Video: Bill O'Reilly gets wise to Super Mario
Spotted via Gawker, Bill O'Reilly and his Peabody Polk award winning crew at Inside Edition report on the emerging world of Nintendo, at a time when the Mario name meant Puzo more than plumber.
As a bonus, a look behind the scenes at Game Counselor HQ, and another teasing glance at that gold-covered 'Zelda Tips and Tactics' booklet that used to sing its (too expensive for a pre-teen) siren song to me from every. single. issue. of Nintendo Power.
Nintendo 1988 Inside Edition TV news report with Super Mario [YouTube, via Gawker, and man, why have I never thought to search for a scan of Zelda T&T until just now, all of that via .tiff]
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Powerphail
#1 – 2:41 AM April 16, 2009
Games counselling looks like the most awesome job ever.
gulo gulo
#2 – 2:42 AM April 16, 2009
i was born right after the 80's ended. it seems to me, though, that the answer the guy gives at 2:13 IS the 80's
HatOfEdshu
#3 – 2:58 AM April 16, 2009
So FOX News wasn't Bill O'Reily's first glimpse at a fantasy world?
grahamers
#4 – 5:58 AM April 16, 2009
Those kids SUCK at SMB. Did you see them bypass all those treasure bricks? Super Mario Fail!
buried
#5 – 6:13 AM April 16, 2009
"Mario Mario and Luigi Mario." I wonder if this segment is where they got the joke for the movie?
Grisly
#6 – 7:27 AM April 16, 2009
I had forgotten about Howard Philips entirely. That bow tie was iconic at the time.
winkingskunk
#7 – 8:53 AM April 16, 2009
Grahamers - I had the same thought! Watching those kids get Superpowered and then just bypass all that coinage was painful!
Also - I, unfortunately, am not shocked that Bill O'Reilly finds Lincoln Logs hard to figure out.
RedShirt77
#8 – 9:30 AM April 16, 2009
Can you please pair this in show commercial with all the clips of O'Really talking about how evil video games are?
Luke Hunter James-Erickson
#9 – 10:53 AM April 16, 2009
who is all that surprised that O'Reilly had trouble with Lincoln logs?
in all seriousness, though, game councilor would be the best job ever.
obi1kenobi1
#10 – 2:09 PM April 16, 2009
Doing a story on Super Mario Bros. in 1988 would be like doing a story on Bioshock this week...
AdamRobezzoli
#11 – 11:23 PM April 16, 2009
I love classic Nintendo merch.
Did you see that sweatshirt?!