I’m reposting this from November 2016 and reliving the video proof of defeating Bowser again after 28 years. And, in honor of MAR10 Day, tonight I’ll be playing some Mario Kart.
In college, I spent far too much time playing Nintendo games and not nearly enough studying. One of my earliest obsessions was Super Mario Bros. Eventually I got to world 8-4 and figured out a way to beat Bowser. If memory serves, I did it routinely after a while.
Then 28 years passed.
For Father’s Day 2010, my kids gave me the 25th anniversary edition Super Mario Bros. game set for the Wii. And for six-and-a-half years, my son and I whittled away at it untiul finally, this past weekend, we took down Bowser. And it felt just as exhilirating as it did in my cramped dorm room.
Mike McClary 