After running a Super Mario Bros archive for 12 years, one dedicated historian was about to quit forever if it wasn’t for the help of 4,000 fans: "You have saved my life"
Oct. 18, 202412 years of preserving big and small details from the Mushroom Kingdom has paid off
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An online archivist preserving Super Mario Bros. history has been “saved” by the community that has been enjoying his content for almost 12 years.
Supper Mario Broth, run by an unnamed history buff, is the blanket name for ablogand social media page that’s been entirely dedicated to posting thousands of images, factoids, long-form deep-dives, and everything else you can dream of from the Mushroom Kingdom. This can range from unused Luigi models, pictures from long-lost magazines, the fact that Rosalina’s eyes strangely mirror each other, or the finding thata little Mario will pop out of a drowning Mario’s neckXenomorph-style.
Supper Mario Broth’s owner and sole contributor ran into some recent difficulties, however. In a now unlistedYouTube video- beware before clicking, there’s some pretty heavy subject matter involved - the Mario historian explained that recent family tragedies and a declining financial situation meant he would no longer be able to run the Mario archive that’s been such a prominent corner of the internet for more than a decade.
Nintendo fans are nothing if not dedicated, though, and countless internet surfers who have appreciated Super Mario Broth’s work over the years quickly flocked to support the blog. Supper Mario Broth’sPatreon pagehad a few hundred paying supporters before his plea for help, but it’s now incredibly rocketed past the 4,000-member mark.
“With your incredible support, I am overjoyed to announce that not only will I be able to run Supper Mario Broth full time, but I will be able to also invest into material and equipment for more and better Mario content,” the blog runnertweeted. “Thank you all so much. You have saved my life. I love you.”
It’s a rare happy ending on the internet since a whopping 12 years of meticulous, almost daily documentation has finally paid off in a material way, and even better, Supper Mario Broth’s owner can continue working on the project that’s clearly bringing him joy.
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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