the amount of times mario games infiltrate my subconscious cannot be underestimated
| subject | count |
|---|---|
| paper mario (mostly ttyd) | 29 |
| super mario sunshine | 20 |
| super mario 64 | 15 |
| mariokart | 14 |
| luigi’s mansion | 13 |
| other 3D mario games | 8 |
| mario party | 9 |
| mario & luigi games | 3 |
| other 2D mario games | 4 |
| bowser | 7 |
| mario (nonspecific) | 30 |
| total | 152 |
there is a level in super mario sunshine that does not exist yet it's always there lurking in my mind's eye. i have had at least four separate dreams that have taken me there, and it feels as part of the game as any of the rest of it.
| subject | count |
|---|---|
| in a specific area of a main series game | 8 |
| organizing pokemon in PC | 5 |
| playing with pokemon cards | 4 |
| pokemon snap | 4 |
| pokemon go | 3 |
| pokemon mystery dungeon | 3 |
| i am a pokemon and i am persecuted for being gay | 3 |
| nonspecific | 28 |
| total | 58 |
pokemon manifest differently. i do not dream of being in the pokemon world often -- instead, the pokemon are guests in our world.
fun facts, revealed in dreams:
| game/franchise | count |
|---|---|
| minecraft | 49 |
| animal crossing | 42 |
| sonic (mostly sonic adventure) | 32 |
| pikmin | 17 |
| the legend of zelda | 9 |
| terraria | 9 |
| undertale/deltarune | 8 |
| smash bros | 8 |
| fallout | 7 |
| chibi robo | 6 |
| kirby air ride | 5 |
| danganronpa | 5 |
| persona | 4 |
| earthbound / mother | 3 |
| ace attorney | 3 |
| warioware | 3 |
| spelunky | 3 |
| barnyard | 2 |
| katamari damacy | 2 |
| total | 217 |