Super Mario cover

Super Mario

by Jeff Ryan

This is a history, review, and business analysis book, covering the Mario games by Nintendo, on various sytemes. It gives a overview of the companies history, as well as a game by game analysis of the gameplay elemts that changed from one game to the next, from games like Donkey Kong, to the Super Mario, and spinn off series. There are also reviews of the Super Mario Bros., film and the cartoons. It looks at the series characters, as well as his team-ups with Sonic the Hedgehog. There are no illustrations, only text. There is a hardback version ISBN: 9781591844051 {Hardback} released on August 4, 2011. Audio book version, Blackstone Audiobooks, narrated by Ray Porter (August 31, 2011). And a Paperback version ISBN: 9781591845638 {Paperback} September 25, 2012, for $16.00 US, $17.00 Canada, and £9.99 UK.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?