So, let me get this straight: after saving the Mushroom Kingdom yet again by dominating fifteen courses, collecting 120 stars and defeating every enemy to come his way (including three separate showdowns with Bowser), Mario is rewarded with…a freshly baked cake. There’s no sack of money, no parade—hell, he doesn’t even get a real kiss from the Princess. Just a damn cake. Every year my birthday reward for continuing to breathe is the same reward Mario gets for defeating evil personified and freeing a peaceful world from tyranny.
I always forget how frustrating I find the end of Super Mario 64.
