Welcome back to another NPC bonus episode.

I'm your host, N64, Josh, with very special guest, Metroid Mike 64, the creator of Super Mario Bros.

Five.

What's going on?

How are you?

I'm doing great, man.

It still feels weird hearing that.

Does it?

Super Mario Brothers Five, yeah.

So, man, I have so many, I have so many questions.

So many questions.

First, I got to tell you, when Mario Maker 2 announced Worlds, the first thing I was like,

yo, you basically had my idea come to fruition.

And I'm like, there's no way. You had seven years. I'm like there's no way you had seven years I'm

like I'm so glad I didn't try to attempt this like there's no there's no way but I'm so glad

somebody did it and did it so well I've played through the first world uh talked about it talked

about it on my on my show yesterday and it like i think i want to go back actually i want to go

way back with you a little bit you it says your your your twitter profile says rescuing princesses

at night since 85 like how did you get introduced to mario uh how i got introduced

it was back in 85 um How did you get introduced to Mario? How I got introduced?

It was back in 85.

I went over my cousin's house, went into his basement, and he was playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES.

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