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What Is the Etymology of ‘Power-Up’?

And how did this term become part of the western video game lexicon?

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Who Put the ‘P’ in the Fire Flower?

An early build of Super Mario Bros. features a certain letter that would reappear on items in later games.

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A longstanding rumor states that the Mushroom Retainers were meant to be Peach’s handmaidens.

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Sometimes a turtle is just a turtle, Japanese folklore notwithstanding.

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Nintendo standardized Peach’s name in all territories. Why didn’t they do the same with Bowser?