tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post3632912377081641469..comments2024-02-26T00:27:47.712-08:00Comments on Cross-Up: The Secret Origin of Princess Peach (In Theory)Voltechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038586008627390463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-88403535315249009172013-03-06T18:36:20.914-08:002013-03-06T18:36:20.914-08:00Well, it looks like I learned something extremely ...Well, it looks like I learned something extremely valuable today: Game Theory is a web series that exists, and I should probably watch it more. For the game discussions, mind, not the horrific implications of chronologically-impossible surgeries done on a slew of virtual maidens. That's some dark shit, man. Pitch black.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-78503094294479233062013-03-05T22:06:44.543-08:002013-03-05T22:06:44.543-08:00A pretty pretty girl that's near 7 feet tall a...A pretty pretty girl that's near 7 feet tall and can control the elements at will? That's not a matter of being secure in your masculinity, dude. It's more about whether or not you like playing as Chuck Norris with tits.<br /><br />I know I do...<br /><br />On a related note:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCYqk3-lUTYKostantinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-55695309075815819222013-03-05T22:00:42.873-08:002013-03-05T22:00:42.873-08:00Well, I don't have iron-clad proof, but I'...Well, I don't have iron-clad proof, but I'd like to think that it's at least remotely possible...or if not possible, then hilarious to consider. Maybe we'll get confirmation if Nintendo ever decides to go through with Super Princess Peach 2. <br /><br /><br />If the game was good enough, I'd play it; I'm secure enough in my masculinity to admit that I have no problems pretending to be a pretty, pretty girl.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-42928366598074601632013-03-05T21:17:26.531-08:002013-03-05T21:17:26.531-08:00So Princess Peach is the Champion Eternal, set sma...So Princess Peach is the Champion Eternal, set smack-dab in the center of a multiversal game of chess played out by unseen powers whose actions appear to have no rhyme or reason?<br /><br />Sounds great to me.Kostantinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-65979841535218163452013-03-05T18:14:18.887-08:002013-03-05T18:14:18.887-08:00"...but the detection of subtle hints at an e..."...but the detection of subtle hints at an expanded universe Miyamoto has locked away in his mind."<br /><br /><br />Hmmm...IIRC, Miyamoto's games are based on his own adventures, hobbies, and life experiences, so maybe he's drawn some further inspiration than we'll ever know. Maybe he had an ex-girlfriend three times his size who kept badgering him to play tennis or something. Oh man, wouldn't that be a trip?Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-24807298779794416292013-03-05T06:52:10.735-08:002013-03-05T06:52:10.735-08:00I'm not all too knowledgeable in Mario lore, e...I'm not all too knowledgeable in Mario lore, either, but your theory does seem to hold water to Mario "canon," considering the points you've brought up and the Super Mario Bros. manual mentioning her counter-spell abilities. It very well may not be just baseless conjecture, but the detection of subtle hints at an expanded universe Miyamoto has locked away in his mind.<br />Of course, we'll probably never know for sure until the release of "Mushroom Historia," in which we'll find out that the storyline actually splits into five different paths at Super Mario Bros. 3, depending on how much Mario abused the power of the flute and how many kingdoms Mario abandoned to the Koopalings. Or something like that.Sirrah Yllibhttp://www.facebook.com/sirrah.yllibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-73601582581382700922013-03-04T18:35:39.061-08:002013-03-04T18:35:39.061-08:00"The game performed so poorly that Sony cut t..."The game performed so poorly that Sony cut ties with the developer."<br /><br />FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU -- <br /><br />But they were hiring new personnel for a sequel, weren't they? So what, is that out the window, too? Well, I guess it has to, if Sony cut ties...oh, hey! Maybe if Sony suddenly needs to promote a whole bunch of games at once, they'll give the devs a call! Yeah! That's...that's a possibility, right?<br /><br />...To reiterate: FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU --<br /><br /><br /><br />But back on topic. Yeah, I'll admit very quickly and earnestly that I know nothing about the Mario canon, but it is nice to try and come up with one's own cuh-RAY-zee scenarios every now and then. Still, that's quite a number of factoids you've picked up. Shame they're not common knowledge, though; I can't help but wonder what people would think of the princess if they knew she had the power to reverse evil spells. Of course, I now find Goombas to be incredibly horrifying -- if they're Toads turned evil, do they have any awareness of it? Are they good people locked into bad bodies? And even if that isn't the case, isn't Mario still recklessly and literally stamping out the lives of sentient creatures?<br /><br /><br />Maybe this is why Miyamoto doesn't put too much stock into the Mario games' stories. The implications are...uh, let's call them "discouraging" and leave them at that.<br /><br /><br />On a side note: I'll gladly give you that Rosalina's the most powerful female in the canon, and that all the facts I've yet to learn (and probably never will) make this little more than a gag piece. But I still think my theory's hilariously awesome, so I'm sticking with it for a while longer. *executes goofy smile and thumbs-up while an 80's guitar riff plays in the background*Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-78317343792896355442013-03-04T17:27:37.401-08:002013-03-04T17:27:37.401-08:00"It’ll be interesting to see what comes next ..."It’ll be interesting to see what comes next for the game, both in terms of new characters and in terms of a sequel that can improve on what we have already."<br /><br />There won't be one. The game performed so poorly that Sony cut ties with the developer.<br /><br />Also, your lack of knowledge of Mario canon shows, TBQH (though some parts of it are so obscure that I can't blame you).<br /><br />I cba to counter everything, but there's a game where you can play as Peach as well as Mario, Luigi and Toad, and Peach is the same height as everyone else, needing the super mushroom to reach her height for all her other appearances (and it's a moot point anyway, since every Mario appearance outside of his own games assume he's had a mushroom by default and thus we can assume that his height AFTER eating a mushroom is a default height). While the game wasn't originally made as a Mario game, it was still eventually released everywhere as one.<br /><br />In addition, I've heard the instruction manuals for the original game explain why she gets kidnapped (and I thank Did You Know Gaming for informing me): Goombas are actually Toads that have been transformed by an evil spell and only Peach can reverse it, so Bowser locked her up so she can't even try.<br /><br />Also, while she may be depicted as quite powerful (IIRC,one site calculated her physical strength based on her side game appearances and determined that she could turn a person't head into paste with a kick based on her attack in Strikers), I think it's safe to assume that Rosalina is the most powerful female in Mario canon, since she's very subtly implied to be God. (Well, not really but close - and she seems to be immortal according to the picture books in Galaxy.)burnpsyhttp://burnpsy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com