Glen Lakin

@iwritewrongs.bsky.social

Don't make me do this again. Screenwriter. Co-host of GAYEST EPISODE EVER. Lover of LEGO. (He/Him) "Dad... I'm a Ninja."

Over the long weekend, I posted a new part to Mario 101, with a lot more weird Super Mario history, Discussed: Bowsette, Peach's missing dad, Bowser's dead wife, and the infamous field horsehair plants mention in the original instruction manual.

Mario 101: Part Eight — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

I gave a 1-up to my Super Mario history series to talk Foreman Spike, Madame Broode, the Mushroom King and field horsehair plants.

thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

There's a bajillion things to credit Tim Curry for, but I want to give a shout out for being THE voice of cartoon villains in the 1990s, for about ten years he voiced what felt like 1/3rd of all animated TV baddies out there.

Captain Hook in "Peter Pan and the Pirates," as voiced by Tim CurrySkullmaster from "Mighty Max," as voiced by Tim CurryTaurus Bulba from "Darkwing Duck," as voiced by Tim CurryLord Dragaunus from "The Mighty Ducks," as voiced by Tim Curry

Sometimes you're writing about Sonic and you want to find a high-quality gif of the title screen but you actually can't find one and so you build it from scratch only to realize that it's more complicated than you expected and then you're like "oh, maybe that's why nobody else did this." Whatever.