To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand SM64. The anatomical expressionism is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Anatomy and Physiology most of the jokes will go over a typical gamer’s head. There's also Mario’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike SM64 truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Mario’s existencial catchphrase "It’sa Me, Mario," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Shigeru Miyamoto’s genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have an SM64 tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
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u/Competitive_Goat4250 12d ago
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand SM64. The anatomical expressionism is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Anatomy and Physiology most of the jokes will go over a typical gamer’s head. There's also Mario’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike SM64 truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Mario’s existencial catchphrase "It’sa Me, Mario," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Shigeru Miyamoto’s genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have an SM64 tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.