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When Nintendo transitioned from 8 bit to 16 bit, there was a lot of risk. It was not a sure fire thing that the public would adopt a new system, especially one that did not play the games for the existing Nintendo console they already owned. To help entice consumers they had to come out of the gate swinging and there was no harder punch to throw than launching the system with their flagship game mascot. Mario. For the fourth episode of Mario Month this year I am joined by Zach from the Classic Gaming Brothers podcast and Chris (aka the British Bond Addict) to talk about Mario's jump into the 16 bit generation. We are talking Super Mario World. We discuss what is so special about this game, about the endless Mario 3 vs World debate, the music, the visuals and a whole bunch of nostalgia. Follow Chris on Instagram HERE! Follow Classic Gaming Brothers on Bluesky HERE! Check out the Classic Gaming Brothers website HERE! Shout-out Song: Overworld (Super Mario World) Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: Overworld (From Super Mario World) Artist: Qumu Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://smarturl.it/QumuYear4 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Hey Paisanos! It's the 3rd episode of Mario Month 2026! This week I am joined by Ty Schalter from the FunFactor podcast and Darren Hupke from Pixels and Polygons to chat about Super Mario Bros. 3! The true (?) sequel to Super Mario Bros. Mario 3 lives in rarified air as a contender for best Mario game along with Super Mario World (which will be next week's episode!). This debate will be forever ongoing but something that is not up for debate is just how amazing and influential this game was and still is. Ty, Darren and I had so much fun getting to dissect this game and it's mechanics. We also chat about it's visuals, music and some of it's development history! I don't have a huge personal history with this game in terms of amount of time spent playing it but I do credit this game for being the game that helped me fall in love with video games. The game that made me feel like I was controlling a cartoon on the TV. I don't think I'll ever fully be able to articulate how much this game means to me for that. Check out Ty on social media and support his work! Ty on Bluesky Funfactor Podcast on Bluesky FunFactor Podcast Website Check out Darren on social media and support his work! Darren on Bluesky Pixels and Polygons on Bluesky Pixels and Polygons Website Darren's LinkTree Shout-out Song: Lose-Your-Way Maze Artist: Dj Orange Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01063 End Song: Overworld (From Super Mario Bros. 3) Artist: Qumu Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://smarturl.it/QumuYear4 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

For episode 2 of Mario Month 2026 we are talking Doki Doki Pan.... Super Mario Bros. 2. We are talking about Super Mario Bros. 2. Super Mario Bros. 2 is an interesting entry in the Mario series since, as it has been known for a while it was not originally a Mario game. Joining me to discuss all the ins and outs of the game are two first time guests to the show! Brian Riggsbee of Retro Game Books and Rick Desilets of The D-Pad YouTube channel! We chat about how this game stands out compared to other Mario games, what still works about it, why the lives system is absolute garbage and more. Where does the US version of Mario 2 rank for you? Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games article on Birdo https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/birdo-birdetta-name-controversy Follow Brian/Retro Game Books at the links below! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamebooks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrogamebooks/ Website: https://retrogamebooks.com/ Follow Rick at the links below! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ricdesi.dpad.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the_dpad Shout-out Song: Shiitake Kingdom Artist: Fxsnowy Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03213 End Song: G*psy Jazz Artist: Adrian Holovaty Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01466 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The theme for Mario Month this year is back to the classics and I figured what better way to celebrate the Super Mario series than to start out with the OG, The Super Mario Bros. Joining me on this episode are returning guests Ashton Ruby from the Podcurious and Retro Hangover podcasts as well as Try from the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming. The 3 of us stroll down memory lane and chat about the game that kicked of the Super Mario series in earnest and just how much this game means to us all these years later. We chat about it's enduring legacy and how it is still fun to play today despite some flaws here an there. What else more could be said about Mario? Well we try our damndest to say it. Follow My Life in Gaming on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/mylifeingaming.bsky.social Check out My Life in Gaming on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming Follow Podcurious on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/podcurious.bsky.social Check out Sibling Mode on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/siblingmode Check out Retro Hangover! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Shout-out Song: Mushroom Bounce (Super Mario Bros.) Artist: bLiNd Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: NESteryears https://gamechops.com/nesteryears/ End Song: Me and Mario Down by the Schoolyard Artist: FFmusicDj, Geoffrey Taucer Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03100 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Free dance lessons from Shabba Doo!? Dexter Morrill returns for this month's mini episode to break down episode 11 of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. This episode features discussions on the geography of the mushroom kingdom, the logisitics of flying with one wing flapping, plunger machetes and much more! Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Game Over Artist: Helynt Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Mario & Chill https://gamechops.com/mario-and-chill/ End Song: Dire Dire Docks Artist: Dj-Jo Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 2 https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-2/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod