped somewhere along the way.		Later the show would shift gears to focus on Super Mario Bros 3 and then Super Mario World before ending, with the live-action portions being dropped somewhere along the way.

	~~[[Image: LouAlbanoMarioDannyWellsLuigi~~.~~jpg]]~~		Much rarer are the tales of a supposed third show, hosted by a live-action Koopa of all things while also showing a bunch of public domain cartoons. The fact that we can only say "tales" just shows how little of it is remembered.

	==The First Movie==		==The First Movie==

63.193.173.46: /* Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie */

2023-04-30T02:55:32Z

Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie

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	==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==		==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==
	Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi nor a deep NYC accent like Charles Martinet himself can.(Search Youtube for the Grossology edutainment game) That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.		Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi nor a deep NYC accent like Charles Martinet(the voice of Mario in the games) himself can.(Search Youtube for the Grossology edutainment game) That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.
	It turned out to be a smash hit!		It turned out to be a smash hit!

63.193.173.46: /* Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie */

2023-04-30T02:54:44Z

Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie

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	==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==		==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==
	Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi. That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.		Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi nor a deep NYC accent like Charles Martinet himself can.(Search Youtube for the Grossology edutainment game) That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.
	It turned out to be a smash hit!		It turned out to be a smash hit!

73.68.28.13: /* Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie */

2023-04-30T02:24:41Z

Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie

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	==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==		==Illumination’s Super Mario Bros Movie==
	Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi. That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.		Thirty years after the commercial failure of the previous film, Nintendo started shopping around for a studio to give it another go, and settled on Illumination, who had been quite successful with their Minions franchise and other children’s animated films. After the official announcement people became very excited - up until it was announced that Chris Pratt would play Mario, who is not known for his voice work and was believed to have been cast for name recognition only. He also doesn’t do a very strong Brooklyn accent compared to Charlie Day’s Luigi. That being said, the rest of the casting choices were spot-on, and the trailers looked like this film would be way more faithful to the Mario universe including callbacks to all sorts of Easter eggs, including the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, Rainbow Road, Donkey Kong, etc.
			It turned out to be a smash hit!