Dec 21 2009Very Clever: A Peek Inside Mario's Closet
This is what Mario's closet looks like as envisioned by artist Glen Brogan (slightly larger version if you touch THIS with your cursor and push the button). If you like it, you can go HERE to vote on getting it printed as a shirt. If you don't like it, you can go to hell.
I have a new T-shirt design up for voting at Splitreason. This one started out as a simple idea and turned into something a little more complex. When my designs go up for voting I always get the inevitable complaints (you just can't make everybody happy) but I sort of feel like I'm throwing myself to the wolves with this one. The reason being that I had to come up with rules for what I should and shouldn't include as part of Mario's wardrobe. I wanted to include as many of his power-ups as possible, but the main rule I had to follow was that I couldn't include things that actually transform Mario himself rather that just changing his wardrobe, like the Boo mushroom from Mario Galaxy that turns him into a ghost. So I've mentally prepared myself for the barage of "OMG WHY DIDNT U INCLUDE THIS 1 ON THERE U R DUM." I don't mind constructive critisicm, but sometimes it feels like people complain just to do it. If only they knew how much thought I actually put into these!
I didn't actually bother reading that because that's a hellaparagraph, but I've got to say: awesome job, Glen. But one thing -- why didn't you include Boo Mario? Seriously, and I was this close to voting for you.
Mario's Closet [albinoraven] (Glen Brogan's blog)
Thanks to Fran, who just wears whatever he did the night before.
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Reader Comments
1. richard - December 21, 2009 10:32 AM
FIRST!
2. j - December 21, 2009 10:33 AM
thats cool!
i'd buy that for a dollar!
3. Don - December 21, 2009 10:34 AM
oh thats so awesome!! XD
4. Timbo - December 21, 2009 10:44 AM
I'd buy it!
5. Catch22 - December 21, 2009 10:45 AM
i just got new super mario bros for both the Wii and the DS so im in the mode to approve of this in a geeky "inner 12 year old" kinda way
6. Pat - December 21, 2009 10:47 AM
Awesome work Glen. I think you hit enough notes to make most people happy.
7. me.vicky - December 21, 2009 10:55 AM
What? No princess peach dress in the back of the closet for his cross-dressing escapades?
Oh no, wait, that was Luigi...
Okay then, I totally approve! 5$!
8. naas - December 21, 2009 11:21 AM
Marios' sex doll, 2nd row down - 3rd from the right
9. CHRISYUN - December 21, 2009 11:44 AM
um... yeah, no vote for missing boo outfit.
10. raficus - December 21, 2009 12:03 PM
Wouldn't that fourth hat on the left hat rack be considered the "Boo outfit"?
11. Nick Sydney - December 21, 2009 12:09 PM
@10 no that's the invisible cap from Super Mario 64
12. Closet Nerd - December 21, 2009 12:20 PM
@8 looking at the size of that doll's mouth, I think you mean SUPER Mario's sex doll...... just sayin
13. Jiakasuma - December 21, 2009 1:32 PM
Huh, I didn't know Mario had bunny ears... man I suck
14. Zack - December 21, 2009 2:41 PM
Where's the super mario sunshine outfit? he gets a hawaiian shirt in that
15. Beastman AIDS - December 21, 2009 4:26 PM
I don't know why Mario would actually spend any time pondering what to wear - if I owned a raccoon suit there'd be no need for any other clothing ever again.
16. Beastman AIDS - December 21, 2009 4:28 PM
I probably should've said 'tanooki suit'
17. Jaded Icon - December 22, 2009 8:47 AM
Neat idea. I would buy it.......
@ Beastman
You can say raccoon suit if you want, we're all friends here.....
18. cabbo - December 22, 2009 9:46 AM
Lol at gw's quips.
God, it's been a long time since I played super mario bros.
19. Coweena - December 23, 2009 5:55 AM
God Damnit! So I could have submitted my t-shirt design from October and had it voted on if I would have sent it in to Geekologie?! FML! It's the same god damn design!
http://www.threadless.com/submission/231828/Super_Closet_Power
Read 'em and weep kids, this shit is from September!
20. lizzy - March 12, 2010 12:32 AM
a nice poster for the inner dork in you
21. lizzy - March 12, 2010 12:34 AM
oh, and i so want that racoon pull on outfir there on the right. i promise to dry clean it, mario...