Super Mario Anti-Stress

Well, in the 1st phone video, I told you about my “hobbie”, the music and my rock band. But, if I think it better, that is not only a hobbie for me; it is a real work and it is as important as the university and all the “standard” ways. 

Today, I will tell you about another hobbie, one that corresponds better to the meaning of hobbie; some activity I like and that helps me to fight stress. 

I love to play Super Mario. I don’t consider myself as a gamer or a geek, because I hardly ever play video games, except Mario. I usually play it at evening or weekends, when I need some break in different tasks or if I’m boring. I have emulators of some Nintendo consoles and there I load the games. I don`t spend much time on it, but I enjoy all that minutes. 

I didn’t play Mario when I was a child, because we didn’t have a Nintendo in home and computers were a little difficult to get in the middle of 90’s. But I saw friends playing it and I knew it. When I was older, maybe 15 or 16, one friend told me about emulators. I downloaded one with some games, including Super Mario World. That day my madness started.  

Mario has generated on me some strange ideas about life. In fact, I’m planning to write some document or article, or maybe a book, about the “Mario Bros Philosophy”.  Its psychedelic world, presence of strange substances –mushrooms or flowers, for example- that turn Mario bigger or stronger, the design and architecture of the scenarios, etc. It is very strange, but I like it and I consider it very attractive.