Mario's line of work doesn't really lend itself to stomping mobile mushrooms and flying turtles. Perhaps a more action-oriented or problem-solving career change is in order?
Cartoonist H. Caldwell Tanner has five alternatives that Mario might consider. We'd really like to see Super Mario: Extreme Aviation become a reality [Bezbrige via Geekologie]:
The rest of the job spread is after the jump.
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Maybe Nintendo should consider implementing a Final-Fantasy-style job system in the next Mario game. On second thought...
This comic brings into question the reality of the Mushroom Kingdom and its relation to Mario. I always thought that the Kingdom was so damn hostile to Mario precisely because he is a plumber. The pipes are definitely an homage to his profession. Mario's enemies--mushrooms, turtles, reptiles--are associated with uncleanliness (maybe a loose connection to alligators in sewers). The plants represent a plumber's worst fear: something that clogs a pipe and also wants to kill you. The coins are a manifestation of his need to earn money through the toil of plumbing.
The Mushroom Kingdom isn't real; it's a Freudian nightmare world that traps a poor Italian plumber.
The Mushroom Kingdom isn't real; it's a Freudian nightmare world that traps a poor Italian plumber.
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