Talk:Mario/@comment-5035900-20190213230428

I know absolutely jack about the Mario series, so experts are more than free to point out errors, but I think the castle feat tossed around (pun intended) isn't exactly what it's believed it is:

Picture you're a game developer from way back when and you're adding animations for each time Mario clears a castle. You have one where he blows it up, one where he's right next to it when it blows up, and one where he picks it up. In your head, are you thinking "Oh man, I'd better make sure Mario is actually strong enough to lift a castle because we animated him doing so" or are you thinking "Sweet, that'll make a fun castle clear animation for the video game I'm working on".

I highly doubt the developers from way back then literally intended for Mario to lift the entire castle the player had just been running and jumping around inside. There's a vast difference between Mario lifting and throwing Bowser in-game and a "stage clear" animation which is exaggerated for humor rather than being a literal feat.

But for all I know, Mario has matched or even far surpassed the castle feat in another game, so even if this one wasn't what it appears to be, he's done the same or more before. You'd have to tell me.