User talk:JanuaryThunder

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- Turboo 22:35, 15 May 2011 (EDT)


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 * http://www.mariowiki.com/File:JanuaryThunderMichaelBrooks.jpg


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 * http://www.mariowiki.com/File:JanuaryThunderPBS.jpg


 * JanuaryThunder 22:38, 15 May 2011 (EDT)

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- Turboo 00:33, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

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Mario Pinball game
That is already mentioned on the Merchandise page under toys

Just a question
Is what your userpage says actually true? I don't mean to be rude, it's just that I'm doubting if it's true.


 * It's certainly true. If you have a JSTOR subscription, you can find a small selection of my work in some sociology journals. --JanuaryThunder 12:31, 8 May 2012 (EDT)


 * How did you become a fan of Mario, then?


 * It had been four decades since the end of the Pacific War. Politicians and economists had spent much of the past five years warning us of the impending dominance of Japanese industry. The Yellow Menace, they said, came not in the form of planes, bombs, or warships, but in affordable consumer products. The threat of Soviet Communism had been replaced by Asian Capitalism in the eyes of many. Hysteria and speculation was rampant. Even Ronald Reagan threw aside his "free and open markets", tightening the noose on Japanese trade to protect us all from the looming threat of quality automobiles and electronics.


 * I myself was curious as to how a nation beaten and tamed by the United States could again inspire such fear in Americans. I booked a two month trip to Tokyo in the autumn of 1985. It wasn't long before I was enamored by the diligence and hospitality of the Japanese people.


 * When I returned to the states, I sought to write a book about the impact of Japanese manufacturing on American popular culture. My wife told me that my son wanted a Super Mario Bros. for Christmas. I didn't what it was at the time, but I spent four hours waiting in line on a cold December morning at the Spokane Toys "R" Us for something called a "Nintendo".


 * Nintendo, I thought, that sounds Japanese.


 * Of course, my son was overjoyed with his gift, but it soon became our gift. I spent many a late night appreciating that piece of Japanese ingenuity. For Christmas of '87, we bought The Legend of Zelda. Christmas of '88, Super Mario Bros. 2. My obsession continues to this day, and I'm an avid collector of all things Nintendo. --JanuaryThunder 14:24, 8 May 2012 (EDT)