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SIZE: One Size Finished Circumference About 49 in. (124.5 cm) Finished Height About 14 in. (35.5 cm) CORRECTIONS: None
1 ripple = about 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
dc2tog (dc 2 sts together) Yarn over, insert hook into st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops. Yarn over, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook - 1 st decreased.
If you find it difficult to join the beg ch into a ring without twisting the ch, Rnd 1 can be worked as a row, then joined into a rnd, as follows: Ch 201, beg in 4th ch from hook (beg ch counts as dc), work (dc2tog) 3 times, 2 dc in next 6 ch, *(dc2tog) 6 times, 2 dc in next 6 ch; rep from * across to last 6 ch, (dc2tog) 3 times; join with sl st in top of beg ch. Proceed to Rnd 2. When weaving in ends, use the beg tail to sew ends of first row together.
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Misdirection is a standard ploy of both magicians and politicians, where the audience is distracted by a feint. So it is with recent "currency war" arguments, as emerging-market countries such as Brazil blame low-rate policies of the U.S. and others for destabilizing their economies, analyst Marc Chandler recently wrote.
Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega is among those leading the charge, contending the near-zero rates in global superpowers have "sparked powerful forces that destabilize emerging market economies through capital flows, driving their currencies sharply higher," Chandler wrote recently on his "Marc to Market" blog.
But currency wars "seem to be more in the realm of rhetoric than politics," Chandler said. Even if there are costs for developing countries from the easy monetary policy of advanced economies, there are also benefits, he said. Low rates are meant to help boost in aggregate demand in the U.S. and Europe, which would stimulate trade as well as underpin growth in emerging markets.
"Aggressive monetary policy in the face of a weak domestic economy is not the equivalent of a currency war," Chandler said. He's Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York.


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The biggest threat to Linsanity may be media hype and overkill
Since the NBA/ABA merger, no player has had a better beginning to his NBA career as a starter than Jeremy Lin.
Subtract out his ethnicity, the fact the Knicks are undefeated in that stretch with a depleted team, that he wasn't offered a scholarship out of high school, that he went to to Harvard, and was as fringe as you could be in the NBA. Even without all those crazy storylines, the fact Lin sits atop that list is insane. (I'm not even going to grab the low hanging fruit of calling it Linsane.)
Even if Lin was the top pick of the draft, his run would be a major story and last night's better than Hollywood ending only perpetuates what continues to be one the most remarkable sports stories in recent history.
Regardless, there is a bit of an ominous feeling in the air as skepticism, disbelief, and enthusiastic dissenters of anything and everything seem to be waiting for the bubble to pop.
ESPN and others have covered the initial shock of Linsanity well, but looking to feed the wide spectrum of ESPN platforms with fodder sure to drive up page views, ratings, and fan interest, Lin has now become the target of ESPN producers as the topic du jour. Lin is on SportsCenter, Mike & Mike, SportsNation, First Take, The Herd, ESPNEWS, Numbers Never Lie, PTI, Around The Horn, and everywhere in between. ESPN's well orchestrated content farm is such overkill to many fans that it may turn people against Linsanity within the next two weeks. Just examine all the "tired of Linsanity" tweets already emerging.
There are only so many ways to cover a topic and some of the angles in trying to cover Jeremy Lin are going to smell of being ridiculously phony...


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Tue, Dec 10, 2013 | 02:28 GMT
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes star Kiefer Sutherland helped raise bar, says Kojima
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroe's Snake is voiced by 24 star Kiefer Sutherland, much to the annoyance of many David Hayter fans. Kojima has explained that the demands of the role needed someone like him, and helped raise the bar in terms of expression and performance.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 12:22 GMT
"I know I'm a douche": Fallout 4 hoaxer explains why he did it
Fallout 4′s Survivor 2299 teaser site was confirmed as fakeby Bethesda over the weekend, and now the perp behind the prank has come clean to explain why he did it.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 10:50 GMT
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Xbox One runs at native 1080p
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will run at native 1080p on Xbox One, Microsoft has suggested.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 10:37 GMT
The Division's Snowdrop engine allows for "smarter", "bigger" development, says devs
The Division publisher Ubisoft revealed a new trailer at the VGX awards, showcasing the shooter's Snowdrop engine. Now, the studio has published a blog that goes into the tech in greater detail.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 10:03 GMT
PSN: 12 Deals of Christmas discounts Need for Speed Rivals, Rayman Legends & movies
Sony has published its fourth 'Deal of Christmas,' knocking pounds off Need for Speed: Rivals, Rayman Legends and a stack of movie rentals.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 15:22 GMT
Alien: Isolation concept art surfaces for The Creative Assembly's tie-in
Alien: Isolation developer The Creative Assembly has been quiet on the project for some time now, but two pieces of concept art have revealed what could be Ripley's daughter, and the space station where it's set.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 08:52 GMT
Sleeping Dogs: Triad Wars gets first off-screen photo from United Front Games
Sleeping Dogs follow-up Triad Wars has been given the blurry photo treatment courtesy of developer United Front Games. Get a glimpse of the title here.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 08:40 GMT
Kodoku: PS4 & PS Vita indie horror title gets first screens, out 2015
Kodoku is an intriguing new survival horror title coming to PS4 and PS Vita in 2015. You're charged with avoiding mythical Japanese spirits by using stealth and magic. Sounds a bit like Pac-Man doesn't it?
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 08:09 GMT
Total Drivin: how a PSOne racer sowed the seeds for future success
With Forza 5, Need for Speed: Rivals and Gran Turismo 6 lined up on her shelf, Brenna's been putting time into a 15 year old racer. Eutechnyx talks Total Drivin, the game that kicked off its love affair with racing.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 05:16 GMT
Bravely Second setting and new character detailed
Square Enix has released first details of Bravely Second, the Bravely Default: Flying Fairy sequel announced last week.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 02:45 GMT
League of Legends pro streaming bans lifted
Riot Games has elected to change policies on professional League of Legends players' streaming activities following negative community reaction.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 02:23 GMT
Torment: Tides of Numenera vote decides in favour of turn-based combat
Torment: Tides of Numenera crowdfunding backers have voted for inXile to implement turn-based combat rather than a real-time with pausing system as seen in spiritual precursor Planescape: Torment and many classic CRPGs.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 09:51 GMT
Titanfall trailers show off Ogre and Stryder mech classes
Titanfall was given two short videos during VGX tonight showing off the Ogre and Stryder class of mechs.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:14 GMT
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gets a short trailer during VGX
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was given the trailer treatment during VGX tonight, and sadly, it's only around a minute long. I wish it were longer, but I'll take any look at it I can get, personally. Watch it below. The only date provided for the title so far is "sometime next year" on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:16 GMT
Thief story trailer shown during VGX, pre-show discusses gameplay elements
Thief was given a new trailer during VGX this evening after the pre-show, which is also posted below, discussed the game.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:18 GMT
Techland's Dying Light demo shows daytime level running on PS4
Techland's Dying Light was shown during VGX this evening. The demo on PS4 showed a daytime level and some parkour movements, such as using a zombie for momentum. The zombies are formidable enemies, but they become more powerful at night.
Mon, Dec 09, 2013 | 08:09 GMT
No Man's Sky from Joe Danger studio Hello Games debuts during VGX
No Man's Sky, the next game from Joe Danger studio Hello Games, was debuted during VGX tonight.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:19 GMT
Game of Thrones title announced by Telltale for 2014
Telltale Games will release a Game of Thrones title based on the HBO series and it will be released in 2014. Telltale says it will be "similar to other Telltale games" but will feature "large battles" and like the Borderlands title, the story will be told "in a Telltale way." Video teaser is below.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:10 GMT
Tom Clancy's The Division – Snowdrop trailer shows off next-gen engine
The Division was shown during VGX tonight, and the trailer talked about how the Snowdrop Engine is true next-gen. Watch the video below. Ubisoft said earlier this week that another look at the Tom Clancy title will be released on Monday, December 9, so be on the look out for that. The Division is an online experience, where players team up to survive in a ravaged America, both in the game and through the companion app. The game is slated for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013 | 03:18 GMT
Broken Age to star Elijah Wood, Double Fine's Tim Schafer demos game
Broken Age, in development at Double Fine, was shown during VGX this evening and in the video it was revealed that Elijah Wood would be playing Shay. Earlier today, another video revealed Wil Wheaton would voice the lumberjack Curtis. Jack Black will also be starring in the game. Broken Age will be released in two parts, starting in January. Video is below.


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Door Opener Type: | Belt Drive |
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Number of Lights: | 2 |
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Craftsman DC Garage Door Opener: Dependable Like Nothing Else
Backed by Diehard® power, this Garage Door Opener DC Belt system delivers smooth opens, secure closes and powerful illumination even when the rest of the house is pitch black. Solid, dependable and loaded with cutting edge technological features, this opener senses movement in the garage and turns the light on for you. In addition to lighting your path, it displays the time and temperature along with displaying info in multiple languages.
The built-in Posi-Lock® System delivers a level of tightly sealed garage security that you'll wish the rest of the house had, and if you're short of keys, no problem. With a wireless, key less entry pad system, just punch in your four digit pin code and gain access to your garage in seconds. Powerful, convenient and backed-up to weather power outages, the Craftsman DC Garage Door Opener delivers every time you pull into the drive way. Go ahead, strap this machine to your garage ceiling and get dependable operation that's built Craftsman tough.
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Beware... Sears does not stand behind the 3 year parts warranty after 90 days as it reads in your manual ! Bought 2 in December and installed in April. Garage door started going back up by itself last week. The position sensor on the motor is bad. The only way they MAY honor the warranty is if you spend $99 for a technician to come to your house and then in turn orders the part. Otherwise they will only sell you this less than $50 value part by buying the entire motor for $109. Your roped in to their service. Battled this for days on the phone as they bounced me from department to department or disconnected from the call. I was never rude at any time. Do NOT buy craftsman and know that SEARS does NOT value you as a customer. I have been a loyal customer for 30 years and spent thousands this year alone. They do NOT care. Willing to lose a customer over a $50 part. REFUSE to pay 1/2 of the purchase price of this opener for a technician to tell me I need the part I already know is bad. Pulled the part from my 2nd opener and moved to my most active door. Will never buy Sears and/or Craftsman again. Researching to see if this is legal based on the language in thier warranty. Frustrated does not begin to describe me right now!
Dover, OH
The opener installed well and operated perfectly. I even had to buy the extension for an 8' door and it was an easy job. The machine is super quiet and fast enough for our liking. The only issue we have had is the wireless keypad. It stopped working 3 weeks after the install and locked my tween son out of the house. After multiple times reprograming the unit I finally gave up and tried Sears guest service. The only option presented to me was to spend over $50 on a new wireless keypad. I was sure to explain that this was a new unit and is obviously faulty. They explained that accessories are not covered under any warrantee! I ended up buying a new keypad. (Not like I was going to take down the opener and return it!) The keypad bought in store is slightly different. We've had it for a few weeks now and works fine. Overall, Great opener with poor backing from a floundering company.
Williston, ND
Easy install, quiet operating. Great product!
Bakersfield, CA
I've been using it for 6 months with minor issues. Last month the control panel just stopped working, I moved the wires around and found just a bad connection. For the last few months one of the light bulbs been making a noise like it had a bad connection. I called earlier today because now that light doesn't always turn on until I move the socket around. Everything was going good and right before I confirmed the service appointment I asked if this is covered by the warranty just to be sure and was told the parts are but not the labor to install them. What kind of bull is that!? I only bought this 7 months ago and installed it a month later. Paying someone probably around $100 to fix a small problem on a $200 machine doesn't sound very smart to me
Paw Paw, MI
Bought this for my garage. It is awesome. Kicks my overhead door units but thats in the house. Takes a while to set up but dont see how you can cut any time off. FYI- I have a 9x16 door so I bought this and a 10' chamberlain extension since sears didnt have the 10' craftsman one and everything went smoothly. If this goes on sale again I might swap my overhead door unit.
Clifton, VA
This opener is used to open a 9-foot-tall two-car-wide insulated garage door on a daily basis. No problems or difficulties experienced other than we realized we needed an extension section due to the additional height of the garage door. Thankfully, the local ********** had chamberlain garage door opener parts so that we could finish installation in a single afternoon.
Tinley Park, IL
Don't buy this product. The garage door opener opens on its own multiple times during the day and night. Happened at lease ten times today and the night young.
Aberdeen, MD
I don't need to reiterate any of the great points already made for this product. Just one important note: the light bulb prongs in the socket do not protrude far enough to accommodate shorter necks in fluorescent and LED bulbs. I managed to get it working by pulling up on the prongs with a screwdriver WITH THE POWER DISCONNECTED. BTW, this unit is really easy to install...took all of 2 hours to replace the old Genie unit with this one.
Phoenix, AZ
Got this to replace an existing chain drive craftsman. I have craftsman garage door openers in every house that I have owned without any problems. The good is that it is quiet and opens the door. The bad is that the remotes have to be about 2 ft from the closed door when in a car to get them to operate. Outside the car they work from about 20ft. Homelink in our cars (that worked fine with the last opener) no longer work at all unless the door is aleady open, they can close it. Sears sent someone out, said nothing was wrong and that it is most likely due to interference (even though I turned off all power to the house and still can't open the door with the batter backup). I would give this piece of junk a 0 if it would let me. I will NEVER get another sears appliance. All my other new kenmore and craftsman appliances are also junk. Quality of the rebranded stuff Sears is now selling is way down, its such a shame because the name use to mean quality..now it is just garbage.
Opener is awesome. An upgrade from previous opener. Install was very easy. Operation is quiet as a mouse. Love the wall switch clock and switch. Worth the money. Treat yourself and you won't be sorry
North Olmsted, OH
A must have for power outrages. It actually works. The installer mentioned to me good choice. 3/4 horse power is ideal for heavy doors like mine. The belt driven unit is quiet as can be. You'll love it for it's quietness. Anyone can sneak into the garage after hours. L O L. Overall this unit is excellent.
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These distinctive Victorian design frame favors have traditional style with modern appeal. Frames make lovely and useful favors for all occasions. And whether you choose to fill them with a special photo or let your guests choose a memorable photo of their own, these frames are as pretty as a picture! Each pewter finish poly resin frame measures 5 ½" x 7 1/8" and has lovely Victorian flair with inlaid ivory enamel and a curved outer edge with a beaded design and glistening rhinestone accents, framing a 4" x 6" photo window with glass at its center. The black craft paper back is hinged for photo insertion and includes an easel cut for both vertical and horizontal display. Each Victorian design frame favor comes in a white box.
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In its Dec. 13 notice, NIH noted that for projects that already have end dates beyond Sept. 30, 2013, "NIH staff administering these grants will also reach out to recipients to discuss possible strategies for accelerating progress and expenditures. Revised award terms will vary depending on the award terms provided in the current notice of award."
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Music has always been my life. I started piano lessons when I was five years old, and quickly fell in love. The conducting bug bit when I was ten years old (after attending a Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert) and from that moment on, I knew what I wanted to be. Today, there isn't a day of my life when I am not grateful for being able to pursue my dream and do what I've always wanted. After over twenty-five years of professional conducting, I still feel it a privilege and blessing to be able to lead some of the world's finest orchestras and opera companies in this sublime art form.
The arts provide us with the ultimate form of self-expression and give us fulfillment, enrichment, beauty and peace, and represent, quite frankly, all that is best about mankind. I love the responsibility and challenge of taking a great musical composition and bringing it to life. Recreating the inspired thoughts of a composer in as true and honest a way as possible, is my goal. Being a performing artist is a huge responsibility and one that I don't take lightly. Thank you for joining me on this journey.
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Slow Cooker Enchiladas Recipe
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 can (16 ounces) pinto or kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 6 flour tortillas (6 inches)
- In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper until beef is browned and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the next eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Combine cheeses.
- In a 5-qt. slow cooker, layer about 3/4 cup beef mixture, one tortilla and about 1/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers. Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings.
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I first tried this back in 1998 when it was orginally published in Taste of Home, however my issue got lost and I have been looking for this recipe ever since. I have tried other similar recipes but not found one that I like as well as this one. Can't wait to make this again.
I made this today and we thoroughly enjoyed. As most of the ingredients are already cooked, I thought 5-7 hours in crockpot was excessive, therefore I only heated through for 3 hours and it was perfect. To make it easier to remove from crockpot, I dissected into quarters and slid a spatula down the side to loosen from pot. I then was able to remove as effectively as possible most of a serving of enchilada with a spatula. I topped with lettuce, tomato, and a sour cream Mexican dip. MMMMMMMM, good
We loved this recipe! The only down-fall was that the tortillas rather disintegrated when I made this. The second time I left out the tortillas and scooped up the "the goodies" onto warmed tortillas. Easy to make, and oh such a comfort food.
I liked the flavors of this recipe but I agree with one of the reviewers in that it is too difficult to remove from the crockpot. I think it would help to drain the tomatoes and the chiles first to reduce the moisture.
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Immunotherapy for cancer is a targeted treatment that uses a patient's own immune cells to attack and destroy tumors. Highly touted when it was conceived in the early 1980s, the approach has met with little success. Now researchers think they may have gotten over the hump: they have successfully treated several cases of a deadly skin cancer with immune cells taken from the patients, grown in large numbers in the laboratory and then given back to them. "We can now repopulate the body's immune system with cells that fight the cancer," says Steven A. Rosenberg of the National Cancer Institute, who pioneered immunotherapy.
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - More kids are staying in school and making it to graduation.
The dropout rate among New Hanover County schools students is the lowest it's been since the 2001-2002 school year, coming it at 2.26 percent, according to a school system spokesperson.
Last year's dropout rate was 3.83 percent.
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The information is based off of data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's Annual Report on Dropout Events and Rate.
"The improvement in the district's dropout rate is a direct result of the hard work and unified focus of all of our staffs to help students achieve success," said Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley in a statement. "All of our subgroups have demonstrated improvement and NHCS continues to trend upward in these critical areas. We will continue the positive momentum. In addition, the district will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the support systems designed to prevent students from dropping out."
"My vision is to provide sound alternatives and options for students - such as virtual schools, expansion of the focus schools - the early colleges and Performance Learning Center, increase business and community partnerships, and retain the graduation coaches - so there are viable options and support for all students despite their individual circumstances. With that vision in place, it becomes possible for NHCS to have even fewer drop outs in the future. We are creating a model for success."
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Mario is over twenty five years old. Simply in terms of longevity in a constantly evolving industry, that's quite an achievement. Really, how many other characters from the dawn of gaming are still remembered, let alone starring in major AAA new releases? Is the world holding its breath for a new Pitfall Harry game? No sir, it is not. Unless you're cheeky and count Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Hmm.
Anyway, with Super Mario Galaxy already causing well-groomed pundits to throw words like "bright, bold, unrepentantly loony" around the place this seems like a good excuse to re-rewind back to the start and take a look back of this illustrious history. For the sake of space (and my sanity) we'll be focusing on the main Mario titles, with regular diversions into some of the stranger corners he's found himself in. Spin-offs like the Yoshi and Donkey Kong series, as well as remakes and puzzle games, will be mentioned where relevant but for the most part it's the core Mario series we'll be running our calloused fingers over.
With that small disclaimer out of the way, let's journey back to the neon plastic wonderland we called 1981. Many remarkable and world-changing things debuted on the global stage in that year; Indiana Jones, Princess Diana, Bucks Fizz, that Clint Eastwood movie with the orang-utan that punches people. But it was a different sort of truculent ape that really inflamed the trousers of the entire planet, one with a fondness for throwing barrels and stealing women...
1981 to 1983 - The arcade years
Donkey Kong was his name, and he was created to help Nintendo crack the lucrative American arcade industry. Assigned to the task were two up and coming game designers - Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi. In the game, a giant gorilla flees his abusive owner and kidnaps his girlfriend into the bargain. Scaling some convenient scaffolds, he jumps up and down (forming even more convenient ramps), and makes with the barrel throwing. The carpenter, going by the rather self-explanatory name of Jumpman, must ascend the scaffold, leaping over the rolling projectiles or smashing them with his hammer. The exact date when Jumpman became Mario is unclear, but certainly before 1982 rolled around the arcade cabinet was already being promoted with references to Mario, the brave carpenter. The game proved to be a hit in the arcade and a jubilant Nintendo celebrated by...er...selling the home rights to Coleco. A sequel, Donkey Kong Jr, swiftly followed in 1982 and Mario therefore spent his first year being ported to everything from the Game & Watch to the Intellivision, and even (several years later) home computers like the Apple II, Vic 20 and Commodore 64.
1983 was the year that Mario broke out from under the monkey's shadow, with the arrival in arcades of Mario Bros. This was the game that introduced Luigi, although he was simply a green-painted clone of his brother at this point, and also swapped his profession from carpenter to plumber. The game, with a basic screen layout rather obviously lifted from Joust, found the pair knocking turtles and other subterranean creatures over by bumping the platforms from beneath, before running into them to nudge them into the water. Despite the simplistic gameplay, many recurring Mario motifs could already be found. The turtles are a clear precursor to the green-shelled Koopa, while the pipes they emerge from would also become a familiar fixture in Mario landscapes. Even the pling-pling sound effect when you pick up a coin (your reward for murdering small animals) has remained fairly constant over a quarter century.
Nintendo was quick to snatch back the home rights to the moustachioed hero and with good reason - they were launching their own home console and needed flagship games to drive punters into a frenzy.
Notable Oddity: Mario's Bombs Away, a 1983 Game & Watch title which found a bizarrely militarised Mario planting explosives. The game was played by watching the action reflected in a mirror angled above the screen.
1985 to 1990 - The NES years
Mario made his debut on the NES not in a new game of his own, but by making cameo appearances in other titles. As well as the obligatory 1983 Famicom ports of Mario Bros and the Donkey Kong games in Japan, during 1984 the NES Tennis game featured his hirsute visage warming the umpire's chair, while the lead character in Golf looked bugger all like Mario, yet boasted a familiar moustache so it's probably him. Even in NES Pinball, Mario can be found hiding in the bonus stage, while those shovelling coins into the Punch Out! arcade machine may have spotted our plumbing pal watching you get leathered by Bald Bull. Much like Ronald McDonald, Mario was clearly being groomed as a corporate icon - but without the same creepy enthusiasm for saturated fat.
It wasn't until 1985 that a new standalone Mario title graced the hardware, but when it did everything changed. Super Mario Bros took the single screen collect-em-up of old and threw it out of the window, replacing the score-chasing gameplay with a side-scrolling platform adventure that tickled gamers in a way they'd never been tickled before. In fact, it could easily be argued that the distinction between arcade games and console games really began here. Prior to its release, consoles were for playing shrunken versions of arcade hits, or games that ripped off arcade hits. After Super Mario Bros, home gamers had their eyes opened to the idea that console games could be both original and free from the coin-op twitch-gaming mentality. Super Mario Bros was not only the first game to use the recognisable 2D Mario style, but it also introduced pretty much every element that has dominated the series ever since. Princess Peach (aka Princess Toadstool), Bowser, kicking the koopa shells as weapons, the classic gamespeak slogan "Our princess is in another castle", they're all here. Even fungi fun guy Toad makes an appearance, albeit anonymously.
Sorry about the "fungi" thing, by the way. Couldn't resist.
Of course, Nintendo wasn't about to alienate a market still weaned on the instant gratification of the arcade, so 1985 also saw the release of Wrecking Crew, an obscure Mario puzzle outing which took him back to his classic Donkey Kong roots by smashing every item in each ladders-and-platforms level. It's actually rather fun, and has a level designer to boot.
Here's where it gets a bit confusing. A Super Mario Bros sequel was inevitable, but we actually got two, both called Super Mario Bros 2. The Japanese version, while largely similar to the original, gave Mario and Luigi different abilities for the first time. However, depending on who you ask, the game was either too derivative of the first or too hard for western tastes, so US gamers got an entirely different game in 1988. A rebranded version of Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic, another Miyamoto platform game it's not without its fans but, while superficially related, is undeniably Not Mario.
Thankfully, all this silly bother was put aside once Super Mario Bros 3 arrived in 1988. In fact, if you ever need a perfect example of how a classic videogame can evolve in just three steps, the Super Mario Bros trilogy is the only one you need to study. Taking the lessons learned from the previous games, Miyamoto and his team served up a third entry that still represents a staggering achievement in 8bit design. A non-linear platform epic, with stages chosen from a top-down map, it boasted cleverly constructed leaping challenges, relentless races against forced scrolling, and standalone boss battles. There were secrets galore, minigames and dozens of cool features to uncover over the course of eight worlds. I'm aware that I often bang on about the wonders of truly classic game design when writing about retro games, and Super Mario Bros 3 is a prime example of my obsession. Every new centimetre of screen that scrolls towards you is purposefully designed to complement what came before, or to introduce what comes next. There's not a pixel of waste in the whole thing, which is why it still holds up today as a genuine great. It is, you will be unsurprised to learn, the final entry in the best-selling videogame trilogy of all time.
1989, of course, also ushered the Game Boy onto the world stage and Mario inevitably graced the system with an all new and exclusive adventure - Super Mario Land. Produced as a solo project by the handheld's creator, and Miyamoto's co-designer way back on Donkey Kong, Gunpei Yokoi. For those who are interested in how a different design aesthetic can subtly change an established formula, Super Mario Land makes for a fascinating experience. It shares much in common with Miyamoto's games, but is also clearly the work of the man behind Metroid in terms of visuals and design. The story is unusual - boasting Tatanga the mysterious spaceman as its villain, and Princess Daisy as the damsel in distress. Clearly Mario's bit on the side, Daisy was swiftly brushed under the carpet in favour of series stalwart Princess Peach, although she did eventually resurface in the N64 Mario sports games. The dirty moo.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that us poor saps in Europe didn't get to join in much of this fun at the time, since we had to wait until 1987 to sample the first Super Mario Bros. Its US sequel wouldn't reach us until 1989, we didn't deserve Super Mario Land until 1990 and the sublime Super Mario Bros 3 didn't taste European air until 1991. A Nintendo spokesman at the time claimed the delay was "because you all smell funny". Probably.
Notable Oddity: All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros, a highly collectable promotional cartridge given out in a raffle by a Japanese radio station. The 1986 release combined levels from various Super Mario versions, and replaced some of the graphics with popular Japanese pop stars and DJs. 1988 also saw the release of the original Mario Bros for the Atari 7800, marking his final appearance on a non-Nintendo console.
1990 to 1996 - The SNES years
By the time Nintendo got around to launching its 16bit console, Sega was already pulling ahead with its cool, none-more-black Genesis/Megadrive machine. With Mario established as the official face of Nintendo gaming, it didn't come as much of a surprise that the Super Famicom/SNES hit the shelves with Mario all over it like a rash. Super Mario World was the game, hurriedly developed to launch with the console alongside Pilot Wings and F-Zero, and it took the Super Mario Bros 3 template and infused it with the sort of complexity and colour that the wheezing NES simply couldn't manage. Indeed, the game was even known as Super Mario Bros 4 in Japan for a while.
As well as beautifully detailed graphics - "It's like playing a cartoon!" we cried, and not for the last time - the game expanded on the gameplay possibilities of the overworld map in ways that still suck you in. Across seven worlds there are 72 levels, linked by 92 exits and entrances. Some are obvious, many are secret with the hidden Star Road and Special Zone opening up the opportunity to find new paths through the game without following a linear order. Working out the quickest or most complete route through the game became an obsession for many, and the game is still a regular challenge in the speed run community. Super Mario World also introduced the latest addition to the expanding Mario cast, the lick-happy Yoshi (then still a species, not a single character), who appeared in multiple forms, flying, spitting fire and stomp-killing koopas. Mario himself was upgraded with a spin-jump attack, cleverly foreshadowing his yet-to-be born rival Sonic. Super Mario World was later packaged into the Mario All-Stars bundle, offering SNESed up ports of the classic NES games.
Having pretty much defined the platform genre, Mario's next major outing would prove that his dungaree-clad arse was good for more than just squashing koopa shells. Powered by the oh-so-exciting Mode 7 graphics technology, Super Mario Kart roared onto Japanese consoles in 1992 (it reached us a mere five months later, for a change) and instantly redefined the boundaries of what could be done within a games franchise. Discovering that the world's best platform game had just spawned one of the world's best racing games was not unlike finding out that Robert DeNiro wrote all The Beatles songs. It's both impressive and more than a little greedy. How much excellence can one series lay claim to?
As well as a smattering of Yoshi games, handheld gamers got their Mario fix in the shape of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, a Game Boy sequel once again overseen by Yokoi rather than Miyamoto. It adopted the map screen from Super Mario World, and also introduced that inverted mini-game loving menace, Wario. Bwah-ha-ha. Etc.
Presumably having exhausted himself, Mario then retreated to the background for a few years while co-stars Yoshi and Wario tested the water with their own range of spin-offs. Indeed, so lazy did the rotund plumber become that he only appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as a helpless baby, leaving all the real work to his dinosaur chum. I bet he still demanded a �50 call-out charge though. This period also found Mario appearing in more and more educational titles, a trend that had begun with the seemingly random Mario Teaches Typing DOS game in 1991. US SNES owners got to enjoy a trio of pre-school Mario games in 1993, while a slew of puzzle games, such as Mario's Picross, and other oddities, such as the lightgun shooter Yoshi's Safari and headache-inducing Virtual Boy titles, featured his hairy face.
It's also entirely plausible that Mario kept quiet during the mid-90s to avoid the critical fall-out from the mind-bogglingly horrendous 1993 Hollywood movie that bore his name. With Bob Hoskins as Mario, and gurning irritant John Leguizamo as Luigi, it bore little resemblance to the colourful cartoon world of the games, preferring to reinvent the Mario universe as a grungy dystopian alternate dimension, where Dennis Hopper's King Koopa pranced about like a really bad Johnny Rotten impersonator. Not since John Naughton's controversial (and hastily retitled) Kirby: Portrait of a Serial Killer had a Nintendo character been so misrepresented on-screen.
It all came good in the end though. Even with the PlayStation arriving on the scene, and making us all go "ooh" and "aah" with the prospect of games that came on shiny discs rather than Fisher Price plastic bricks, Mario had one last trick up his sleeve. Super Mario RPG, developed by the Final Fantasy love muffins at Square, proved a more than appropriate swansong for the 16bit era, even if Square did rather obscure its release with Chrono Trigger, their other (better) SNES role-player. Even now, it's quite weird to see Mario exploring and turn-based-combating in what is essentially a technical precursor to Final Fantasy VII. Still, it added yet another genre to the platform king's arsenal, and laid the groundwork for some truly great Mario role playing games to come.
Notable Oddity: The derided 1994 CD-i game Hotel Mario, often regarded as one of the worst things to bear his name, was the result of talks between Nintendo and Philips to develop a CD drive for the SNES. After abandoning development on Super Mario's Wacky Worlds, the electronics giant shovelled out this steaming mess. Buried under reams of clunky FMV animation sequences, the game itself was little more than a really rubbish version of Elevator Action, since the CD-i proved laughably incapable of matching the SNES processing power.
1996 to 2001 - The N64 years
As the time-dozer continued to crush history into a big flat thing, Nintendo made the belated leap into the next generation (which, from our vantage point riding in the time-dozer cabin, clearly means "the one before last generation"). However, in just a few short years, the gaming landscape had changed beyond recognition.
Having chosen Sony over Philips to help develop a CD drive for the SNES, before backing out on the deal at the last minute, this abandoned research came back to bite Nintendo in the bum when electronics giant Sony took the idea and turned it into a games console all of their own. Compact and capable of doing wazzy things with 3D polygons, the PlayStation proved to be an instant draw for the generation of young adults who had grown up nestled in the twin bosoms of Sega/Nintendo. As the games market chased this hip new audience with clubland soundtracks and cutting edge graphic design, there didn't seem to be much place for the likes of Mario, with his cheery ways and whimsical lack of sex and violence.
Launching the N64 with twice the processing power as Sony's console, but still using the expensive and chunky cartridge system, it's clear in retrospect that Nintendo was out of step with the market for the first time in over a decade. This didn't stop some of the greatest games of that generation appearing exclusively on the N64, but it did mean that lots of people never bothered to see them. It was Super Mario 64 that had most of us intrigued, of course. How would this prototypical 2D platformer work in a 3D world?
Extremely well, was the relieved answer. Helped enormously by the analogue control of the N64 pad, the game made the stilted 3D controls of PlayStation rivals Tomb Raider and Resident Evil look positively cumbersome. Where once we had run and jumped in front of parallax backgrounds, now we guided the fleshed-out Mario through seamless fields, castles and all the other environments we'd come to take for granted. Our hero could swim, climb, even swoop majestically around the scenery with his Wing Cap - a beautifully realised ability that still makes me smile like a loon two hardware iterations later. What impresses most, looking back, is how it still feels like a Mario game. So many titles lost sight of what made them special when they jumped on the 3D bandwagon, yet you can play Super Mario Bros alongside Super Mario 64 and clearly see the thematic and aesthetic thread tying them together.
An update of Mario Kart soon followed in 1997, using the muscle of the N64 to include such crazy track details as hills and bridges, and although it was well-received it certainly doesn't revolutionise its source material in the way Super Mario 64 did.
Mario spent the rest of this generation living it up in both his new Mario Party series, which found him and his pals indulging in the sort of communal minigame madness that would later save Nintendo from the scrapheap, and in a series of swanky updates of the original NES sports games which so cheekily featured Mario cameos. Mario Golf and Mario Tennis were both decent enough as bouncy basic sports games, but it was pretty apparent that the Mario connection was there for marketing purposes. Mario Tennis disgraces itself worst in this regard by hamfistedly introducing the redundant character of Waluigi, Luigi's own Wario-style nemesis. It's no surprise that the character swiftly retreated to the back of the Mario character roster. Mario also, much like every other character in the Nintendoverse, dutifully turned up for Super Smash Bros to punch his colleagues in the face.
But then, much as Super Mario RPG squeaked over the finish line just before the SNES passed into history, so Paper Mario arrived just in time to see everyone and their dog shuffling morosely away from the N64, muttering about cartridges and wonky release schedules. "Hey, come back!", Paper Mario cried, "I'm really great, you'll like me!" But it was too late. Maybe next generation. Or the one after that.
Notable Oddity: The Japan-only release of the N64DD disk drive expansion brought with it some very curious Mario-branded utility programs. The Mario Artist range, inspired by the Mario Paint package for the SNES, included an art studio and a 3D modelling program. There was also a rudimentary online mode, allowing users to connect to a central Net Studio and share their work. In a similar vein, and also restricted to Japan, Mario no Photopi was a modified N64 cartridge that could accept SmartMedia cards allowing users to import and export their graphics. Almost ten years later and the feature is standard fare, another example of Nintendo being a good decade or so ahead of its time.
2001 to 2006 - The Gamecube years
If the Nintendo 64 era found Nintendo wrong-footed by unexpected shifts in the gaming demographic, the dark barren Gamecube period had the once-mighty console leader bloodied and punchdrunk on the ropes. Even the familiar foil of Sega had fallen by the wayside, leaving Nintendo stuck between two new gaming goliaths, both out for each other's blood. And as Sony and console newcomers Microsoft traded body blows, the Gamecube - often mocked for its plastic handbag appearance, tiny discs and childish demeanour - sank without trace.
At least the SNES and the N64 had debuted with genre-defining Mario titles for an early lead - the best the Gamecube could offer was Luigi's Mansion, a ghostly hoover-em-up in which Mario's key role is to vanish mysteriously, giving his lanky brother his first turn in the spotlight since the 1992 PC educational adventure, Mario Is Missing! OK, Luigi's Mansion is far from a bad game - it's just a little underwhelming considering the high expectations that had built up for a Mario-related launch title. It's incredibly short, more than a little repetitive and almost entirely devoid of the sort of joyous invention and exploration that typify the high points of the series. It's no Super Mario World or Super Mario 64, that's for sure.
More disappointments lay in store. After building themselves up to a frothing fever pitch of anticipation for the long-awaited proper sequel to Super Mario 64, fans could only let out a curious gust of deflation when Super Mario Sunshine finally arrived in 2002.
While the free-roaming gameplay was retained, the game tasked our plumbing pal with the job of cleaning up the tropical resort of Isle Delfino. A pesky Mario impostor has covered the pristine retreat in muck and pollution, so Mario uses the FLUDD backpack to squirt everything back to normal again. Much like Luigi's Mansion, the game isn't entirely awful - it was just a far cry from what fans were expecting, and blighted by uncharacteristically clumsy gameplay to boot. The water-squirting basis of the game came in for particular criticism, since it all but replaced the beloved tropes of Mario games past. Perhaps after Luigi's Mansion, we were just tired of Mario games that were driven by gimmicky sucking-blowing backpacks rather than the characters themselves. Sales were solid, and review scores were high - our very own Bramwell commenting "The best game ever? No, but you'd be a fool not to buy it" - but its stature has diminished considerably over the intervening years.
Meanwhile, over on the handheld side of the aisle where Nintendo continued to dominate, things weren't so bleak. As well as multiple ports, remakes and compilations of NES and SNES classics, the Mario RPG strand continued to be lovely and special in the 2003 GBA game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 2005 DS sequel, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Both were full to the brim with the charm and whimsy that many felt was ebbing away from the character's console efforts. And, should you need any more evidence of the Groundhog Day existence Nintendo had slipped into by this point, Mario's final narrative excursion on the Gamecube was another finely crafted role-playing adventure that arrived just as gamers were abandoning the platform. And it's a real shame, since Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bristled with fresh ideas and inventive gameplay elements that had been absent from Sunshine.
Mario Kart: Double Dash buoyed our spirits for a while, striking a fine balance between classic gameplay and new features despite featuring Waluigi, but with the Gamecube struggling to keep pace with the Xbox, let alone catch up with the PS2, things soon settled into much the same moribund pattern that blighted the N64. More Mario Party games (the series made it up to a seventh entry on this hardware, plus an arcade cabinet spin-off), more sports games bearing the Mario brand (such as Mario Power Tennis, Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Strikers), plus a smattering of cameos in other Nintendo offerings, including an unlikely appearance, albeit in toy form, during Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Many of these outings were perfectly pleasant, but when held up against the creative peaks of the past, it was disheartening for fans to see the character stuck in a rut.
Thankfully, in true Jeremy Irons style, a reversal of fortune was on the horizon...
Notable Oddity: Mario's genre-hopping may have gifted us with such classics as Mario Kart and Paper Mario, but there have been some weird attempts to expand his appeal as well. Take Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Edition, for instance, in which rhythmically gifted Mario fans could flail about on a dance mat to the sound of remixed tracks drawn from Mario's engorged back catalogue. And if you didn't fancy dancing along to Jump! Jump! Jump! - the music from the second overworld in Super Mario Bros 3 - you could always embarrass yourself to Mario-tweaked versions of classical pieces from Elgar, Mozart and Strauss.
2006 to present - The Wii years
Sometimes you have to go backwards in order to move forwards, and so it was that Nintendo's decision to opt out of the increasingly expensive console race between Sony and Microsoft found them getting their groove back (if not their scheduling). For the first time since the heyday of the SNES, Nintendo is sitting at the top of the home console heap with both the Wii and DS flying out of shops like shop-phobic flies.
Nothing illustrates this shift in fortune, and the change in perspective that brought it about, more than New Super Mario Bros which danced merrily onto the DS in Spring 2006. The first traditional 2D Mario platform game since Super Mario Land 2 on the GameBoy, it showcased a Nintendo that was embracing its past and putting faith in old fashioned gameplay to win the day over gimmicks. It worked. A breath of fresh air, elegantly poised between the wisdom of age and the thrill of innovation, New Super Mario Bros immediately reminded players of why they'd grown attached this podgy plumber in the first place.
Then along came the Wii, and with it the ability to download and play the untouched originals that started it all via the Virtual Console. OK, the prices are wonky and the old PAL conversion problem irritates visual purists, but as a symbol of Nintendo's past and future in cheerful harmony it's hard to beat.
This time around, they got the timing right. Super Paper Mario arrived with millions of Wii owners ready to enjoy its quirky joy, finally breaking the curse that left previous Mario RPGs dangling in the void, while Super Mario Galaxy at last gives us the 3D sequel we've been waiting for since 1996. With Super Smash Bros Melee and Mario Kart Wii to come in 2008, it's not hard to imagine the silly old Italian stereotype being around for another quarter century. When we'll probably control him in hologram form. Using our mind.


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