09/11/2017
■Class discussion: What do you think of Mario’s new profile? Did you even know that he was supposed to be a plumber? His creator said he was a carpenter when he first appeared in “Donkey Kong” in 1981. What is a backstory? Do video games need backstories to explain the plots and characters? How do backstories show up in other fiction works like books and films? Can you come up with an example?