The Gift Every Kid Wanted | Super Mario 64
Parallel Quest
English - February 10, 2021 00:09 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBBooks Arts TV & Film Film Reviews book reviews books film reviews movie reviews movies reviews short stories stories story discussion storytelling Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Super Mario 64 accompanied by a Nintendo 64 was every young kid’s dream Christmas gift in the mid-90’s. In this week’s episode the guys discuss Super Mario 64, their favorite characters to use in Nintendo games, gamer rage, the rumble pack, and how video games allow us to play a part in crafting our own stories.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 Introduction and welcome to our first video podcast.
0:03:27 The Sleepy Drive-Tru Guy
0:11:28 Kids breaking all the headphones
0:18:18 Steel Lake Studio news and Zach’s new book announcement
0:22:56 CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER; Cody’s choice — Donkey Kong
0:28:08 CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER; Zach’s choice — Kirby
0:33:00 MAIN TOPIC Super Mario 64. Our experience with Mario games.
0:37:25 History of Nintendo and Super Mario franchise
0:50:28 What was the inspiration for the Boo ghosts in SM64?
0:52:37 SM64 has more puzzles than any other Mario before it… Why is that?
0:56:49 The initial reception of SM64
0:59:49 Why Cody can sympathize with the Nintendo 64 kid
1:04:32 Playing the first Bowser level over and over again
1:06:51 SM64 was Zach’s introduction into the video gaming world
1:08:34 The most exciting gift for Christmas of ‘96 before opening the N64
1:10:40 First experience playing SM64
1:14:07 The most impactful game of our youth?
1:15:27 The unique type of storytelling that is experienced with video games
1:17:03 The legacy of Mario continues on
1:21:59 The special place that SM64 will have for us
1:27:06 Goodbye
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