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more about #goomba ryoshi: For a game that's been re-released like twelve times, you'd think someone would read the manual. Bowser turned everyone into bricks and coins and stu... more » Jonn: If you stop to actually think about it does anyone else consider that Mario might be the bad guy? Yes. Next question? more » Relee: I don't have a copy of it anymore, but in the instruction manual for the original Super Mario Bros. it explained that King Koopa (Bowser) used his evi... more » ShaSt One: I didn't realize until recently that Goombas are mushrooms. and even then, i had to be told. more » Spoony Bard: Ah yes, the lowly footsoldier. Reminded me of this. more » Zaranell: From now on, every time I play a Super Mario game, I will imagine myself crushing the rebellion of petty workers and their foolish notions of freedom.... more » EmTeeZ: I assume Bowser lures them in with promises of paying for the Goombas' college tuition. more » Kobun: more » (Starman) NONAME: Oh ♪-wee ♪-oh ♪-wee ♪-oh ♪-weee ♪-oh ♪--wee..... *marching music* more » Windrummerboy: Hmm... wasnt Goombario part of a population of "good" goombas? not all of them are working for bowser. more » konaa: The Goomba are just casualties of war. It's not like you focus on trying to kill them but they make you bounce higher and move faster. Unless you're ... more » RySenkari: I've always wondered this. It's always so frustrating when, for example, in Final Fantasy when weak enemies are still rushing my level 99 party. Do th... more » Voidward: An enemy's motivation is only required if the players demands it. If it's accepted and unquestioned then there's no real point. Games are meant for en... more » gold163 (° д° ): I don't like how this article implies that EVERY game's cannon fodder should have some kind of motivation to fight the player. It's absurd from a desi... more » Dick Socrates: Too much writing for something so unimportant. It's like when a stand-up comic starts talking about video games and you get embarrassed. more » Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal: Bowser's organization has good dental. /article more » badasscat: Reminds me of the contrarian analysis of Star Wars, that the Empire was really just a centralized government attempting to bring law and order to the ... more » 1up: That was an interesting read. But dammit, seeing SotC mentioned makes me want to play it :( Can't believe I ever missed out on that gem. Anyway, he r... more » gandhios: "One day the kingdom of the peacful mushroom people was invaded by the Koopa, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. The quiet, peace-loving... more » Chesu: Hmm... Well most people killed Bloopers with their trailing young in Mario 3, right? more » -
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For the Goomba, What's Their Motivation, Again?
Boss battles are critically important to most video game genres, providing climactic story points as well as the kind of challenge for which the game was bought in the first place. But what about the minor foes of a game? More »
