Super Mario Bros. 3 Tweets
In December, I replayed Super Mario Bros. 3, which came out in the U.S. 25 years ago yesterday. I was astounded by how inventive and delightful and surprising it still felt after all this time. Here are the tweets I sent during my playthrough, along with a few responses.
Operation Beat Super Mario Bros. 3 for the First Time in Over 20 Years is a go! This just in: Boomerang Bros. are still totally jerks!
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 16, 2014Who could have predicted that the “the king has been turned into a dog” trope would become so tired and overused? pic.twitter.com/pohZjUeTmP
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 16, 2014@carolynmichelle tropes vs kingdogs i believe handled this well
— The Cozy Dark (@bombsfall) December 16, 2014Unlike in modern Mario games, running out of lives is actually a big deal in SMB3. Lost all my progress in world 2 because I had to continue
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 17, 2014I mean look! That turtle shell he’s holding is bigger than he is! He’s got moxie! pic.twitter.com/PDUEc4VztA
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 17, 2014Can you create world maps in Mario Maker? I just want to let people sail around in a cute little boat. pic.twitter.com/QywRFvyQ3n
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 18, 2014Look pal, the king ain’t the only one what’s been transformed, okay? I got my own problems to worry about. pic.twitter.com/LQbLLXCK9d
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 19, 2014OMG YOU GUYS EVERYTHING ON THIS STAGE IS HUGE WHOAAA THATS SO AWESOME! (The kid in me still gets a kick out of this.) pic.twitter.com/U23c4FwQ2R
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 20, 2014@carolynmichelle one of my earliest OH HOLY SHIT memories playing games
— Darius Kazemi (@tinysubversions) December 20, 2014stocking stuffer pic.twitter.com/u2dpii1Zt3
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 23, 2014@carolynmichelle goddammit carolyn
— The Cozy Dark (@bombsfall) December 23, 2014Whoa. I was like, wait, where’s the rest of world 5? Then you climb a vine and boom! It’s way up here! So clever. pic.twitter.com/HnABOnhwh0
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 23, 2014The Ghost of Christmas 24 Years Past pic.twitter.com/WDUTKuWkB7
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 25, 2014Mario cosplaying as a Hammer Bro. pic.twitter.com/bG3VU9GSFN
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 28, 2014I’ll give Bowser this much: he writes with more energy and personality than the Princess. pic.twitter.com/oFD1FOhcin
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 28, 2014One does not simply walk to World 8. (One runs, jumps, flies, and makes liberal use of restore states.) pic.twitter.com/5DfdY6GkzB
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 28, 2014Bye? But I just got here! pic.twitter.com/LkhXb0cumS
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle) December 28, 2014Notes
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