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Mario jumps. This may seem insanely obvious, but it's more significant than you may know. For such a ubiquitous game mechanic, it's not such an obvious movement to include. Humans, for instance, are TERRIBLE at jumping. But Mario is, like, CRAZY good at it. So what is it about Mario's jump that inspired hundreds of games to follow? Watch the episode and find out!

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ASSETS

:48
Stan Lee Parkour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwB_4-QFnmM

:52
Jumping over a chair like a gangster (Bill Gates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TCxE0bWQeQ

:58
Nine Year Old Jumps Over Catcher to Avoid Tag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Hi_GvXgZY

1:51
CRACKER BARREL GAME STRATEGY Triangle Wooden 14 Peg Game - Jump All But One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILKXEnX_YGM

2:29
What If Everyone JUMPED At Once
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHbyQ_AQP8c

3:35
Super Mario Super Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yodVOarpsH8

3:39
Very excited about Super Mario Bros present!.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2dC_Rike20

3:55
Super Mario Brothers Parkour [In Real Life] (HD).mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67qqEcGDC0s

4:54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUathOxQrl8

5:12
How not to jump over a puddle of mud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5LqTLAuQss

5:14
Frog Jumps Caught in Slow-Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKpJElwama8

5:21
Andrea Bargnani epic dunk fail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8lQoE8Chw

5:29
Lebron James highest jumps NBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdVteq8XBs

5:51
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2008/01/30/classic-n64-review-super-mario-64-the-plumber-revolutionizes-the-world-of-3d.htm

5:55
Nike Basketball 1989 - 'It's Gotta Be The Shoes - Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkY7W6kCRY4

6:09
Soulja Boy Provides His Thoughts On Braid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSXofLK5hFQ

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COMMENTS

Ivory Oasis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILMiw9KGJd8&google_comment_id=z12cjdg4dzantf30d22dihtqzpubzjsnj

YOGSCAST Will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILMiw9KGJd8&google_comment_id=z13tuniayprpzt04m04cjjfq5zjiddvxarc0k

Ana Paula Lopes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILMiw9KGJd8&google_comment_id=z12qyzozxtrvhxxeb23xtf4hsmq0ex1nt

Cyrus Bufkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILMiw9KGJd8&google_comment_id=z132gnmj1xiyffvuw22bdncwnyuhcnj2r

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn

"Digital Sonar" by Brink


"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr7l9yBw

"After Hours"


"Lakes" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hnsQc9ST0

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beautiful-days

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/foniqz-spectrum-subdiffusion

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue


"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_vvaa_escala_no_uniforme

"Sleet" by Kubbi
https://soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

"Toaster" by Kubbi
https://soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/Edison_Amberol_457/cusb-cyl3890d

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Run" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

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