thank you nintendo

[indierockbryan]

Birdo: Straight from the manual comes this description: "he thinks he is a girl and he spits eggs from his mouth." Yes, Birdo is Nintendo's very first full-fledged transvestite, complete with pink bow and all. Later reissues of the game's supplement guides neglect this piece of character background for obvious reasons, but I've got it right here in

Comments

[bythewrists]

I always thought Birdo WAS a girl.

I guess that means he's passing.

[onimaru]

I fail to see how "including" is the same thing as "immortalizing". Plus, transvestites as insane bad guys has been a long running theme in Japan. Ain't you never seen no Mazinger!?

[mazzman]

When you hit him, it makes a guttural *bow* noise.