The folks at Shout! Factory contacted us this past Friday and told us that a second DVD set is being planned for
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Furthermore, they have some ideas for an extra on this release, and they need your help!
As I explained
in our Captain N: The Game Master news last month, Nintendo themselves have been reluctant to participate in extras on these Shout! Factory DVD releases of the DiC cartoons licensed from their videogames and systems. So Shout! has been trying to think of fun bonus material that they can use on these sets without needing additional licenses from Nintendo. It looks like they've thought up a good one, that sounds like a lot of fun and certainly includes a lot of fan participation! Here's what Shout! sent us to post:
Due to the heavy, positive fan response to the first volume of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, I've decided to dedicate a lot of the special features of the second volume to the fans and I've recently been inspired...
Ever dressed up like Mario? Luigi? The lovely Princess Peach? How 'bout Koopa? I wanna see the pics.
Make them as accurate and creative as possible and you might see yourself on the second volume of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! DVD.
Make sure there isn't anything trademarked in the shots. No toys or posters, etc. That stuff has to be cleared. Make sure the backgrounds are as neutral-- but as creative-- as possible.
Also, if there are other people in the shot, every single one of them needs to sign off on the picture. In other words, if you have a group shot (even if someone's in the background) and someone doesn't want to be seen by thousands of people on the box set, I can't use the photo.
Keep it CLEAN. You know what this means. It's a family series, so if your photo isn't aimed at families, it's not getting onto the set, so don't waste our time.
One last rule: The costumes MUST represent the Mario and gang you've come to love from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. ABSOLUTELY NO PICS FROM SUPER MARIO WORLD OR SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Email me at ShoutCostumes@yahoo.com with your pics!
Due to the overwhelming number of Super Mario fans out there, please understand that I can't include EVERYONE. So you'd better make those pics GREAT!!
Let the games begin!!
Well, go for it! If you find Shout!'s e-mail inbox full, or experience any other problems, then you'll enjoy knowing that they are working with the folks at
GoNintendo.com so that the flow of photos and e-mails can continue, and they will make sure Shout! gets all the submissions. GoNintendo.com is a pretty neat website anyway, so check it out.
When will this 2nd DVD set arrive in stores? What will be on it? Well, it's all still in the works, so stay tuned, and we'll keep you posted.
