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The Mushroom Kingdom: A Land of Tyranny and Stockholm Syndrome
I may have gotten carried away on this one, maybe let my mind wander a little too freely. But Princess Peach is a tyrannical dictator and all the toads/mushroom people have Stockholm Syndrome. I refuse to elaborate! Okay, maybe I will. How did the Mushroom Kingdom survive before Mario showed up? The Mushroom Kingdom’s people,…
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Zelda: In Defence of The Downfall Timeline
Ahh the Zelda Timeline, some hate it, some loathe it! I joke. But then there was a fair amount of disagreement when Nintendo, during Zelda’s 25th anniversary, published the official timeline (in the pages of Hyrule Historia). Fans had been theorising about it for years and so when the official chronology was revealed, some people…
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Switch 2: Nintendo Boogaloo
The Nintendo Switch, after an incredible run, is nearing the end of its reign and so, like always at this stage in the console lifespan, there’s a lot of excited speculation about what Nintendo will do next. It’s got me in a permanent Nintendo hype mood, so I thought I’d join in! Trying to predict…
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Mario Day
Happy Mar10 day all! Truly the most celebrated and important holiday of the year! I normally try to make these posts on Mondays, but in honour of Mario, I’ve brought it forward a day to March 10/Mario! (A time rivalled only by Star Wars Day). I don’t have a theory or anything to talk about…
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Creating a Mario Timeline
A few random thoughts on the series’ chronology. There have been a few attempts on YouTube, at least that I’ve seen, to construct a unified Mario timeline – one that includes all of the games. It’s a task that my own nerdy inclinations are sympathetic to, but it does seem a tad insurmountable. There are…
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Secret Sheikah Ninjas in Tears of the Kingdom
(A new, re-edited version of this article is available here.) An almost completely unsubstantiated Legend of Zelda theory. In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, there are Secret Sheikah Ninjas everywhere. I have practically no evidence for this claim but I stand by my assertion. There are Ninjas everywhere! Though my reasons…
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