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Episode 84:

Welcome to Hotel Mario

Runtime: 60x casq z Minutes

We look back at Hotel Mario, released for the Phillips CD-i in April of 1994. In today's episode, we learn all about the CD-i format, and how the Mario ended up on the platform. We talk about all Hotel Mario, look at some reviews of the game, then talk about how modeern audiences look at it. Finally, we talk about its awfully, awesome cutscnes on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Hotel Mario Cover

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Hotel Mario

Game-Specific Wiki:

  MarioWiki - Hotel Mario

Additional Sources:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Super NES CD-ROM

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - CD-i

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Animation Magic

Engadget Article:

  Virtually Overlooked: Hotel Mario

Interview with the Artist:

   Interview with Trici Venola

GamePro Review:

  GamePro Magazine 62

Ulitmate Video Games Review:

  Ulitmate Video Games Magazine 62

GAMEFAQs Reviews:

  Hotel Mario Reviews for CD-i

Full Playthrough of Hotel Mario:

  Hotel Mario Philips CD-i Longplay (Played By ToTheeBitter3nd)

All Cutscenes of Hotel Mario:

  Hotel Mario - All Cutscenes

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/