KSD writes: Mario is a game that always struck me as highly strange—especially the early games. With almost no motivation you’re set out into a world where you hop on mushroom and turtle people and drop their king into lake of fire only for the princess to reward you with another quest. But, strangely enough, many of the weird things have a basis in Japanese mythology and culture, as well as a few other traditions.
These groundbreaking video games changed gaming forever and drew in scores of fans in the process.
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