Mario For the Whole Family

The kids and I have been having a blast playing Super Mario Galaxy on our Wii. J got it for Christmas and we very quickly discovered it was way to hard for him. So, I've been having to play through the game while they watch and participate by being by "star grabber". This means one of the kids has the second remote and moves their cursor over various "star bits" that litter the game worlds. It's very ingenious on the part of Nintendo because, whether intended or not, gives the kids the opportunity to "play" a very difficult platform game.

B, to her credit, has become amazingly adept at figuring out how to do things in the game when her stupid old man can't figure it out. She's had one or two flashes of brilliance that have really floored me.

So far, my favorite part of SMG is the music. The track here, shown in the recording studio, is from the Gusty Garden Galaxy. It has a very Spanish feel to it and is fun to listen to. I offer it for your enjoyment as well.

By the way, we got 5 gold stars tonight so we rock. :)