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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, Mario never criticizes the player for underperforming and tries to be understanding and supportive. According to Charles Martinet, that was his initiative, as he felt being negative would go against the core principles of Mario's character.

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, even if the player does badly or underperforms compared to previous attempts, Mario will try to be understanding instead of critical:
Uh-oh, that wasn't quite as fast as the last time.
Hmm, are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now... if I had any. (laughs)
Charles Martinet, speaking at TooManyGames Convention 2021:
I got this marvelous opportunity to do Mario Teaches Typing. And when I got the script and I'm in the studio - I'm reading the script for the first time, there were things like "You failed!"
"That wasn't very good." "That was much worse... that was bad."
And I was reading that and I said, "Do you mind if I just, like, play with these words a little bit and just change them around?" because, you know, I never say "no" and I never say anything negative as Mario... and the producer graciously said "Sure, go for it!"
And so it became "Oh, that was good, but I know you can do even better!" "Oh, nice one but let's try again!" so it was always uplifting and always trying to be positive. And I think that that is the essence of the character to me - it's that love and that joy.
Source: transcript of speech found at youtube.com/watch?v=k9RywNQXCUM

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remembering Seaside Hill Mystic Mansion Team Dark 'Sonic Heroes'

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Daily bunny no.3464 knows who to blame

A bunny stands in her living room, where a black cat has knocked two colorful vases off a table onto the floor. Other vases are around the room, part of her grand collection. She looks angry at the cat, who is grinning.

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Apron Uni! It suits him so well :3

A black-and-white cat wearing a black-and-white apron sits on the floor

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Choose Wisely Mystic Mansion Team Sonic 'Sonic Heroes'

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Aw yeah it's back to 1996 on LGR youtu.be/o0wDkCp3Eu4 Checking out the graphics card Sierra On-Line ever sold: the Screamin' 3D! That alone makes it a notable oddity, but it's also a Rendition Verite V1000, which can provide some awesome results!...and a slew of shortcomings and mid-90s quirkiness

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Sierra Screamin' 3D Graphics Accelerator from 1996

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Scott Forester @scofoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So what do we call them now? The....brothers, and sister?

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Light speed shoes Sonic's story 'Sonic Adventure' Dreamcast

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Spike Hazard Emerald Coast 'Sonic Adventure'

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Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Burger King Halloween Whopper (2015-2015): A classic Whopper burger, with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, and A1 Thick n Hearty sauce, served on a "spooky" dyed-black bun-with more A1 sauce baked into it. It became infamous for complaints of the dye turning stool green.

A cheeseburger with pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo on a black bun with sesame seeds, sitting on a stump and a slab of rock, next to an overturn A1 steak sauce bottle

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Kiana Mai @kianamai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

euuughhhh

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John "Ducky" Szymanski @ducky-dev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Welcome to Szymantober, in which a bunch of Szymanski announcements all clump together in one month. TO BEGIN WITH, My Friendly Neighborhood is coming to Switch 2 October 22nd!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donkey Kong 64 contains unused text that would have referenced the Gold Skulltula sidequest from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as a joke explanation for Donkey Kong not being able to do something.

(mockup screenshot using text extracted from files)
HEY, DONKEY, YOU'LL NEED 100 SKULLTILLEYS IF YOU WANT TO RACE ME!
Donkey Kong 64 contains an unused line of text for the seal in Gloomy Galleon where he tells Donkey Kong that he needs "100 Skulltilleys" to race him. This was intended to be used in the game's demo as a joke explanation for why the race cannot be accessed.
This is of course a reference to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, where Gold Skulltulas can be found all over Hyrule. Defeating them produces tokens, 100 of which are needed to lift the curse on a family in Kakariko Village which turned them into spiders.
The spelling "Skulltilleys" instead of "Skulltulas" appears to be an inside reference to the name of Rareware artist Carl Tilley, who worked on this game.
Source: Ferrox, Alley, tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_64/Unused_Text

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ByTheBrooks @bythebrooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Diabolical side profile #monkeywrench

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_Mostly_Ghostly_ @mostlyghostly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s almost his time of year again ✌️🗡️💀🛡️

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Uni fits perfectly :3

A black-and-white cat sitting perfectly in a narrow space

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dizzy Mystic Mansion Team Dark 'Sonic Heroes'

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hit The Target Mystic Mansion Team Dark 'Sonic Heroes'

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Goh_billy @gohbilly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rocket Lawn Chair!

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Unigiri! :3

A black-and-white cat loafs on the top of a cat scratcher next to an air purifier, looking at the camera

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A closer look at the possessed gravestone outside the Pumpkin Mansion track of 'Sonic Racing CrossWorlds'.

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Sushi Kev Art @sushikevart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fall Daisy? Heck yeah ~🧡 #daisy #nintendo

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Lil' Miss @lilmissussy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Witch Returns! #Misstober2026

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Daily bunny no.3463 is going to fix the place up

Two bunnies go through the ruins of a small stone house of sometime. The building is ruined and has no roof. One bunny looks through the top window, assessing the damages.

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Only I May Grind Hang Castle 'Sonic Heroes'

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5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

*hands u this controller*

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Muz 🍀 @muzyoshi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Patreon Requests (September 2026) This month's theme was 'Minions/Lackeys'! Become a Patreon member here!

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Gwen!!! @poodlewool.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

here she is!!

a traditional media drawing of an orpington hen in big witch boots and a witch hat

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Penny Parker @snapcube.gay · 30/09/2026

concept doodle for babble's "thinking" toggle that I did because I knew exactly what I wanted the motion to be from frame 1 when sol and I were talking abt adding more core expressions.