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Why Is the Big Bad of Bubble Bobble Named ‘Super Drunk’? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Sep 30, 2025 - Unpacking the rather surreal ending to the ‘pop-n-bop’ platformer classic.
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Did Super Mario Bros. 3 Change Our Understanding of the Tanuki? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Mar 19, 2023 - Tanuki don’t fly and don’t have ringed tails… until Mario told the world they did.
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The Origin of Mario’s Trademark Death Animation — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Oct 19, 2025 - Super Mario Bros. taught side-scrolling heroes how to kick the bucket… even if Mario stole those moves.
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Why Is Super Mario Bros. 2 Missing a Level? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Dec 21, 2024 - Among the changes made in transforming Doki Doki Panic into Super Mario Bros. 2 was the explanation for why there's no level 7-3.
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