Humour and Games Season 3, Episode 5 - On “Nintendo’s Visual Humour: Slapstick Cinema and Comic Theatre in Super Smash Bros” with Manuel Garin

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Episode 5 - Manuel Garin speaks to us about his book chapter “On Nintendo’s Visual Humour: Slapstick Cinema and Comic Theatre in Super Smash Bros.”

We chat about sight gags across film and games, slapstick, and consider the relationship between Buster Keaton and Mario. 


“[Nintendo] essentially does a comedy show. I think their marketing strategy is that, and it's super intelligent in my opinion, because it broadens audiences…” - Manuel Garin

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