Hello!
Thank you once again so much for your continued support! I hope that the things I have done since returning to work have been to your liking! Here is a brief summary:
-I have begun writing long-form articles again. The last one was a week ago, with the next one coming later this week, and more every week of November until December, where they will become even more frequent. In a...
Welcome, everyone, to the 51th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone - and the first long-form Patreon article created in my capacity as a full-time Mario obscure content archivist, all thanks to your incredible support! Let's dive into the depths of Mario's world together!
Today, I will be ...
2024-10-30 22:35:57 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
To those who have recently so graciously decided to support my work and join: Welcome to the Supper Mario Broth Patreon! Here, you will see the full extent of my passion and dedication for Mario with long-form articles, podcasts, and other in-depth content! To those who have been members for a longer time and whose support has enabled me to get this far through my times of need: We...
2024-10-27 16:12:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 50th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will analyze a fascinating document detailing the early bosses, enemies and basic story structure of Super Mario RPG.
Into the Weapon Realm
Super Mario RPG was released in 199...
2022-01-03 01:13:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 49th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Galaxy Colosseum
As the years go on and more and more video games across the industry are developed to heavily incorporate - or be entirely built around - online functionality, the scenario of con...
2022-01-01 22:55:47 +0000 UTC View PostI am terribly sorry, but I would like to inform you that I have been sick for the last few days (though luckily not with any strain of COVID-19, as determined by testing), leaving me unable to work on the daily articles. The notes for the next episode of the Supper Mario Broth Supper Show podcast have been finalized and it will be released as soon as I am able to record it, which should hopeful...
2021-12-20 17:28:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 48th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
In this article, I will talk about the technical aspects of displaying snowfall effects in various Mario games over the years.
Technical Snow-How
As we approach the end of the year, snow has...
2021-12-17 05:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 47th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
In this article, I will tell a story of anticipation and disappointment as I extracted what ultimately turned out to be a faulty jigsaw puzzle from a Japanese guide for Donkey Kong '94.
Jigsaw Japes 2021-12-15 05:11:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 46th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
In this article I will analyze the color theory behind choosing the Power Moon colors in Super Mario Odyssey.
Please note that due to running into unforeseen difficulties with the preparation of my Supper Mario Broth...
2021-12-14 04:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the sixth Supper Mario Broth Supper Show podcast. This is the beginning of the new schedule where the podcasts are shorter, but are released weekly. Please note that the podcasts are no longer scripted as writing a 10,000+ word script every week on top of the daily articles and the operation of my public blogs is not feasible.
The transcript will be available a few days f...
2021-12-13 05:25:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 45th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
In this article I will analyze what the most correct way to refer to the lives in Mario games is, according to the games themselves.
Gain a Mario, Lose a Mario
Since the dawn of video games ...
2021-12-12 03:01:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 44th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
In this article I will present 5 less well-known or popular Mario games as a way to expose them to an audience who may be interested in trying them out.
The Broth Recommends
This article is ...
2021-12-11 02:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 43rd issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, we will once again be taking a look at a unique set of Super Mario 64 maps, this time from the French 64 Player magazine.
C'est Moi, Mario
Those who have read all of the articles on t...
2021-12-10 03:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 42nd issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Yoshi's Branded World
Yoshi's Crafted World was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2019, first being showcased at E3 under the working title of simply "Yoshi". Even in the first trailer, one intr...
2021-12-09 03:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 41st issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Concerned about Bowser's Health
The Super Mario Maker series is built around the idea that most objects can interact with each other, which enables a richness of gameplay interactions known in game develop...
2021-12-08 02:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 40th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will showcase all the Mario-related special collectible card sets published in the Nintendo Power magazine.
Nintendo Power Cards
As most North American Nintendo fans know, Nintendo Power was...
2021-12-07 01:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 39th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will talk about the different types of windows in video games and analyze the windows seen in the Super Mario Galaxy games to provide examples.
Windows To The Cosmos
The environment...
2021-12-06 01:28:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 38th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will analyze Cranky Kong's unused cryptic hints found in the code of Donkey Kong Country.
The Hints That Never Were
Donkey Kong Country, released in 1994, was the first appearance o...
2021-12-05 01:10:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 37th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will showcase the entirety of the content pertaining to the randomly generated passengers on the Excess Express in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Randomness in Excess
Like man...
2021-12-04 00:55:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 36th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will explore a very surprising reference to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga found in WarioWare Gold.
Wario: Superstar Saga
WarioWare Gold was one of the last games released for th...
2021-12-03 00:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 35th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will showcase all instances of an obscure feature that Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 have in common: 1-Up Mushrooms that appear when touching a set of invisible activation zones. Both level editor views sho...
2021-12-02 00:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post
On October 1st, 2020, Super Mario Bros. 35, an
2020-10-09 19:50:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Few locations in Super Mario Odyssey are as mysterious and unsettling as the hidden Deep Woods area in the Wooded Kingdom.
For those who have followed the game since its announcement in January 2017, the first look at the Deep Woods area happened at E3 2017, where select journalists were able to ...
2020-09-02 16:25:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 34th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will analyze the design of the Forest area in Donkey Kong Country Returns and how the developers have created an ecosystem from scratch using fantasy elements.
Please note that all images used in this a...
2020-05-19 17:44:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 33rd issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will present my findings on how often each word appears in the titles of Mario franchise games, both in list and word cloud form.
Mario's Frequency Distribution
The amo...
2020-02-05 03:17:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 32nd issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will discuss what unique outfits Luigi could wear in a potential Super Mario Odyssey sequel, provided he is playable and the same outfit customization exists there.
Super Luigi Odysse...
2020-01-27 02:26:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the fifth Supper Mario Broth Supper Show podcast. In this 1 hour-long episode, I discuss the level design of Donkey Kong Country 3 and how it is able to create a streamlined platforming experience with only few new mechanics or elements added in each level. The podcast starts with me talking about the design of Mario game levels, so even if you are not particularly interested in the ...
2020-01-17 08:34:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 31st issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will examine textures from Super Mario Sunshine that appear to depict nonsense symbols which, upon analysis, turn out to be coded English.
Deciphering the Pianta Language 2020-01-12 17:34:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, everyone, to the 30th issue of Supper Mario Broth: Special Zone.
Today, I will examine the Tall, Tall Mountain slide from Super Mario 64 and point out some little-known details about it.
Mysterious Mountainside
Super Mario 64, despite its sta...
2020-01-08 15:09:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the fourth Supper Mario Broth Supper Show podcast. This is the first podcast in what should be weekly releases for the $3 level Supper Players support tier, as opposed to the old ones that were intended to be monthly, but which I unfortunately did not manage to release in a timely manner due to their scripts being immensely long, reaching 40,000 words in one case. This particular epi...
2020-01-06 14:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post