It's-a Mario World: Mushroom Matriarchy
by Kenneth Caldwell 
{ Oct 25th 2008 at 9:23PM }
This week we knew we wanted to talk about females in the Mario universe, but we couldn't decide on an angle. "Mario's Love Life"? Too scandalous. "Damsels in Distress"? Anti-feminist. It seems almost offensive to feature a gallery with such a generalized premise as female characters (as opposed to something as specific as Rare Koopa Kids and Underrated Mini-Bosses Golfing at E3). But then we realized, maybe the mere fact that there are hardly enough major female characters to populate a gallery substantiates the need for one. Women are criminally underrepresented in Mario games and in the industry at large, but today we'd like to call attention to some of the lovely ladies shining through an otherwise testosterone-fueled bachelor party.
Most female characters in Mario adventure games are ridiculously susceptible to kidnapping and all manner of perilous occasion. Today, though, let's look at them without the cliched rescue plot and inane stereotyping. Here's a gallery of females worth giving all of your lives for.
Most female characters in Mario adventure games are ridiculously susceptible to kidnapping and all manner of perilous occasion. Today, though, let's look at them without the cliched rescue plot and inane stereotyping. Here's a gallery of females worth giving all of your lives for.
It's-a Mario World is a weekly feature in which the ubiquity of Nintendo's flagship character is celebrated: We'll incessantly ruminate about mustache wax, debate the curious whereabouts of the princess and covet the luminous power stars strewn about the galaxy. Check back here every Friday to find out what strange and wonderful thing has got us tipping our caps.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr Khan @ Oct 25th 2008 10:16PM
I'm going to feel stupid for posting this, but
"You better not give me no damn cake when i rescue you, you better give me some pie."
TheOverlord#2 @ Oct 25th 2008 10:52PM
Pauline is a bitch.
Bowser the Baptist @ Oct 26th 2008 7:11AM
Flurrie but no Vivian? Then again, her female status is disputed, so I guess the omission is justified.
MowDownJoe @ Oct 26th 2008 10:44AM
Captain Syrup needs to appear in a game without Wario.
ryan @ Oct 26th 2008 12:21PM
Funny! I am personally of the opinion that there could have been more obscure _non_sports game entries, but I liked reading the captions.