Super Mario Bros. Essays

Super Mario Bros is one of those classic games that most are familiar with. It has revolutionized the video game industry like no game before it had done. It would be hard for a person to not recognize that red-clad plumber, his sidekicks, and at least a handful of all those different enemies. The game just had its thirty-first anniversary yesterday, celebrating years of still-recognizable staying power in the minds of most. Coincidentally, I had the pleasure of reading a poem in class surrounding

Hayden Dennison Dr. Phill IMS 317 12/02/16 Old White Guys and Video Game Music Old, white, European dead guys (OWG’s) get a bad rap, but between 1650 and 1750 (the Baroque period), they laid the theoretical groundwork for the soundtracks to Super Mario Bros., the Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and other such classics, in the chiptune style. A polyphonic writing style, based on repetitive melodic fragments that develop and change, with a strong rhythmic drive and varied instrumentation: these are

The argument of cultural appropriation has always been a huge topic, particularly with the rise of social media. The debate is strongly portrayed in pop culture such as animations, games, movies, fashion and art. The portrayal of cultural appropriation in these different platforms usually happen through language, music, clothing, and appearance. Given an example of a animated Disney movie “Moana” released in 2016, it tells the story of adventurous pacific islander which is the chief’s daughter, who

Located in Boston are many local video game companies that have various specialties that make their business stand out from the others. Companies such as Crate Entertainment and Harmonix Music Systems have had major success because of their unique style of game content. Harmonix, which was founded by MIT students, focuses mostly on the music part of video games. Because of their success, they have taken part in projects with other well known companies such as Rock Band and Dance Central. Similarly

categorized by the mechanics present within them. Fighting games have a distinct feel to them, but there is one that stands out. Super Smash Bros. presents a different formula than that the genre has been known for, but there is nothing that justifies that the game is bad just because it is different from the rest. In fact, the game proves to be really enjoyable. While Super Smash Bros. is considered a fighting game, it is drastically different from the traditional formula Street Fighter II presents, and

characters in “Super Smash Bros”. There are also a lot of stages to fight on in “Super Smash Bros”. The two bosses in “Super Smash Bros” are Master Hand and Crazy Hand. There are a lot of playable characters in “Super Smash Bros”. There are thirty-four characters returning to “Super Smash Bros”. In every “Super Smash Bros” game, you see the iconic character, Mario. Kirby also returned from other “Super Smash Bros” games. Princess Peach, Bowser, Luigi, Dr. Mario, and Yoshi. The original enemy of Mario has also

found, the author writes “a melon came floating along, tsunbara, tsunbara…He was just getting ready to cut it open when he heard a crying noise, boro, boro.” The incorporation of these Japanese words strengthens the connection between the book and Japanese, even though the true essence of the culture and its values were stripped, thus perpetuating the lack of understanding of Japanese culture in America. Another classic Japanese folktale that has made its way to the United States is The Crab and

Around 135,000 children are adopted in the US every year and 43% of children live in low-income families or are close to living in poverty (National Center for Children). Adoption is a very positive action and one of the greatest ways to help children get into nice and loving homes with parents that will respect and care for them. It also gives families the opportunity to share their inspiring stories with children who would want to hear them. Finally, adoption contributes and helps society in many

Alexie, S. (2003). What You Pawn I Will Redeem. The New Yorker. The article by Sherman Alexie talks about a homeless Indian man trying to recover his late grandmother’s powwow regalia. The story takes us through the character’s ordeals as he tries to raise money to pay the pawnbroker. From the story, society’s compassion and sympathy are clearly seen, through specific individuals that help Jackson along the way, for example, the Police Officer and the newspaper boss. The climax of the story comes

Five Force Analysis of the Toy Industry After World War II and with the creation of television the toy industry flourished. There are several factors that contribute to the continued growth of the toy industry such as: engineering and technological innovations, increase in annual income wages of the middle class, and assembly line production. Dominated by five main companies: Mattel, Namco Bandai, Lego, Hasbro and Jakks Pacific, the global toy industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, which generates

Stock Market Though Nintendo is based in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO), it is traded in the U.S. on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) exchange under the symbol NTDOY. Nintendo stock is unique in the fact that it trades based on 100 shares to one unit of stock . For this reason, the TYO stock quote for Nintendo is ____ , while the share-based OTC share price is currently ________ (5). In response to the release of the app Pokémon Go on July 6th, Nintendo has experienced massive rises in stock price.

Super Smash Bros is one of the most iconic games to evolve in the ever changing world of video games. From the original Nintendo 64 title to recently released Wii U version, Super Smash Bros has drawn players far and wide to battle each other to the death. The new Super Smash Bros for Wii U has a particularly large fan base, spanning from the simple recreational gamer to the more competitive and strategic player. Super Smash Bros for Wii U excels in graphics, variety, multiplayer gameplay, and room

Mario Lemieux: Selfless Hero He signs. He steps on the ice. He shoots. He scores! Mario Lemieux, a selfless hero, surely knows how to leave a lasting first impression on the hockey fans of Pittsburgh by being one of the only people to score on his first shift of his first game his first time in the NHL. His success is just beginning, however, because Mario does not just get the nickname “Super Mario” for nothing! Mario Lemieux persisted through injuries to inspire young children, donated to charities

r Puzo, After reading the book The Godfather, I was impressed by how you can perform the ups and downs of the plot. Even a very outraged plot can be perfectly fair and reasonable. Every emotion, all the killings, and all the vulgar relationships can be coherent with every character you portrayed. But at the same time, you can also depict the relentless characters in a very authentic way. By working through the fascinating scenes and thrilling plots, you objectively reveal the hidden nature of

The Godfather: The Godfather is non fiction novel written by Mario Puzo. According to me it one of the best books I have ever read, it is a highlight of my freshmen year at SJSU. It is obvious that, the hypothesis about the acceptance of the book is mainly because of the capability and understanding of the readers to analyze the epic writing style of the author. Every situation and incident in Godfather forced me to apply in the real life scenario. I was actually experiencing a new dimension of

The world is filled with people, and like snowflakes, each person is not the same as another. Each person identifies with different aspects of their lives to create their own personal identities. I personally identify with my Italian side of my family to help form who I am today. I have found myself connecting with this side more so than the other parts of my identity. It affects how I live my life by becoming the center to the culture surrounding me. However, my ethnic identity as an Italian American

Puzo’s writing impacted the mobsters themselves showing the strength of the work. Puzo’s iconic lines such as “I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse” and “sleeps with the fishes” have become common phrases used in actual mobster vernacular, which prior to the Godfather films did not exist. The term “godfather” was also created by Puzo and as stated by Megan Gambino is still used by the FBI and the mob to describe the head of the crime family forty years later (Gambino Web). Audiences were

Many people are known for sports like basketball,football,and soccer but not hockey but Wayne Gretzky changed all that. He is remembered for how he played and the practice and effort he put into his team. He has every single medal there is and broke every single record set by hockey star Gordon Howe. Wayne Gretzky is an innovative hockey player who created a new style of hockey, and he made a society for underprivileged youth to teach them how to play the game. Wayne Gretzky was called the greatest

Italian author Roberto Saviano’s ‘Gomorrah’ has sold 2.25 million copies in Italy and 8 million copies around the world. There are some plays, a movie and several TV adaptions from the book; these last ones written and produced by Saviano himself. Honestly, I haven’t read the book, but I feel as if I have already read part of it. Back when it was published (even a few months earlier…), it was impossible not to see it or hear about it everywhere. The author and the book were closely associated and

Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, by Orazio Gentileschi, is a 17th-century oil painting located in the Wadsworth Museum of Art. The painting depicts the moment after the biblical heroine, Judith, kills an invading Assyrian general, Holofernes, to save the city of Bethulia. Judith agrees to dine with Holofernes in the privacy of his tent and after taking advantage of his drunkenness she beheads him with his own