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Is Toad Middle Eastern?
First, we discovered that the clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros. were using the same sprite.
Later, mankind theorised that the entirety of Super Mario Bros 3. was actually a stage play.
And now, I have unearthed the next “it was there all along” revelation of the Mario universe; Toad is Middle Eastern. Sort of, I mean, he’s not from the actual Middle East or Arab or anything, he’s a mushroom, but just roll with me here.
Reason #1 – Look at Him
Am I the only one seeing this!? What about the Dryites from Paper Mario? What about the pyramids that appear in so many levels? Are Shy Guys supposed to be female Toads in burkas!? Okay, no, that one was stupid, but you can’t deny the irrefutable evidence that Toad, and evidently, much of the Mushroom Kingdom, are thematically and allegorically Arabic.
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Later, mankind theorised that the entirety of Super Mario Bros 3. was actually a stage play.
And now, I have unearthed the next “it was there all along” revelation of the Mario universe; Toad is Middle Eastern. Sort of, I mean, he’s not from the actual Middle East or Arab or anything, he’s a mushroom, but just roll with me here.
Reason #1 – Look at Him
Am I the only one seeing this!? What about the Dryites from Paper Mario? What about the pyramids that appear in so many levels? Are Shy Guys supposed to be female Toads in burkas!? Okay, no, that one was stupid, but you can’t deny the irrefutable evidence that Toad, and evidently, much of the Mushroom Kingdom, are thematically and allegorically Arabic.
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About Handyone of us since 1:44 PM on 09.14.2009
Welcome to the blog.... you must be bored. anyway im Handy, I'm a student in Ireland and I'm here to talk about whatever may come into my mind....so not much then.
Lets see... I’ve been playing games pretty much my whole life, since my Commodore back in the day to my ps3 now I’ve been hooked. Actually come to think of it I can’t remember a time I wasn’t playing games. Can’t say I have a favourite genre, I like to try a bit of everything, though I will go to town on a good RPG. I’ll have something to fill in this space as soon as my life becomes interesting.
^^^ Seriously, I wrote that like four years ago and still nothing interesting has happened.
Like everyone else on Destructoid I’m at a loss on what to fill this space with so I guess I’ll just catalogue my greatest hits, if you can call a loose collection of lists and borderline pornographic fanart “greatest hits”.
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Lets see... I’ve been playing games pretty much my whole life, since my Commodore back in the day to my ps3 now I’ve been hooked. Actually come to think of it I can’t remember a time I wasn’t playing games. Can’t say I have a favourite genre, I like to try a bit of everything, though I will go to town on a good RPG. I’ll have something to fill in this space as soon as my life becomes interesting.
^^^ Seriously, I wrote that like four years ago and still nothing interesting has happened.
Like everyone else on Destructoid I’m at a loss on what to fill this space with so I guess I’ll just catalogue my greatest hits, if you can call a loose collection of lists and borderline pornographic fanart “greatest hits”.
Listmania – Because liking something isn’t as important as liking it in the correct order.
Game plots that are clearly rip-offs: Part two
Gamings Greatest Slinky Invisible Women with Huge Asses
E3 Approaches: The E3 survival guide!
Something about E3: 34 things you’ll have to hear soon
Lost? Lonely? Looking for Love?
Gaming’s worst legal guardians
Gaming DIY
Valentine’s Day, Shmalentine’s.....Shmay
Get a new look at the Gaming Salon!
Hatesgiving
The NPC survival guide
Game lessons that don’t work in real life
Fanart Flops – Because you must suffer.
Fanart Flops: Back by (Un)Popular Demand
Fanart Flops: Eyebleach, I Choose You Edition
Fanart Flops: Octopus Hojo Edition
Fanart Flops: Stop Raping My Childhood Edition
Fanart Flops. (Possibly NSFW)
Wankery – The terrible results of when I pretend I’m smart.
Dear Industry: I Am Not a Psychopath
Final Fantasy Versus Itself
Only Human
The culture Gap
Sargasm – Because I’m kind of a dick.
Darksiders 2 in a nutshell
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
How Dare You, Capcom
Death to Red Shepard!
How to make a sequel
Why FFXIII is the worst one EVAR!
The Scandalous Scam of Samit Sarkar!
In the name of SCIENCE!!!
Front page – When Destructoid has terrible lapses in judgement.
Top 12 Videogame porno parodies (NSFW)
Handy’s X-mas X-travaganza begins now!
Game plots that are clearly rip-offs
Comments of the Week: Busst Stop
Comments of the week: George Michael Warfare 3
Don’t forget Comments of the Week
Comments of the Week: Tinfoil Hat Edition
Just because.