Why do we love Mario?

[Hinopio]

I may be digging too deep here...

I have been a big fan of Mario and other forms of science fiction for some time now, and I was just wondering why it is that we embrace surreality with such enthusiasm.  Is there some deep philosophical reason why we enjoy taking a time out from the real world?  Help from any psychology students is greatly appreciated... :)

[zootalo]

Uhh.. He's A popular plumber! ^_^

 ~Zootalo a.k.a. Baby Bowser Koopa
Need 1000 post to become a king! ^_^

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0-99 Baby
100-199 Toddler
200-299 Child
300-499 Pre-teen
500-999 Teen
1000-1000+ King!!

[WildMarioGuy]

Because he MADE gaming. Before there were
punks like Sonic, Crash, Spyro, PIKACHU, and
Joanna Dark(Lara Croft, too) running around,
Mario KO'ed Pac-Man, DigDug, BurgerTime,
Centipede.... basically Mario beat all the
wussy 80's characters!

BANG YOUR HEAD!