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INTEREST: Nintendo Officially Reinstates Mario as a Plumber




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SUPER_METR0lD



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:01 pm Reply with quote
Crisis averted.
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Punch Drunk Marc



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:22 pm Reply with quote
I wasn't aware that he stopped being one.
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CastMember1991



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:43 pm Reply with quote
Out of retirement... thank god!!!

Trying to save up for a Nintendo Switch just so I can play Super Mario Odyssey for myself (and get that as-yet-released core Pokémon RPG in development). Heard some wonderful things about that game, and actually played a demo of it at GameStop.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:44 am Reply with quote
Punch Drunk Marc wrote:
I wasn't aware that he stopped being one.

You might say that he had simply too much in the pipeline.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:59 am Reply with quote
When was the last time Mario had to unclog a sh***y toilet or fix a water heater?
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XerneasYveltal



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:55 am Reply with quote
Let's hope for Nintendo not to let Mario change jobs from now on.
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Never_Know_Best



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:25 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
When was the last time Mario had to unclog a sh***y toilet or fix a water heater?


I’m assuming the 80s. Fame really changes a man.
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Heishi



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:11 pm Reply with quote
That was kinda fast.
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Sailor Sedna





PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:44 pm Reply with quote
I did not know they had Mario retire for some time...then again, they never made any Mario games where you have to clean toilets or something...
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Cardcaptor Takato



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:18 pm Reply with quote
Maybe Mario is like Miyazaki and he always keeps constantly coming out of retirement.
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Compelled to Reply



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:55 pm Reply with quote
I think the old text was referencing how Mario found the Mushroom Kingdom doing his job one day. At least that's the implied narrative, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! specifically says so from the OP lyrics. Then again, what has ever been canon in Mario?
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:32 pm Reply with quote
XerneasYveltal wrote:
Let's hope for Nintendo not to let Mario change jobs from now on.


He's been an ape Wrangler, a race car driver, a space explorer, a construction worker, a music composer, a hotel manager, a cleanup worker, a referee, a circus performer, and a bunch of other things (excluding a plumber)....so not likely
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CastMember1991



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:46 pm Reply with quote
Compelled to Reply wrote:
I think the old text was referencing how Mario found the Mushroom Kingdom doing his job one day. At least that's the implied narrative, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! specifically says so from the OP lyrics. Then again, what has ever been canon in Mario?


Especially since he's Nintendo's equivalent to Mickey Mouse. Like Mickey, Mario doesn't have any specific canon to follow.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:56 pm Reply with quote
Mario doesn’t have a canon so much as a nebulous concept where he’s put into a variety of settings. I think Miyamoto said once he treats everyone like actors who go into different roles.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:03 pm Reply with quote
This ain't news worthy. Let me know when Mario becomes Harem King. Now's that's something. Laughing
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