#inflatable thwomp

Mario Prize Machine

Inflatable Thwomp (Mario Party 4)

For as long as I can remember, May 4th has been a legendary, iconic date, celebrated by anyone and everyone with a shred of pop culture knowledge.

But why is that? Well, it’s all based on a bit of wordplay! Look at “May 4″. Does the term remind you of anything?

That’s right! All around the world, people unanimously agreed that the way the date was written immediately brought to mind “Ma(rio Part)y 4″! So every year, this date is celebrated to remind the world of one of the single most influential pieces of media ever created. And we’re no different, which is why today we’re talking about...

Name: Inflatable Thwomp

Debut: Mario Party 4

...the breakout star of the game! It’s Inflatable Thwomp! Just look at that texture. It seems so real! I just know EXACTLY what this would feel like. And smell like. Like gym class. That soft bouncy thing that we were supposed to run and then jump onto, that I’ve forgotten about until just now. So let’s see how real it looks in game! 

Surprise! It’s gelatin now! I guess the GameCube wasn’t powerful enough to render That Specific Texture, so they instead look gelatinous. And very slurpable. Mmm! Water flavor!

This minigame, The Great Deflate, reappeared in The Top 100, which existed! Remember that? They look slightly more real now. They no longer look like gelatin. Now they look like they’re FULL of gelatin!