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Podcast Recommendations:

I just spent nearly 2 hours writing these for a work Teams thread #justpandemicthings. So uh, here you go. If you’re following this blog (why tho?) you might like my vibe, so you might like some of these! Finding categories is hard, so I've mostly lumped podcasts together in small groups by loose connections, or vibes. This is also how I sort my bookshelf after admitting defeat on having a perfectly coherent system. Past me would have been horrified, but I think that's what growth looks like. Some descriptions are all mine, some are copied from the creators. Feel free to read into which ones I copied and which I wrote myself as much as you want.

Fiction:

36 Questions A 3 part musical podcast about a couple on the brink of divorce. The title references the "36 Questions to Fall in Love" (/build intimacy) that can be found here: https://bigthink.com/ideafeed/how-to-fall-in-love-36-questions-and-deep-eye-contact

Alice Isn't Dead Audio diaries of a long road trucker searching for her wife who she thought had died, but Alice Isn't Dead. Really cool sound design and writing from the team behind Welcome to Nightvale. Slight absurdist/ more than slight horror vibes. There's 3 seasons in total that tell a meandering overall story roadtrip. Best listened to while parked in an empty carpark on the edge of town with rain running down the windshield and creating flickering shadows from the streetlights. It took me a few attempts to listen right through the first episode, but I eventually fell in love with the sound/feel/vibe of the podcast. Teaser is here: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/aliceisntdead

The Magnus Archives A horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Each episode is presented in the form of a witness statement being read by the newly appointed Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute - London. Over time the stand-alone statements start to form connections, and then an overarching plot. I don't normally enjoy horror, The Magnus Archives is absolutely the exception. Really well told stories with incredible soundscaping. Maybe don't listen right before bed...

Kiwi Podcasts about Sexuality and Gender:

Micro Wave Feminism Micro Wave Feminism is a place for open, inclusive, loving and vulnerable feminist chats. It's all about talking to real people about real sh*t and experiences of femininity and masculinity in this crazy (beautiful) world we live in. Really interesting discussions on feminism through the personal experiences of kiwis. Sporadic episodes as a non-professional labour of love, but boy does it have cozy vibes.

BANG! RNZ's BANG! explores sex, sexuality and relationships over a lifetime, from parents attempting "the talk" with their children, through the fraught teen years, modern dating, long-term relationships, contraception and conception, right up to intimacy in retirement homes. So many people talking about their experiences with all aspects of sex, sexuality, relationships and gender. My personal favourite is the Takātapuia episode from season 2: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/bang/story/2018651794/bang-season-2-episode-6-takatapui

Let's Get Sexual Let’s Get Sexual is a podcast dedicated to exploring sexuality. It is part of the growing global movement to normalize conversations around sexuality, to embrace its complexity, and highlight how we all have our own sexual journeys. Similar vibes to BANG! But with a more personal approach and more time with each guest. Really interesting conversations with people from all walks of life.

Kiwi Current and Not So Current Events:

Gone by Lunchtime The Spinoff's politics podcast. A good balance of views from the 3 hosts, and the only politics podcast that has made me laugh out loud multiple times.

The Citizen's Handbook Robbie Niccol (White Man Behind a Desk/that guy that I went to school with) partners with RNZ for a video series all about the history of Aotearoa, and the things all citizens need to know about where we are now. There's also a podcast that goes with it, that's a game show? Really the video series is the more important part... But the podcast is a great listen.

Isolation:

The Habitat The true story of six volunteers picked to live on a fake planet. You know those stories that occasionally pop up about people living in isolation with each other to see what happens so we know about the problems and can prepare for space travel? Well this 7 episode podcast follows a group of 6 imitation NASA astronauts stuck with only each other for a year. Something I'm sure the rest of us will never have to experience right?

Our Plague Year Essays and listener messages about Our Plague 'Year'. Some really talented writers pouring emotions out. This was one of my favourite podcasts last year, though some of the episodes hit a little hard. My personal favourite episode (so far) is Trust Ends at the Windshield, featuring Hank Green, Meg Bashwiner, and Erin McKeown. Which talks about the the-show-must-go-on mentality, includes this gem: "We are killing people because we are bored. We are killing people because we are entrenched in a toxic, capitalist society that values money over life.", and was one of the triggers for me writing a 12 minute, spoken word, poetry adjacent, thing, last year.

Doing Stuff:

Cortex CGP Grey (educational youtuber) and Myke Hurley (host of about 50 podcasts) talk about productivity, and how they run their businesses, and education, and the Apple ecosystem, and a whole bunch of other things. Long episodes, and occasionally dated by reference to current events. Definitely not a super condensed productivity podcast, more of a personality / sitting in on a conversation vibe.

Start With This Art is hard, starting is hard, if you want to start somewhere you should start with this. The co-creators of Welcome to Nightvale talk about making things/the artistic process. Every episode ends with 2 assignments, one thing to consume, and one to create.

Building Positive Culture:

Dare To Lead Brené Brown talking with other people about Leadership. Really interesting and inspiring conversations. Top recommendation is the episode with Simon Sinek.

A Bit of Optimism Simon Sinek talking with other people about working together to make a better world. Really interesting and inspiring conversations. Top recommendation is the episode with Brené Brown.

TED Worklife Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to explore the science of making work not suck. From learning how to love criticism to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again. Pretty new on my feed, but every episode I've listened to so far has been an absolute hit!

Interesting Stories/People:

TED Radio Hour TED talks, collated into similar subjects with extra stuff pulled out interview style. Good to search through the archives to find areas you're interested in, or just pick a random episode and dive in!

99% Invisible - 10,000 Years [person from work who I’m too lazy to edit out a reference to] has already recommended the podcast, but I want to throw in my favourite episode. It's about the challenge of trying to mark nuclear waste sites in a way that will last 10,000 years (for reference 10,000 years ago stone tools were a pretty neat invention) and is absolutely fascinating. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/ten-thousand-years/

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When you get this, you must publicly post something nice about at least 5 different people you follow, then copy and paste this in each of their ask boxes :^)

i also got this from @katsukes so im gonna include wat wouldve been my responses in this too!

also theres a strong possibility ppl have already received this message in their inboxes bc every1 is wonderful

@celiabowens - first, TY SO MUCH! truly its an honor to get this from u! can i also take a moment to hype u up w/ how talented & sweet u r? its such a treat to have u on my dashboard! ur a huge inspiration and hopefully i can get to ur level someday hahaha. im also really happy to follow u bc im trying to get back into reading & ik that ur into literature so i get to have a bunch of reading recs. plus seeing ur lit posts motivate me to expand my tastes & get back into reading :)

@katsukes - ian where do i even start! u interact w so many ppl & make this website really fun to be on. u reach out to a lot of ppl & spread much needed kindness. i feel like u put in a lot of effort to make every1 feel welcomed, which is so appreciated. the content u make for so many fandoms as well is stunning! u truly do a lot for tons of fandoms & i think were pretty blessed to have u on this site

@whisperhearts - ur really kind & a positive person, to the point where it compelled me to start interacting with ppl more on tumblr to try to also bring some kindness on this site. i also really admire ur gfx too bc of the way u use typography! aesthetic is A++. u also inspired me to try bullet journaling & actually keep up w/ it for once in my life lmao

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@arriettvs - ur a very sweet person! although we havent interacted extensively i feel like were kindred spirits :) ur content is remarkable. genuinely, i love seeing how u use typography in ur gfx & i love seeing the pretty colors u bring out in all ur gifs. u also follow all of my blogs which is extremely kind of u. also i hope this isnt weird but ur 1 of the few active followers on my photo blog so i try to reblog stuff i think u would like as well LOL

@yuuki-ko - ur work is super recognizable & i can tell whenever i c ur gifs on my dash. theyre always vibrant & stand out. also ik a lot of my mutuals follow u too & i can see why! u respond to every1 w such kindness! lastly, i love reading ur comments in the tags bc u seem so excited w/ a lot of stuff & it also makes me feel excited hahaha

@manganimae - first of all, ur URL is SO perfect & fun! my other social media usernames r also puns off of my name so when i first followed u & took a look at ur about i instantly fell in love w ur URL hahaha. i think ur also super creative to incorporate manga panels + gifs in ur edits :) additionally, its super fun to see wat new things u come up with! all ur ghibli gifs r so fun bc u color them in ways that i dont think ive ever seen before

@kiyomie - ur work amazes me every time i see it. u managed to create a look in all of ur edits thats specific to u, & thats a massive feat that i think is very hard to do, especially across different fandoms. ik that anon also sent u an accusatory message not too long ago, but i think u handled it very gracefully too, which i think is a huge comment on how mature & kind u r!

#celiabowens #ask

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connecticut-seo-adwords · 6 years

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The ladies who made SEO great

I remember it like it was yesterday.The year was 2000 and

I was invited to speak at the Dallas Browse Engine Techniques conference. Back then, SES wasn't the huge, three-day monstrosity it is today. Think of an actually big room with a bunch of roundtables. Yeah, that was the conference.I was speaking

with Jill Whalen on writing for online search engine-- and kid, was I anxious! I have a clear memory of stating a quiet prayer before we started our session. I was that stressed! Back then, I didn't understand lots of ladies in SEO (and the ones I did know about were faithful subscribers/commentators in I-Search, the main discussion list for our market.) I keep in mind meeting Barbara Coll during SES Dallas. I also met Shari Thurow. It seemed like the majority of the SEO crowd back then were men.My, how times have changed.Today, females rock the SEO world. When I go to conferences, the gender ratio is 50/50-- and lots of more females are leading business and hold some quite nice power positions. It's a fantastic thing to see.This post (and there will be a follow-up, too) features the

females who made SEO terrific. These wise females remained in the trenches back at the start and be worthy of to be commemorated. They have actually unselfishly led conversation lists, constructed resources, and helped set best practices. I am happy to call a lot of them my close friends.Get to understand these women and certainly follow them on Twitter. They have a lot to share and teach you.Thank you, girls

. You inspire me every day.Kim Krause Berg-- Kim started developing websites in 1995 and within a year introduced her own SEO/Usability consulting company, Cre8pc.

Her remarkable client list consists of Geico, USC Info Innovation Program, and the Discovery Channel-- Travel. Kim is a regular contributor to Online search engine Land, developing articles from effective marketing and web style to why blending use and SEO really matters. Follow Kim at @kim_cre8pc. Christine Churchill-- Hands down, Christine is one of the nicest folks in SEO. Aspresident of KeyRelevance, Christine has well over a years of experience in the online marketing world. She has actually marketed cruise lines

and hotels, steel foundries, schools, ecommerce websites-- the list goes on! A widely known market speaker, Christine has appeared at Browse Marketing Expo, Online Search Engine Techniques, High Ranking Seminars, and is a regular factor to industry publications consisting of SearchDay, Browse Engine Guide and more. Follow Christine at @ChrisChurchill. Barbara Coll-- An early advocate of web marketing, Barbara started WebMama in 1996 due to the fact that she"didn't think people understood the worth of search generated visitor traffic." From there, she rapidly ended up beinga recognizedleading specialist in Online search engine Marketing. As the founding President and Chairperson of the Board of the Browse Engine Marketing Expert Organization( SEMPO), Barbara has helped to increase awareness and promote the worth of online search engine marketing worldwide. Follow Barbara at @webmama. Debra Mastaler-- With a diverse background-- including 15 years' marketing Anheuser-Busch and operating a naturalfood and clothes directory-- Debra transitioned to being the link goddess we understand and love today. As President of Alliance-Link, Debra trains Fortune 500 companies

and top SEO firmson link building best practices. Among her many distinctions, Debra was featured amongst Browse Marketing Requirement Publication's 2011"Ladies of Web Marketing"and voted among Level 343's Leading SEO Women of 2011. Debra is likewise an included visitor speaker at SES conferences and SMX expo's. She is a writer for Online search engine Land and Online Search Engine Guide, and blogs at her own website, Link Spiel. Follow Debra at @debramastaler. Susan O'Neil-- As CEO and Creator of Website Promotion, Susan developed a digital marketing company in 1998, long before the online marketing explosion. Website Publicity has an remarkable list of clientsthat consist of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and Lindt Swiss Chocolatiers, USA. She likewise co-authored Maximize Website Traffic, among the first books on SEO ever published. Follow Susan at @suejon. Jessie Stricchiola-- One of the founding board members of the esteemed Search Engine Marketing Specialist Company, SEMPO, Jessie has actually been" toying around" with search engines because 1997. The Principal at Alchemist Media-- which is regularly ranked by B2B Publication as one of the Top 100 Browse Marketing Companies-- Jessie originated the charge against PPC click fraud and has actually been included in The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, and NPR. She co-authored the book, The Art of SEO, and works as a litigation consultant onweb associated problems. Follow Jessie @ltstricchi(secured account). Laura Thieme-- A 15-year veteran of SEO, Pay Per Click, and website/keyword conversions, Laura is the CEOof Bizwatch Browse Analytics and owner of Bizresearch, which she started in 1997. She is a frequent speaker at SMX conferences, and has actually been featured inthe New York Times,Internet Retailer, TechNewsWorld and Search Engine Enjoy. A popular Google Analyticsguru, Laura was called as a professional witness in a case including hallmark and metatags. Follow Laura @bizwatchlaura. Shari Thurow-- Shari was the very first lady-- person-- who made individuals think of"search engine friendly sites,"and has actually beendeveloping websites considering that 1995. Today, she's a regular speaker at market conferences(in truth, I had the enjoyment of consulting with her during SMX West in March)and a regular contributor to Online search engine Land. Shari has been included in many publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, Wi r ed, and PC World. Her search-usability site, Omni Marketing Interactive, offers fantastic resources. Shari is the author of Online search engine Visibility and co-author of Where Search Fulfills Web Usability. Follow Shari at @sharithurow (protected account). Dana Todd -- Understood for her imaginative hair color(presently a dazzling jeweltone purple), Dana has more than 17 years experience in digital marketing and is valued for her smart, no-nonsense speaking style. She's likewise a past chairwoman for SEMPO after serving on their board. Today, she's Senior V.P. of Marketing and New Service and V.P. of Perfomance Development at Performics, and a desired industry speaker. Dana has been included in the Wall Street

Journal, Service Week, and The Street. Follow Dana at @danatodd. Amanda Watlington-- Amanda is one super-smart lady. Her impressive resume consists of dealing with 3m, Sharp Electronics, Mercedes Benz and Washington Mutual. She's also a respected author, and has authored scads of articles and 2 books including Company Blog sites: A Practical Guide( co-authored with Bill Ives.)Her site, Searching for Earnings, says all of it-- she's helping companies build long-lasting lucrative relationships with their customers. Follow Amanda at @amandaw. Jill Whalen-- JillandI began our SEO conference

journey together and we were company partners for quite a few years(who keeps in mind the RankWrite newsletter?) Today, Jill is the CEO of High Rankings and has been in SEO considering that1995. She is a prolific author and contributes frequently to Online search engine Land and Talent Zoo. She also runs the High Rankings Newsletter, which has about five million followers( OK, not 5 million-- but she has a lot!)Follow Jill at @jillwhalen. And if

you 'd indulge me as the blog editor( Laura Crest ), I want to add a first-generation, initial SEO lady who has taught me all I understand about SEO, and who has generously-- often patiently-- mentored and motivated me each and every step of the method my SEO copywriting career ... Heather Lloyd-Martin-- Referred to as" Firecracker"to some of her SEO good friends, Heather is a widely-recognized professional, speaker, and SEO authority who has spread the SEO copywriting word around the world. She established the SEO Copywriting Certification training program, was profiled in the book Internet marketing Heroes, and is the instant past-chair of the DMA's Browse Engine Marketing Council. Just this year, she was voted as one of Level 343's Top Females of SEO, 2012. Heather is President and CEO of SuccessWorks, and can be found online here, at SEO Copywriting. Follow Heather at @heatherlloyd. Stay tuned! Next week we'll broaden our list of ladies who have actually helped form the SEO industry(and made it fantastic!)with the second wave of SEO Women to honor.(So if it appears that we have actually forgotten someone, it's most likely that she'll be featured in Part 2). In the meantime, our sincere thankfulness to these SEO "old guard"( a.k.a.,"initial gangsta ")women for constructing the SEO industry, blazing the proverbial path, and directing the rest people! You rock! Wish to dramatically increase your income as a freelance copywriter? Think about getting your certification in SEO Copywriting, taught by the widely-recognized leader of the SEO industry, Heather Lloyd-Martin. Her trainingis the just online SEO Copywriting Training Program individually endorsed by SEOPros.org. Check into it and make 2012 the year you turn your biz around!

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fangirlnationmag · 6 years

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Welcome to another Feature Friday! This week we’re getting active with the ever moving, hyper active and incredibly talented creators of Bros N Cons: Katie Owens and Vic Rincon!

Ok…question one: Why Bros n Cons? Rather, how did you come up with such an interesting group name? What is its significance?

Katie: Since we met, Vic and I have always had this relationship where pop culture has been our “sport”.

Vic: We really bonded in film school over things like Star Wars and just sci fi in general. And for whatever reason we started calling each other “bro”.

Katie: When we started shooting at cons together, we were “bros” shooting “cons”. It just made sense to us. We realized early on that it would create a certain image in people’s heads. It surprises a lot of people when they realize the founders and creative directors of Bros N Cons are two women. But it represents our friendship, and the cosplay community is very open to the idea of blurring lines of social roles. Bros don’t have to be guys.

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How long has your team operated in the Phoenix, AZ area? Do you travel to other events as well?

Vic: I first started shooting cons on my own in 2015. It was really just for fun and a way for me to enjoy the con experience doing what I love, which is filming anything and everything. When Katie moved down to Phoenix in 2016, we started doing this collaboratively and it really took off.

Katie and I have been making short films together since we met in film school 6 years ago. While we’ve been local up until this point, we’re planning to start going to more cons in 2018. Two larger cons that we’re planning to attend and shoot that we haven’t yet are WonderCon and San Diego Comic Con.

What are some of your favorite cons?

Vic: Phoenix Comicon is the con I’m most familiar with and have been attending for years, so I always look forward to it every year. This year, Tucson Comic Con was a lot of fun, and I’m so excited to go to SDCC.

Katie: Phoenix Comicon is sort of home base for us, but Tucson Comic Con was REALLY fun. Everyone was great.

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Your videos are always spectacular, what do you use to create them? (equipment/software/people)

Vic: We shoot on the Sony A7Sii and I always use my Glidecam2000. It gives me so much versatility and allows me to get the swift moving shots that work well for the edit. Editing wise we edit on Adobe Premiere. When we shoot, Katie directs, I shoot, and then we both edit at the end of each day, both the big edit that we release at the end, and also “Cosplay of the Day” edits so we’re releasing content each day.

We generally brainstorm the edit ahead of time. For larger cons like Phoenix Comicon, we schedule people in locations that fit their cosplay, and we have the song picked out in advance. So we have this rough idea of what we’ll be doing for the video before we even shoot it.

Katie: Haha, Vic pretty much covered it. I think our background in film is a huge asset.

Vic: We also have additional crew members from time to time who we have to credit. Josh Smith takes fantastic behind the scenes stills for us, and Sierra Gergus has done a fair share of social media and production assistance for us. She really helps us round out our knowledge on pop culture, as she’s familiar with some fanbases that we aren’t. One new thing we’re doing is interviews at cons, and Jessika Ros (Jinx Cosplay) has been a huge asset as our interviewer.

Katie: We’re also bringing James Kelley on board for behind the scenes and additional camera work too.

Do you prefer photography or videography and why? How do the two differ for you?

Vic: Videography is definitely my forte. I learned cinematography before photography, but I really do love doing portrait work. That’s one thing we’re planning to ramp up for 2018—between cons we hope to start doing cosplay photography. We’ve already had a handful of clients and are really happy with the results. Overall though, I love the motion that cinematography allows. Instead of one moment in time you’re capturing hundreds and thousands. And there’s something about the movement of light in cinematography that I just love.

Katie: Personally I’m a lot more familiar with the photography side of things rather than videography. I love directing video but I’m handier with photography.

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Who have you filmed/photographed that left a positive impression on you?

Vic: That’s a tough one. We’ve met so many great people. We really hit it off with a bunch of people in the Atlantis cosplay group we shot in 2016. IMD Creations, Magic and Mischief Cosplay, and AmberSkies Cosplay are all people we look forward to meeting up with every con. Its always a pleasure to work with them and they always come up with the most creative stuff.

Katie: That’s one of my favorite things about filming cons, we’ve met so many incredible, truly kind and passionate people. I completely agree with Vic about them, I want to add Lillimoe Cosplay and Fuzzy-O-Tool Cosplay as two people I’m always excited to see.

Which are better: Video Games or Comics?

Vic: I’ve always been more of a video games person. I’m more likely to skim the Wiki on comics than actually read them. I’m obsessed with The Last of Us. And I really loved Horizon: Zero Dawn. I just got a PSVR and I’ve been playing Skyrim on it. Its fantastic. As far as older games go, I grew up playing PacMan, Galaga, Super Mario and I used to play this Star Wars pod racing game on Nintendo 64 all the time as a kid. Oh, and Star Wars Battlefront II from 2006. I used to play that all the time.

Katie: Oooo boy. I can get really into some comics and graphic novels. Preacher and Saga are my go-to when anyone asks me for suggestions. But I love video games, I got completely immersed in Horizon: Zero Dawn recently, The Last of Us, the Uncharted Series, Red Dead Redemption…When I was younger it was all about N64, Game Cube, and Gamecube though.

What are some of your favorite cosplays you have seen/filmed/photographed?

Vic: There’s so many! I think the most shocking to me was when we scheduled the New Arizona Republic: Fallout Costume & Prop Group. They said there would be maybe 5 or 6 people, and when they showed up there were roughly 20 of them. Those guys have pure passion for what they do, and it made filming with them an absolute blast. Recently, we had a lot of fun filming with the Phoenix Amazons at Phoenix Fan Fest.

Katie: I love directing the big groups like that! This is one of the harder questions to keep short, so I’ll tell you about the one that really got me. When we were filming at Tucson Comic Con, we kept seeing this little Pennywise running around with his parents. He can’t have been older than 4. We ended up catching up with them at the very end of the day, and when I asked him to give me a scary smile, he cut me off mid-sentence with the CREEPIEST grin I’ve ever seen. It was GOLD.

What are your plans for 2018?

Vic: So many! Like we said earlier, we’re planning to hit more cons in 2018, both inside and outside of Arizona. ACE Comicon, Wondercon, SDCC, Phoenix Comicon, and some smaller local cons are all on our list this year. In addition to that we’re also planning to make cosplay photography a larger part of what we do. It’s a way we can continue to contribute to the cosplay community outside of cons.

Katie: I’m looking forward to keeping connected with the local cosplay community while we expand to other parts of the country. We really love doing this, and in order to keep doing it we have to keep growing and supporting other cosplayers and cons. It’s really exciting stuff.

Vic: Another thing we want to do is a Star Wars fan film. We already have people on board for cast and crew, its all just a matter of making it a reality.

Katie: Oh yes. That’s been a big dream for both of us, and we keep meeting people at cons who we would like to involve. It’s incredible, the amount of sheer support everyone has for each other in this community.

If you LOVE these film makers as much as we do please show your love by visiting their sites:

Facebook.com/brosncons https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1ecdHjU3_gWskYZK7kf1 https://www.instagram.com/brosncons/ https://twitter.com/brosncons_/ brosncons.com

We hope to see more from these inspirational creators! As always, FAN GIRL ON!

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crazykilling-blog · 7 years

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Engaging Super Mario Games To Play Online

Mario is definitely one of the vital recognizable faces to come back out of Nintendo, but do you know his authentic title was Jumpman? That's proper, Crazy Killing Machine in 1981 Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong, but then, he went by the name of Jumpman, but Mario was used as his name in some promotional materials.

This game stunned Nintendo by its excessive success. To test the popularity of Mario, Nintendo launched an arcade recreation referred to as Marion Bros., which included Mario and his brother Luigi. This sport was an immense success for Nintendo. Because of the success of both Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., in 1983, when Nintendo release the NES (Nintendo Leisure System), additionally they launch Tremendous Mario Bros.

References to his original name seem in a few Mario video games, corresponding to in Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door, when an audience member refers to Mario as Jumpman earlier than a battle, and in Mario Hoops three-on-three, where his nickname is "The Jumpman."

Mario's look, even to this current day, could be blamed on the constraints that have been positioned on the programmers and artists again within the early 80s by their current expertise.

The programmers could not animate Mario's arms when he moved with out making them disappear, so they gave him overalls and a solid shirt coloration.

They also did not have room for a face or ears, and could not animate his hair, in order that they gave him his mustache, sideburns, and a baseball cap. Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario's creator, has acknowledged in interviews that Mario wears a baseball cap as a result of he finds it tough to attract hair.

Mario's surname or final name is also Mario, which explains using Mario Bros. as recreation titles, because Luigi is Mario's brother, so that they have the same last title. was first utilized in The Super Mario Bros. Super Present, after which again in 1993 in a movie known as Super Mario Bros.. Nintendo as a complete has never formally confirmed it, but it was put up on Nintendo of Europe's official Mario Megasite.

Ever since Mario has been widespread he has been the unofficial mascot of Nintendo. He has been extraordinarily and probably over-merchandised along along with his one time rival Sonic the Hedgehog, who came to be Sega's mascot in the early Nineteen Nineties.

They competed fiercely until 2001, when Sonic Adventure 2: Battle came out for a Nintendo console as a consequence of Sega's new third-occasion standing. Though Sonic and Mario have been now on Nintendo consoles, they nonetheless competed with each other, although not as much as before.

It hasn't been till recently, that they've been seen working collectively in the newly launched Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Video games for the Wii. They will also appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl together as nicely.

Mario is a 5 foot tall, portly plumber from Brooklyn, New York who lives in Mushroom Kingdom. He's considered to be the most well-known online game character in history, and his series of video games has sold over 193 million copies.

Mario has not solely appeared in plat formers, but in different genres as properly. The other genres embody reaching, with Mario Kart, sports video games akin to Mario Tennis, and RPGs corresponding to Tremendous Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars.

Although Mario's said occupation is being a plumber, he's almost never seen doing any precise plumbing. With the exceptions being in Mario & Luigi: Celebrity Saga and within the unique Mario Bros.. Pipes have nonetheless remained a mode of transportation, nonetheless, although the reason as to why might not be clear. Nonetheless, in the original Donkey Kong video games, Mario, who was still called Jumpman, was really a carpenter.

Mario has also appeared as a health care provider in Dr. Mario. He has even been proven as an archaeologist within the Sport Boy recreation, Mario's Picross.

Mario's favorite pastime seems to be saving Princess Peach, and Mushroom Kingdom. Other ways he spends his time is battling villains, particularly Bowser. Within the position-playing video games, Mario is given a heroic status for saving the Mushroom Kingdom so many instances. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, he and Luigi are known as "superstars", which principally means enormous celebrities.

Ever since his first look in a online game, Mario has been given the function of the hero, destined to avoid wasting the damsel in misery. In the unique Donkey Kong, he had to rescue his girlfriend, Pauline from Donkey Kong. Pauline obviously did not keep within the collection, as she was changed by Princess Peach, who was initially known as "Princess Toadstool" or just "the Princess" in the English releases, in Super Mario Bros.

In 1993, with the discharge of Yoshi's Safari, Princess Peach was lastly utilized in an English release of a Mario sport, however it nonetheless wasn't used as extensively until the release of Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo sixty four, three years later. Pauline has only been seen twice because the authentic Donkey Kong, once in the remake for the Recreation Boy, and as soon as in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, in 2006.

She has since been described as Mario's pal, not girlfriend, as that seems to be Peach's place. Mario has received a kiss from her countless times, after each time he is rescued her, however the true standing of their relationship has never been formally revealed, probably to avoid the issues experienced with Pauline, but there's clearly affection shared between Mario and Peach.

Most of Mario's talents come from the objects that he collects and uses. In the platform video games, there's the Super Mushroom, which makes Mario double in measurement. He is called "Tremendous Mario", when he is on this state, and he additionally will get an additional hit point.

Different examples of items embrace the Fireplace Flower, which turns Mario into Fiery Mario, or just Fireplace Mario. This permits him to throw fireballs at his enemies. One other item is the star, which makes Mario completely invincible, and permits him to defeat all enemies with a single contact.

In different versions of Mario plat formers, there are different distinctive objects, such as the Raccoon Leaf, and the Cape Feather. The Raccoon Leaf turns Mario into Raccoon Mario, and allows him to fly short distances by whipping his tail round in the air, kind of like Tails from the Sonic the Hedgehog games.

The Cape Feather clearly turns Mario into Cape Mario, which allows him to whip his cape at enemies to attack ,and also allows him to fly. In Tremendous Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Cash, Mario can decide up the Power Carrot, which transforms Mario into Bunny Mario and makes his falling pace lowered.

Obviously, Mario is an extremely standard character, who has been in many games, and has even inspired indie video games and online flash video games, which get tons of hits and plays as a result of they are free. With the increasing demand for brand new games, you may search for Mario to keep evolving and testing the waters in new genres as properly. The longer term is still as bright for Mario as it was 20 years ago.

Mario is the superhero of the video gaming trade. Ever since teenagers started their initial love affair with arcade games, Mario's character has been adored. Different video games remodeled, disappeared, and had been altogether forgotten, however there was something in regards to the character of Mario that merely would not let the fans let go.

Nonetheless at this time, some 200 game appearances and 27 years later, Mario is the good luck appeal for his video game creators. As such, the character has made cameo appearances in unrelated video games, engaged in cart racing, sports activities, puzzles, fighting, and naturally the continual rescue of a lovely princess.

At the same time as it would be inconceivable to mention each sport that features the unsinkable plumber, highlighting the amazing transformation of Mario is a list of firsts and combines a forged of characters that have discovered a large fan base amongst the ranks of devoted players and young weekend warriors alike.

Mario Character Highlights a World of Firsts

â€¢ Mario started out as a humble carpenter within the arcade basic "Donkey Kong." His title was JumpMan and together with his telltale overall, cap, pink boots, giant nostril and mustache, this is just about all he did. He debuted in 1981 and traversed the risks of unfinished development sites to rescue the stunning Pauline from harmful Donkey Kong.

â€¢ In 1982, Mario is seen again in the only Nintendo recreation in which he was considered a villan: Donkey Kong Jr, the sequel to the extraordinarily in style Donkey Kong. In this recreation, Donkey Kong Jr. is tasked with rescuing his father from Mario, who has imprisoned Donkey Kong.

â€¢ In 1983, Mario is promoted to plumber. This job has caught with him ever since. In this year he also grew to become a giant brother to Luigi. It is not till 1985 and "Super Mario Bros." that he turns into a hero in his personal proper and is given dominion over the Mushroom Kingdom the place he is thought-about a superhero. His enemy is Bowser, a cross between a trutle and a dragon and a villain who has kidnapped Princess Toadstool. Mario is charged to return her secure and sound, though she all the time by some means finally ends up being in one other castle.

â€¢ This is the primary time that Mario moved from simply arcade style games to the Nintendo platform. The Guinness E book of World Information reviews that the 1989 edition of "Super Mario Bros." is the best selling video game ever, recording a staggering 40 million copies sold worldwide; an incredible feat for the unassuming plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom.

This phenomenal success impressed the makers of Mario to have the popular character appear in a bunch of unrelated games both as an icon, a non-playable character, or an Easter egg character, in addition to almost each printable and digital floor that was marketed to youngsters together with lunchboxes, television shows, action figures, and extra.

In 1989 Mario made his debut on Game Boy. The game is "Super Mario Land" and as an alternative of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario now lives in Sarasaland; the villain is Tatanga, and the princess is known as Daisy, not Toadstool. By the way, "Super Mario Land" catapulted to the quantity three spot of finest selling video games with a total of 18 million copies crossing store counters and into the arms of eager fans.

With the advance of Tremendous Nintendo, Mario made the transfer to this platform as properly. The 1993 "Super Mario World" recreation once once more pits Mario towards Bowser in an effort to save lots of Princess Toadstool. For the primary time Mario now adds the spin soar to his repertoire. One of the crucial pleasant characters of the collection, the adorable dinosaur Yoshi, is launched. This widely in style sport showcased the power of the 16-bit SNES platform over its predecessor, the Nintendo Leisure System.

Mario reappears in 1996 on the Nintendo 64 platform. The game is aptly named "Super Mario sixty four." It's the very first 3D appearance that Mario will make, and followers have been awed. Once once more Princess Toadstool - this time renamed Princess Peach -- is in need of rescue, and the evil Bowser is the villain. Although not as commercially successful as different Mario video games, this 3D game is thought in the present day as the most effective promoting sport on the Nintendo sixty four platform with an astonishing 12 million copies sold. Used copies of Super Mario sixty four nonetheless sell effectively on the open web market.

The World of Mario and His Pals

Mario relies on a solid of characters that have added to the immense popularity of this sport. As his first and foremost occupation is the rescue of perennial damsel in distress, Princess Toadstool (later often known as Princess Peach), she is worth mentioning first. Her traditional role simply requires her to be kidnapped by the evil Bowser and then allow Mario to chase after the each of them. Like Mario, she is among the most recognizable characters of the game and even has made cameo appearances in other video games, much like Mario and afterward also Yoshi.

She received her very personal spin off game, "Tremendous Princess Peach," through which the tables are turned and she must rescue Mario from Bowser. Designed for Nintendo DS, it isn't a broadly standard sport, although its "E" score makes it a favorite for folks searching for a secure, enjoyable game for kids.

Already touched upon, Yoshi is the dinosaur which initially offers transportation to Mario. As each Mario and Yoshi's character's develop, they work as a staff to conquer their foes and find the one-ups that supply them advantages in the sport. First seen in NES titles like 'Yoshi' and 'Yoshis Cookie' and in a while in the ever-popular "Tremendous Mario World" designed fro the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, this character amassed such a huge fan base.

In the 1995 release of "Tremendous Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" for Super Nintendo Leisure System and in addition Sport Boy Advance, gamers management Yoshi himself and also a bunch of other Yoshi characters. Mario himself seems as a child in this sport and factors solely tangentially into the sport play.

Luigi is the sidekick and brother to Mario. Although his roles are decidedly smaller than these of Mario, he has his personal 2001 spin off recreation in "Luigi's Mansion," through which he should unlock a collection of worlds in order to save Mario from King Boo. Released for the Nintendo Gamecube platform, it ranks as fifth within the list of bestselling games for the Gamecube.

A helper to both Mario and Luigi is Toad. At home within the Mushroom Kingdom he grew to become a playable character in "Tremendous Mario Bros. 2;" generally he is little greater than an assistant who supplies the place where Mario or Luigi can save the game course of. Not surprisingly, he too acquired a spin off recreation referred to as "Wario's Woods" which is a combination between Tetris and an action game. This game falls into the puzzle genre and is out there on the Super Nintendo Leisure System, regular Nintendo Leisure System, Virtual Console, and Satellaview platforms.

Bowser is the enemy of Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom. He seems to be like a cross between turtle and dinosaur. Ruler of the Koopas, he tirelessly sends his minions towards Mario and his pals and kidnaps Princess Toadstool or Peach. This action usually initiates the sport play.

Donkey Kong is the original apelike enemy of Mario. The latter is arguably a spin off sport character from the extensively successful arcade recreation, and once Mario's recognition surpassed that of Donkey Kong, the ape was relegated to playing second fiddle, making occasional guest appearances in different Mario video games. He has since reemerged and been given his personal sequence.

Wario is one other Mario adversary however did not seem until 1992 when he was introduced in "Tremendous Mario 2: 6 Golden Coins" to Game Boy aficionados. Wario is the polar opposite to Mario and really has a hanging visual resemblance to the character. On a aspect observe, Luigi has his own doppelganger within the type of Waluigi who's brother to Wario. Additionally afforded a sequence of spin off games, Wario turns into a playable character within the 1994 Nintendo Sport Boy favourite "Super Mario Land three: Wario Land." From there the games which can be designed with this character in a starring position are copious.

A play on this imagery is discovered in the 2002 Nintendo Game Cube release of "Super Mario Sunshine" through which a graffiti spreading anti hero named Shadow Mario leaves his telltale signature all over Isle Delfino. Due to the outward likeness to Mario, the latter is charged with undoing the graffiti that now mars the buildings.

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