Did you know that six years before Super Smash Bros, there was a fighting game bringing together various Mario characters for an all-out brawl to the death!?

If you didn't, you are forgiven for not knowing about the bizarre, Chinese bootleg fan game KART FIGHTER - infamous to some as the worst fighting game of all time, beloved by others for being that Street Fighter mashup of our dreams.

And I'll be chatting about this crossover with Chris Osborne, the host of the fantastic Play Comics which dives into the entire history of video-games inspired by comic books. I was recently a guest discussing Astro Boy: Omega Factor for the GBA and other Glitterjaw crew have featured on it too!

Check out the full archive of episodes below: https://playcomics.com

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Our opening them is Supermario Brothers feat. MC Mario by the Ambassadors of Funk.

Today we're going back to the (almost) start as we head to the arcade for Mario Bros. No, not "Super" Mario Bros. - but the crab-kicking, fly-swatting original arcade adventure which introduced us to pipes, coins and a certain green-capped brother!

And I'll be chatting about those arcade adventures with actor and comedian Chris Grace! You'll know him from Superstore, DropOut.tv and his board gaming YouTube channels below!

https://www.instagram.com/chrisgracecomedy/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/@NoobsattheGameTable

https://www.youtube.com/@NoobsontheGooftower/

Super Mario Moment is a proud member of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcasting Collective! You can check out all their other great shows below!

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This episode of Super Mario Moment can also be watched on YouTube here:

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Our opening them is Supermario Brothers feat. MC Mario by the Ambassadors of Funk.

GRAWH! It's finally time for a Bowser Moment, as we discuss the 35th Anniversary title included in the Switch release of Super Mario 3D World... it's Bowser's Fury!

As well as discussing the game, we'll be diving into why Bowser is such a beloved and popular character, especially with folks who have a type, with a Glitterjaw cofounder and icon Derek B. Gayle!

Derek is the cohost of many shows on the Glitterjaw Collective including Skreeonk!, Walloping Websnappers, Falling with Style and more - and they can all be found not he site here: https://www.glitterjaw.com

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Our opening them is Supermario Brothers feat. MC Mario by the Ambassadors of Funk.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, PAISANOS!

For this extra spooky Super Mario Moment, we are checking out the most recent entry in the green-brother's spin off series - Luigi's Mansion 3!

I'll be chatting dead divas, haunted hallways and whether or not this game counts as horror with an expert in the genre - from Glitterjaw's very own Fear Coded, we have Merrilee O'Neil!

You can check out Fear Coded over on the Glitterjaw website along with Super Mario Moment itself!

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The concept of a Mario theme park was the stuff of childhood dreams but does it live up to the promise?

Today we are discussing the Universal Studio's Super Nintendo World - both the Japanese and Californian experiences! And joining me to discuss the rides, the food and Charlie XCX is my other Super Bros, writer, DJ and podcast host - Rory Steele!

You can find Rory online @rorysteele and @viewinggum and listen to his podcast Games on Film wherever you get your podcasts or at https://gamesonfilm.wixsite.com/podcast

You can also listen to Rory's Music2000 PS1 music here https://beatroyale.bandcamp.com/album/music-2000?fbclid=IwY2xjawNhpQ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoYXFrYjZrRTFyRUVLTGxyAR6UXfh7EFP3J6IqU_N3zWZk7U1xIelXcHsZrT7J3xJaDMiBgN7ihh_bqYevrQ_aem_0B1wa7zJwqSFBVuu1qNZkg

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Our opening them is Supermario Brothers feat. MC Mario by the Ambassadors of Funk.

What do you do when you make the best game ever? You only go and do it again!

Today we are discussing the absolutely wonderful Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo. We'll be chatting clown cars, chocolate islands and dinosaur companions!

And joining me today is Izzi Rae aka Izzi8Bit, animation, pixel art and game development superstar! Before getting into the game, we talk a length about her career, her love of Bowser and fondness for the deepest cut Mario characters!

You can follow Izzi's work at https://bsky.app/profile/izzi8bit.bsky.social and check out her game Sunnie Bell in Just-a-Jest when the demo drops this October!

Super Mario Moment is a proud member of the GlitterJaw Queer Podcasting Collective.

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You can also watch this episode as a video podcast here: https://youtu.be/ZXhbso0iYrk

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What was your favourite game of 2008? Was it Mario Kart Wii? Smash Bros Brawl? Perhaps GTA IV?

Buried among those classics was the little-played Wario Land: Shake It! which brought back the treasure-hunting, garlic-chomping version of everyone's favourite antihero coupled with new motion controls, an incredible hand-drawn art style and even fan-favourite Captain Syrup. Seems like a slam dunk - so why is it that this platforming classic doesn't seem to be as fondly remembered as everything else on the best selling console of the era?

And joining me today is Russ Moran from the Kaiju ComicCast, who loves a villain because he would never dream of being one. You can check out KaijuComicCast on all you podcasting apps and give them a follow on Instagram and Bluesky! I've even guested on a few eps including a recent deep dive on my book Go-Man!

Super Mario Moment is a proud member of the GlitterJaw Queer Podcasting Collective.

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This episode can also be watched on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/OVU7kJCjCmM?si=5LgGVZP8LB8qRxW5

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Before the Bananza... before the Country... there was simply... Donkey Kong!

That's right, today we are discussing the 1994 sequel (or remake?) to the original arcade classic Donkey Kong!

We'll be chatting back-flipping Mario's, the revolutionary addition of adding a tie to a gorilla and whether being actually realise this game has 101 extremely different and difficult levels in it?

And joining me today is the comics and video-game writer Daniel Barnes, (aka Danny8Bit) who has had a hand shaping the official Sonic comics, wrote a legendary Mario fan comic and is currently the kickstarting is incredible cross-media universe project ENDLESS FANTASIA!

Please check it out and consider donating here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/206565177/endless-fantasia

Super Mario Moment is a proud member of the GlitterJaw Queer Podcasting Collective.

https://www.glitterjaw.com

https://www.glitterjaw.com/super-mario-moment

This episode can also be watched on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/OVU7kJCjCmM?si=5LgGVZP8LB8qRxW5

Super Mario Moment can also be found on BlueSky at https://bsky.app/profile/supermariomoment.bsky.social and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/supermariomoment/

Support me financially on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/hamishsteele