RolStoppable said:
As if your reasoning is any better. Previously we had established that Mario's trope is one of the more powerful ones that has had a continued existence throughout human history, but in Mario's case you simply say it's worthless, not part of Mario's appeal. |
Yes, because Super Mario Bros. is not a story, it is a game. The appeal of Mario is intrinsic to the games, not to the story. Trying to pretend that its position in the halls of Hero's Journeys is half the reason for its popularity is absurd and unsubstantiated. Christ, do you want me to start naming lesser games with less than a tenth the appeal that use the same essential trope? Do you realize that one of them is Pikmin?
