{"id":113346,"date":"2020-05-24T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/363548"},"modified":"2020-05-24T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T17:05:00","slug":"video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/24\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Deep Cuts: The Mario Steamroller Monster Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra\u0092s community.<br \/>The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. <\/small><\/i><\/strong> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83069c80-f086-471d-92ce-9ac044259f2d_800x373.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/83069c80-f086-471d-92ce-9ac044259f2d_800x373.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:373,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:128851,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>[Mario&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/nintendo-steamrolling-pirated-software-netherlands-1994.18849\/\">steamroller-ing pirate cartridges at a Dutch airport<\/a>&nbsp;will now haunt your dreams?]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Goodness, it\u2019s time for yet another&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/videogamedeepcuts.substack.com\/\">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack<\/a>, my darlings. This week, what\u2019s been up? Well, another interminable quarantine week, but at least the Internet continues in good form.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy all of these links, and we\u2019ll be back midweek with the latest \u2018All-Time Greats\u2019 picks from a guest.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Simon, curator<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Current: New Games To Consider<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce5571ce-fc5e-4606-9d9d-35bfe0730b6a_800x320.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ce5571ce-fc5e-4606-9d9d-35bfe0730b6a_800x320.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:320,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:101588,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train-1.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Culture: Game Culture &amp; Deep Dives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7de112a-e736-431d-bc43-524929fdd87b_800x315.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/f7de112a-e736-431d-bc43-524929fdd87b_800x315.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:315,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:116474,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train-2.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Past: Game History<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ba24142-9473-4cad-8f52-810b88de1ff3_800x341.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/6ba24142-9473-4cad-8f52-810b88de1ff3_800x341.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:341,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:87234,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train-3.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Other Goodness<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab1b5f39-79d5-4bfb-9423-8fa51219c1b4_800x352.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ab1b5f39-79d5-4bfb-9423-8fa51219c1b4_800x352.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:352,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:69379,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/video-game-deep-cuts-the-mario-steamroller-monster-train-4.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading, and see you next week!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#ea9989aa9983878584898b98868f9999c4898587\">Simon.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra\u0092s community.The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. [Mario&nbsp;steamroller-ing pirate cartridges at a Dutch airport&nbsp;will now haunt your dreams?] Goodness, it\u2019s time for yet another&nbsp;Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack, my darlings. 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