It’s Mario’s pal, Toad!

The second entry in the tribute to cookies series is that of the starman power-up from the Mario series of games. Touching these bouncing stars makes Mario temporarily invulnerable and able to kill pretty much any enemy that he runs into. Despite years of testing, power-up does not apply to cookie.

I found these two (full, mind you… full!) cans of Super Mario Bros. sodas in my basement a while back. These mini sodas from the early 90s and made by Shasta sure bring back some refreshing sodariffic memories. I also remember there being some kind of Yoshi apple and possibly Princess Peach something or other. If the Princess Peach soda wasn’t peach flavored then I don’t know what those soda guys were thinking. Either way, I remember the Mario one being the best, which is probably why I was left with a surplus of Luigi ones. Poor Luigi.

That reminds me: when did she become Princess Peach? I aways remember her being Princess Toadstool in the old video games and the animated shows. Was it a name change like Sega did with Dr. Robotnik/Eggman? Would Peach be techically “Princess Peach Toadstool”? That would certainly make sense, considering both Mario and Luigi have last names: Mario Mario and Luigi Mario.