survival – Set Side B https://setsideb.com The Flipside of Gaming Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://setsideb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-mascot512-32x32.png survival – Set Side B https://setsideb.com 32 32 Could You Realistically Survive in Super Mario 64? https://setsideb.com/could-you-realistically-survive-in-super-mario-64/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://setsideb.com/?p=7234 Continue reading "Could You Realistically Survive in Super Mario 64?"]]> It’s a fun idea, to determine if you, as a physical human being person, with all your physical human being person needs, could survive in the world of Super Mario 64, were you somehow to be transported there permanently.

The video embedded and linked below, from a Youtuber named Pretzel, is the projected beginning of a series about whether you could survive in different game worlds. Games are abstractions, and play life in them often leaves out details like drinking, eating, or (let’s face it) pooping. By ignoring that and trying to look at them as if they were actual places you are, by definition, engaging in pedantry, ignoring the essential nature of these places. But it’s fun to think about somewhat. At least we know this world has cake!

Could You SURVIVE in Super Mario 64? (Youtube, 14 minutes)

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