USAopoly, game maker noted for their spinoff versions of Monopoly, has released a Super Mario Chess Set just in time for the holiday season. Could be a nice alternative to a video game for the gamer in your life as well as a neat way to introduce them to chess! The pieces are the classic Nintendo Good Guys vs. Bad Guys, with Mario and Luigi as the King and Queen for the Good Guys and Bowser and Bowser Jr. for the Bad Guys. Gold coins and Koopa shells are the pawns.
Here’s the first Wii costumes of the season! If you are dressing up as a game character this year send us a pic (adults and kids both welcome) and we’ll post them next week.
Bowser and Mario
Brett Elston of gamesradar.com has an interesting post on “The Ever Changing Sizes of Mario and Bowser”, showing how the characters have evolved over the years.
“If you study the duo’s evolution over the course
of 23 years, it’s just plain funny how much Bowser
has shifted sizes, from roughly comparable to
Mario to Godzilla-sized beast of fury.”
Could this be the start of a Super Mario ‘roids scandal? Fun stuff. Check it out!
Mark | December 5, 2009
