tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5036770879706571664..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Mixed Up Fairy Tales - Malia in Wonderland (Won!)The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37126377112925032102016-10-20T04:59:51.174+11:002016-10-20T04:59:51.174+11:00Well, Tolstoy was pretty Christian in his later ye...Well, Tolstoy was pretty Christian in his later years and I think he had experienced some sort of conversion before writing Anna Karenina, so that kind of ending is just to be expected.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3660146171689495812016-10-20T04:44:08.515+11:002016-10-20T04:44:08.515+11:00Some classic novels are not much better - I recent...Some classic novels are not much better - I recently finished Anna Karenina, at the end of which Levin apparently discovers in a rather non-sequitur manner that the Meaning of Live is to live for God. (The novel has numerous other more nuanced messages, but that one stood out as especially eyeroll-worthy.)Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-21798511138284186302016-10-20T03:54:17.510+11:002016-10-20T03:54:17.510+11:00It is, in fact, the major point of the game. Readi...It is, in fact, the major point of the game. Reading makes people happy. Illiteracy is bad and makes people unhappy. The player should learn to read so he/she will have a happy life. (A game for preschoolers shouldn't be too subtle, after all.)Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33429842255588816842016-10-20T03:52:44.208+11:002016-10-20T03:52:44.208+11:00The idea of tiny feet being delicate, and only bel...The idea of tiny feet being delicate, and only belonging to the sweetest and most gracious of ladies, runs through many cultures. For centuries, upper-class Chinese girls had their feet bound up at a young age so their feet would stay tiny ("lotus feet"). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_bindingCorey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24838961946925339412016-10-20T01:00:07.696+11:002016-10-20T01:00:07.696+11:00Assuming that prince is only interested of adult f...Assuming that prince is only interested of adult females, it is perfectly reasonable that Cinderella just has the smallest feet of all bachelorettes in the country.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52856009938981496882016-10-19T23:58:47.284+11:002016-10-19T23:58:47.284+11:00>Because he can't read!
Wow, that such a d...>Because he can't read!<br /><br />Wow, that such a deep villain motive.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-88074830699553365772016-10-19T21:27:22.141+11:002016-10-19T21:27:22.141+11:00I've considered it. Beyond that I shall not sa...I've considered it. Beyond that I shall not say.Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57370838497920822212016-10-19T21:26:57.161+11:002016-10-19T21:26:57.161+11:00In all versions of the tale I've ever heard, n...In all versions of the tale I've ever heard, not only is every available bachelorette invited to the ball, but every one from there is checked by the Prince in his wild search. The stepsister visit is just one of an implied many. I know, the shoe is 'magical' or whatever excuse you might use, but all I can say is Cinderella might have better married a cobbler than a prince!Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67372875163370359662016-10-19T14:34:36.497+11:002016-10-19T14:34:36.497+11:00I never thought Cinderella had strangely shaped fe...I never thought Cinderella had strangely shaped feet. Maybe in one version she did, but I thought her feet were just small, so the stepsisters' feet were too big for the slipper. In one version, one stepsister even cut off her heel to try to make her foot fit.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-7514157422807697582016-10-19T13:08:22.227+11:002016-10-19T13:08:22.227+11:00This looks like such a charming game, even if it i...This looks like such a charming game, even if it is short. I have a soft spot for children's adventures and I might even pick this one up to play through with my son some day.<br /><br />Do you think you (or anyone else?) might be interested in doing a Missed Classic of "Mixed Up Mother Goose"? It seems such a shame for us to have an official rating for a sequel where we never played the original... ;)<br /><br /><br /><br />Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.com