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===Inspiration for the Super Mushroom=== | ===Inspiration for the Super Mushroom=== | ||
Some rumors have questioned the origin of the [[Super Mushroom]], suggesting that it was inspired by real-world drugs such as the {{wp|Psilocybin mushroom|magic mushroom}}<ref>Burch, Anthony (2013). [http://www.destructoid.com/six-sinister-things-about-super-mario-28654.phtml "Six sinister things about Super Mario"]. ''Destructoid''. Retrieved June 29, 2021. ''"It may have taken some of us longer than others to make the connection, but at some point Mario’s innocent mushroom and flower powerups begin to take on a much more sinister, substance-abuse-related-meaning... The only rational answer is that all of these “transformations” are nothing more than visual and auditory hallucinations, brought on by heavy drug use."''</ref><ref>Cooper, Hollander (August 13, 2012). [http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-most-disturbing-things-about-mushroom-kingdom/ "The Top 7... Most disturbing things about the Mushroom Kingdom"]. ''GamesRadar''. Retrieved June 29, 2021. ''"Yeah, the mushrooms Mario devours to increase, decrease, greatly increase, or greatly decrease his size are drugs. Let's get that out of the way right now."'' </ref>, or {{wp|Amanita muscaria#Cultural depictions|Amanita muscaria}}.<ref>http://www.cracked.com/article_18585_the-7-most-wtf-origins-iconic-pop-culture-franchises.html</ref> While the spores of the latter species look similar to the Super Mushroom and other [[power-up]]s such as the [[1-Up Mushroom]], no evidence has confirmed that this was an intentional design decision. | |||
On June 19, 2015, the nonprofit organization NPR published an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of [[Mario]], in which he mentioned the story ''{{wp|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland}}'' in relation to the origin of mushrooms in ''Mario'' games.<ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/06/19/415568892/q-a-shigeru-miyamoto-on-the-origins-of-nintendos-famous-characters</ref> However, in an earlier Iwata Asks interview, he stated that there was no influence from ''Alice in Wonderland'', simply citing "a relationship between mushrooms and magical realms".<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/0/3</ref> This more generic explanation also appears in an interview from October 2010 in the magazine {{wp|Famitsu}}, in which Miyamoto describes that "you see people in folk tales wandering into forests and eating mushrooms all the time".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160813205247/http://www.1up.com/news/super-mario-bros-25th-miyamoto</ref> | |||
An article on the website for the newspaper The Guardian contains an unsourced claim that Miyamoto drew inspiration from "enchanted foodstuffs in myths and folklore" to create the Super Mushroom.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture</ref> | |||
===Larry Koopa's namesake=== | ===Larry Koopa's namesake=== | ||