S.20.4.4 - Condemnation of Hotel Mario Resolution [FAILED]

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

A CHAMBER RESOLUTION
criticizing a particular substandard Nintendo game

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER RESOLVED.

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Resolution shall be, the "Condemnation of Hotel Mario Resolution."

Section 2, RESOLUTION TEXT.

WHEREAS, Nintendo has made many good, objectively excellent games over the years,  and their games have generally met a playable standard, thus showing consistency that is the mark of a good gaming company;

WHEREAS, Nintendo has gone far since selling cards in the late 1800s, making itself a highly successful gaming company with assets and sales exceeding that of many, many companies in its line of business, both in Japan and all over the world;

WHEREAS, the Mario franchise stands as a testament to the fact that Nintendo is capable of good games, and its newest Mario Kart app is highly engaging, a worthy part of the multi-platform experience Japanese firms like to provide to their consumers;

WHEREAS, the worst Mario game ever, Hotel Mario, while doubtless made with the same dedication that characterizes other Nintendo games, is a sorry excuse for a Nintendo game, and not at all hewing to the standard expected from Nintendo;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CHAMBER OF DELEGATES:

1) Condemns Hotel Mario, a game released in 1994, for failure to reach the standard of excellence that is expected and delivered consistently from the Mario team and Nintendo generally.

2) Looks down on anyone who says that Hotel Mario was the best Nintendo game of all time. Don't you know that your actions have consequences? In general, the members of the Chamber of Delegates would rather play a three-dimensional platforming classic Sonic game over a badly made 1994 video game any day. Even Sonic Adventure 3 would be better.

3) Urges all fans of Hotel Mario to recognize the fact that it's very much an acquired taste, not suitable for everyone.

Sponsor: Gov. TimTurner (Labor - Texas)

The governor is invited to advocate.

[Sirius_]

I rate this bill 0/10 for not enough spaghetti

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

I agree with this resolution. Hotel Mario is an abomination. Mario is one of the highest quality series, so garbage like Hotel Mario needs to be condemned.

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

Point of order:   Nintendo makes mostly terrible games with some truly incredible exceptions to the rule.

[Left Wing]

I urge the members of the chamber to reject this. A condemnation of Hotel Mario is a condemnation of the simple truth that all toasters toast toast.

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

However, their Mario property has mostly been positive, with the exceptions of the live-action film (in which Dennis Hopper was on more drugs than in "Easy Rider") and the title addressed by this bill.  With that understanding I withdraw my inquiry.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

I hope that the capitol's cafeteria will make lotsa spaghetti for our lunch break.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Hotel Mario, in my view, is the most poor-quality Mario game ever. I strongly urge the Chamber to stand with me in rejecting this terrible Mario game, placing Hotel Mario in a correctly framed context - one in which its unresponsive controls, live action scenes, and other aspects of the game are scrutinized.

Among other things, the cutscenes are rightfully seen as bad-quality. IGN has said of them that they are "a bad flip-book of images printed out of Microsoft Paint". The voice acting is also substandard.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

To be fair, Hotel Mario is not a Nintendo game. It was made by Phillips due to complicated licensing issues for the CDi. So really, Nintendo should get 0% of the blame here, and it shouldn't even be referred to as a Nintendo game at all.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

To be fair, Hotel Mario is not a Nintendo game. It was made by Phillips due to complicated licensing issues for the CDi. So really, Nintendo should get 0% of the blame here, and it shouldn't even be referred to as a Nintendo game at all.

That is true. I welcome a revision of the resolution's wording that reflects this.

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

Nintendo allowed it to happen.  Condemn both.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Nintendo allowed it to happen.  Condemn both.

Eh, not really. The licensing happened when Nintendo was still partnered with Philips for their CD add-on to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. When they split up, Philips still owned the rights to a handful of games and took advantage of it. It's not like Nintendo could take legal action, what Philips did was 100% legal and adherent to the contract.

[tmthforu94]

I'm all for meme resolutions but I have no clue what any of this means, so will probably abstain.

[reagente]

I motion for a final vote

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I urge the members of the chamber to reject this. A condemnation of Hotel Mario is a condemnation of the simple truth that all toasters toast toast.

What's next, needing a license to make toast in your own damn toaster?

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

I urge the members of the chamber to reject this. A condemnation of Hotel Mario is a condemnation of the simple truth that all toasters toast toast.

What's next, needing a license to make toast in your own damn toaster?

Darryl Perry wants to know your location

I motion for a final vote

24 hours to object to this.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Starting a final vote. You know the drill.

[reagente]

Abstain

[tmthforu94]

Abstain

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

mamAYE mia!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsKLyPNvx-4

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Abstaining, joining the cult.

[tmthforu94]

Gonna be the party pooper hanging my vote to Nay, if a majority of the Chamber has no sort of opinion on the issue, I don't think we should pass it.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Changing my vote to Nay because the Standing Rules aren't that good about breaking ties, and while I assume I'm supposed to break them, I don't know what to do about that.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

Condemnation of Hotel Mario Resolution
The Fourth Bill of the Twentieth Southern Chamber, Sponsored by Tim Turner (L-TX)

	FED	PAX	D.A.	LAB	TOTAL
Aye	0	0	0	1	1
Nay	0	1	1	0	2
Abstain	1	0	0	0	1
Not Present	1	0	0	0	1

Mr. DTC of Georgia (FED/IND)
Mr. HARVEY UPDYKE, JR. of Alabama (LAB/IND)
Ms. KOOPA D. QUICK of Arkansas (PAX/GKF)
Mr. REAGENTE of Missouri (FED/DPP)
Mr. TMTHFORU94 of Missouri (DA/AFP)

The bill fails. No further action from the governor is necessary.