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I have this habit of concocting “band name”-worthy phrases based on things I read, hear, or discuss in my daily life. I was suggesting to my co-worker Todd that I should get a notebook and write them all down. He suggested something even better: blog them. So, every time I think of a noteworthy name, I’ll throw it up here on the Asides section. Everyone’s invited to critique, discuss, and otherwise
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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a bona fide Mario platformer for a home console. Super Mario Sunshine came out for the GameCube in 2002, and seemed to leave critics a tad disappointed. The franchise got some much needed (and well-received) attention in the last year with New Super Mario Bros. for the DS and Super Paper Mario for the Wii. Both were delicious experiences, albeit rather short, but neither seemed to scratch the itch Mario fans have had since the groundbreaking Super Mario 64 over a decade ago. Nearly a year after the release of the Wii, we finally get this console generation’s true Mario offering: Super Mario Galaxy. Did Nintendo manage to find the same inspiration for it that they did for their other recent Mario games?
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