Can I just say that I LOVE Mario World Wii. It is a mixture of all the best Mario Worlds AND you can play two, three or four player at the same time, so you do not have to wait turns! Mostly it is me using Luigi, who is played by my husband, as a trampoline or a human shield - its music is even reminiscent of the original Mario World for the NES!
As I attempted to conquer World 8, a thought descended on me...why is that when I get touched by lava I immediately die - not just shrink or lose a power but die; yet I can crawl all over metal that has been submerged in lava and escape virtually unscathed? I know, I know, the entire purpose of the game is to defeat a dinosaur after conquering worlds of walking mushrooms and turtle/duck looking things all to save a princess named Peach (who might I add is constantly getting herself into trouble - I'm beginning to think bitch deserves to be locked in tower, she isn't very smart) it isn't meant to be realistic, but I couldn't help but feel that this game, geared towards children, gives the skewed idea that metal is a poor conductor of heat. It is a core principle in Chemistry and I'm sure they'll learn, most of them do the hard way.
Needless to say Mario World mixed with a little Human Anatomy and Physiology has taken a lot of my time lately and I have been unable to get much of my book marathon complete. I started "Pilgrim's Progress" only to become increasingly peeved at a poor attempt at a Christian Allegory...it wasn't an allegory at all; John Bunyon made no attempt at all to make this a figurative piece of work, it was simply a sermon.
I started "The Winter King" - not on my list, but a very good novel about King Arthur's rise to power in Britain. Quite different than any other Arthurian literature I have read in the past, and I can't wait to read the entire series. I am 8th on the list to receive Bernard Cornwell's final book in his Saxon Stories series from the library, and maybe after that I will start the book marathon training again...I have a hankering to read Lord of the Rings again, and it is on the list. I usually begin strong only to sputter to a halt with Tom Bombadil. I think Peter Jackson was on to something when he left him out of the movie.
