See this all the time with dudes blindly lambasting "games journalism" when really they're talking about influencer marketing, shoddy rage bait videos, or even just a reddit thread that got out of hand.
Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 16h agoi think it would be good for many people, including those who confidently feel this does not apply to them, to check in with their views on journalism and ensure they are reflecting reality and aren't being (unintentionally!) shifted by subtle leakage of certain internet cultures into mainstream
![Upsetting/Unsatisfying Fact:
The Wonder Effect in the High-Voltage Gauntlet level in Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a giant reference to Super Mario 64, turning the player characters into metal forms while playing a remix of the "Metallic Mario" theme from that game.
This Wonder Flower would be perfect as the 64th in the game. Instead, it is the 65th.
Level order taken from the in-game level select menu. Obviously players can simply skip one and thus make it their 64th but it is the 65th in level order.
[diagram showing how it is the 65th]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreial3yyucgvyholajvcrbbszsz4nuioaefxjpwb26schluvpmc6wqa)
