13 min

Super Mario in Quarantine The Longest Rainy Sunday

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In this episode of the Longest Rainy Sunday, we bring our listeners to Super Mario Odyssey, which on one hand connects people’s childhood memories and emotions, but also extends horizons to the future modern world. In our podcast, we mainly analyze the elements that remained the same in Super Mario Odyssey when comparing it with previous versions in the series and the elements that become new in this newest version. Finally, we connect that with our current social and pandemic time, illustrating how Super Mario Odyssey is related to people’s daily lives under such a unique circumstance. 



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Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details. 



Thier, Dave. “'Super Mario Odyssey' Review: A Perfect Game With One Problem.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 2 Nov. 2017, .



Flanagan, Mary. Critical Play. I, “Introduction to Critical Play”. MIT Press, 2009. 



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In this episode of the Longest Rainy Sunday, we bring our listeners to Super Mario Odyssey, which on one hand connects people’s childhood memories and emotions, but also extends horizons to the future modern world. In our podcast, we mainly analyze the elements that remained the same in Super Mario Odyssey when comparing it with previous versions in the series and the elements that become new in this newest version. Finally, we connect that with our current social and pandemic time, illustrating how Super Mario Odyssey is related to people’s daily lives under such a unique circumstance. 



Sources:



Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details. 



Thier, Dave. “'Super Mario Odyssey' Review: A Perfect Game With One Problem.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 2 Nov. 2017, .



Flanagan, Mary. Critical Play. I, “Introduction to Critical Play”. MIT Press, 2009. 



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13 min