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"Mario" Explained by 6 Year Olds

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Originally posted by None
Other than writing for 4cr I have a full time job as an English teacher. This year I switched to teaching elementary school. The kids are great but it is an exhausting job. Anyway, recently I decided to do a lesson about family structure. To teach English words like Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, etc.

As with a lot of lessons I do with first graders, I have to make it as interesting as possible or I can’t hold their attention for more than about 7 seconds. Kids this age love video games. Especially Mario games, so when teaching the word “brother” I decided to use a word they already know from the game “Super Mario Brothers“. However as it turned out, the one who got the lesson was me. Here’s what happened:

(This was almost all in Japanese, but I’ll writing it in English here)

Me: Here is a good way for you to remember the word for “brother”. Finish this phrase: “Super Mario _______” (wait for response)

Energetic boy: Galaxy!

Me: Ok, it’s a bit different.. try again, “Super Mario _____”

Girl: Party?

Me: One more try. “Super Mario ______”

Boy: I got it! Brothers!

Me: Good. That’s right. The word is “brother”. So who is Mario’s brother?

Boy in the back: Wario!

Me: Is he?

Boy: Yes!

Me: Ok, well.. Does Mario have another brother?

Different boy: Waluigi!

Me: He’s Mario’s brother too?

(Students discuss this among themselves and eventually decide)

Boy: No, only Wario.

Me: OK. But I think he has another brother.

Girl: Luigi!

Me: Yes! Luigi is Mario’s Bro..

Excited boy who interrupted me: Peach!

Me: Peach? Peach is Mario’s brother?

Girl: Of course not! Peach is Mario’s sister!

Me: Oh sorry..

Girl: It’s ok.

Me: Who else is in Mario’s family?

Boy: Koopa! (“Bowser” in the English versions)

Me: He is? Is he Mario’s brother too?

Same boy: No, he’s Mario’s father.

Other boy: He’s not!

Girl: Maybe an uncle?

Boy: Mini-Koopa is Koopa’s son.

Me: Anyway, back to Mario and Luigi. What was the word I want you to remember?

Boy: Oni-chan (the Japanese word for “older brother”)

Me: In English it’s “Older Brother”. Who is older, Mario or Luigi?

Girl: Luigi.

Me: Luigi? Why?

Girl: He’s taller.

I can’t argue with that logic. However I am a bit troubled by some of these revelations. According to my students, I learned the following:

1. Mini Koopa is Mario’s brother, stepbrother or cousin.
2. The height of someone is directly proportional to how old they are.
3. Mario’s father (or uncle) often kidnaps his own daughter (or niece).
4. It is up to Mario to constantly defeat his father (or uncle) to win the love of his sister.
5. Mario is possibly romantically involved with his sister.
6. Mario has an evil brother.
7. No one knows who Waluigi is, but he hangs out with the family at most parties.

And they say Nintendo games are kiddy. Sounds pretty mature to me.


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I read that earlier this week. The best part is that Bowser is Mario's father (or uncle). XD
Now this was pretty entertaining to read XD
You know how the title of the thread says "4 Year Olds"?
It says on the article "6 Year Olds"
Anyway,this was some of the best entertainment I ever read today
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Shakespeare meets Mario.

So much can come from a child's logic. :o
It's not even close to Halloween, and already Christmas Sales are starting early!
"Japanese kids are such nubs." Lawl.

This was funny, even though I skimmed through the dialouge.
Peach is Mario's sister?
Uh... that's very weird...
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Also...


Baby Luigi was kidnapped by Kamek from the stork while it was taking them to their parents.

In the games cutscenes, their parents are human. But if Bowser is their father....


...I see either a cover-up or Luigi really isn't Mario's brother.
1. Mini Koopa is Bowser's son/minion
2. Mario's older
3. Mario’s father is unknown, Bowser is his enemy
4. It is up to Mario to constantly defeat Bowser to win the love of Peach, who is not related to him.
5. Mario is possibly romantically involved with Peach.
6. Mario has an brother, who is not evil, just kinda weird
7. No one knows who Waluigi is. He's just in Mario Party and Mario tennis...

Oh and Wario, who knows? He really doesn't have relations with Mario, but people say he's like his "alter ego".

Anyway, I had to laugh at this. I knew this stuff when I was 4.

Is that more kiddy to you? Bowser usually flies off into the distance, or falls in a lava pit.

Not, take a gun shoot him in the back of the head, blood flies everywhere, like Resident Evil...
I've also been playing Mario since I was 3...
I learned the real Mario stuff around 5. Except Waluigi, I was around 8 when I first found out he even existed.
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Ey! i thought that Wario and Waluigi are evil brothers of mario. There last names are Mario.

Heres a fact: Names of them:
Wario Mario
Waluigi Mario
Luigi Mario
Mario Mario

That's why they're called the Mario BROTHERS! It refers to their last name.
I heard that they used to have a less generic and awkward last name.
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Originally posted by None
3. Mario’s father (or uncle) often kidnaps his own daughter (or niece).
4. It is up to Mario to constantly defeat his father (or uncle) to win the love of his sister.
5. Mario is possibly romantically involved with his sister.



Starwars anyone?
Originally posted by Sind
Originally posted by None
3. Mario’s father (or uncle) often kidnaps his own daughter (or niece).
4. It is up to Mario to constantly defeat his father (or uncle) to win the love of his sister.
5. Mario is possibly romantically involved with his sister.



Starwars anyone?


ROFL (yes, I did use leet, screw you)

Where's Yoshi?

Toad, at least, is easy. He's the family snack.

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Originally posted by Artemiscat55
Where's Yoshi?

Toad, at least, is easy. He's the family snack.

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Noooot loving Toad today. The little evolved Goomba cheated on mariokart today.

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