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.
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!
Just a quick post to let everyone know that we’ve added a new widget to our site that let’s you play the classic Asteroids game with a Super Mario twist! Just click on the Super Mario Asteroids page below our logo and follow the instructions. Give us your feedback on what you think.
Enjoy!
Mark | December 5, 2009
