A philosophical look at Super Mario Brothers, part I: Who has the power? One cannot doubt Mario’s innate abilities. For a short stocky man with only a modest blue collar plumbing background, he harbors truly astounding athletic talents. First, he has the remarkable ability to jump several times his own height: from a flat standing [...]
Two notable nerdstuffs happening lately: *Just got a supporting membership to AussieCon4, i.e., this year’s WorldCon, i.e., a big nerdy sci-fi convention. Among other things, the reason I got in on it was for a Hugo vote. I’ll have some reading to do before the vote is due July 31, but that’s three months to [...]
The internet has waited long enough for a review of all Chocobo Theme songs. Luckily the internet has prepared a video just for this purpose. Section 1. Comments. FFII. Simple and jangly. The basic awesome melody is there with few extras. But definitely sowing the seeds of greatness. This is the work of a budding [...]
