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How One Weird Little Guy Connects Yoshi’s Island to Donkey Kong

Nintendo’s effort to bring D.K. back into the fold goes back to 1991, well before the Rare era.

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Are Super Mario’s Mushrooms a Reference to Hallucinogenic Drugs?

Mentioned herein: Alice in Wonderland, Santa Claus, the Smurfs, Minnie Mouse, and 1970s toadstool decor.

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An old New York tradition lives on in Nintendo’s biggest franchise — but only accidentally.

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A story about jeeps and Japanese dumplings and the canine members of the Mario universe.