Organ Grinders, Kongs and Super Mario Monkey Business — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
An old New York tradition lives on in Nintendo’s biggest franchise — but only accidentally.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
There may be a deeper meaning to the Elemental Fiends’ Dante connection.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
And the 80s movie scavenger hunt to find the real sources of the game’s grunts and groans.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
No, despite what you may read online, his name is not actually Mr. Peepers.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Is Hyrule lore so rich that it created its own linguistic traditions?| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Why Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs sound like they belong in this franchise.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
But Street Fighter’s Eagle isn’t the only queer-coded bouncer in a fighting game.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
King Arthur, kappa and champagne figure into this weird combo of monastic and monstrous.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Nostalgia aside, sometimes a green snake in a jar is just a green snake in a jar.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
But thirty years later, the west is ready for a flouncy gay villain in fetish gear, I swear.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
And how she waited more nearly forty years to become a playable character.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
And in Japan especially, he’s more than just a walking Freddie Mercury reference.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
You too can learn about cultural inspiration, homage and imitation through the history of a Koji Kondo composition.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Scans from a Super Mario Bros. 2-themed activity book show off official Nintendo art of the game’s forgotten characters.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
The pop culture connections between Street Fighter’s Cammy, Virtua Fighter’s Sarah and Tekken’s Nina.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
How a cross-cultural study of flatulence humor can teach us about the human condition. No, really!| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
The Street Fighter II designer claimed his characters were not inspired by “other sources,” despite a certain Mike Tyson lookalike.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Nintendo’s effort to bring D.K. back into the fold goes back to 1991, well before the Rare era.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Mentioned herein: Alice in Wonderland, Santa Claus, the Smurfs, Minnie Mouse, and 1970s toadstool decor.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
An old New York tradition lives on in Nintendo’s biggest franchise — but only accidentally.| Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
