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Double L: So, Luigi, how's it going?
Luigi: Same as always.
Double L: And how's that? Sorry, but you've been sort of out of the picture for awhile…we don't hear too much about the second plumber.
Luigi: That's what I was talking about…you see, I've fallen on some tough times since I was last in the spotlight.
Double L: What would you consider the last time you were in the spotlight?
Luigi: (sighs) Oh, it's been a long time. Ever since the release of the Super Nintendo…it's been all Mario. Sure, I was in Mario is Missing, but that was by no means a premiere game.
Double L: I know. Let's talk about the good times. What was your favorite game that you starred in?
Luigi: Oh, please. I haven't had the starring role in any game that was really good.
Double L: OK…what was your favorite game that you "appeared in"?
Luigi: Definitely Super Mario 2.
Double L: Why's that?
Luigi: Obvious. I'm the best in the game there. I can not only be selected by the first player, I can jump further and higher than Mario.
Double L: True, true.
Luigi: Wasssahhhhh!
Double L: ?
Luigi: Don't worry, I keep up with today's trends.
Double L: Back to business. Tell me a little bit about what happened in your downfall.
Luigi: Well, it was going pretty well for awhile…with the release of Super Mario 2, I thought us plumbers had achieved equality, right?
Double L: I see. What happened after that?
Luigi: Well, it was brought to my attention that Super Mario 2 was basically a rip-off of Doki-Doki, and that this was a one-time thing. When Super Mario 3 came out…well, I was pretty bummed.
Double L: Dark times for Luigi, huh?
Luigi: Definitely. Mario starting thinking he was number one, which he really was. So, I found ways to get rid of my problems.
Double L: What did you do?
Luigi: I started getting high on star power. You know, just run into a star and I've got a temporary escape. It was pretty good for awhile…I forgot the fact that I wasn't appreciated.
Double L: A couple years after you started looking to drugs, Nintendo came to you talking about the Super Nintendo.
Luigi: Yup. They knew about my drug problem all along, and, of course, they wanted to get me clean again.
Double L: What did they say to you?
Luigi: To make a long story short, they said that Mario and I would be on equal ground. They agreed to make a Super Plumber World for the Super Nintendo, where players could choose which of us they would play as. This would happen if I stayed clean until the release of the Super Nintendo.
Double L: And that kept you off stars for awhile.
Luigi: Definitely. There was incentive.
Double L: But Super Plumber World was never released. What went wrong?
Luigi: It was two days before the release of the Super Nintendo. I had been clean for quite a long time now, and I was beginning to miss the effects of drugs. Well, I contacted Toad to see if he could hook me up with forty or so mushrooms; I planned to take them as the Super Nintendo was being released…so that Nintendo had already released Super Plumber World.
Double L: What went wrong with the plan?
Luigi: Little to my knowledge, Toad was working for Nintendo of America. When Toad delivered the goods to me, a few Nintendo guys came out from their hiding spot and took me away. They then recalled Super Plumber World and replaced it with Super Mario World.
Double L: That must have hurt.
Luigi: Definitely. But I knew that I had to stay clean from that point on. At first, Nintendo shunned me from their games.
Double L: Yes. You had very few appearances on the Super Nintendo, and you were completely left out of Mario 64.
Luigi: Yeah…but I'm making a comeback now. I was one of the hidden characters in Super Smash Bros., and I'm also appearing in Mario Tennis 64.
Double L: But you're still in a supporting role.
Luigi: For now. But you just wait. You see, I have a lot going for me. I'm leaner, faster, and stronger than Mario. I'm a huge underdog, and that's becoming in style here in America. And also, the most important thing…we all know green is better than red.
Double L: I don't know about the color thing…but I'd still take you over
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