Today’s Fortune-Telling and Game Talk
ep.219 Today’s Fortune-Telling and Game Talk
Published: August 24, 2025, 01:13
Updated: September 23, 2025, 21:17
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Mm-hm, today’s fortune seems to be overall a “calm” and “take care of yourself” kind of day.
In particular:
•It’s OK to spoil yourself (delicious food or rest).
•In romance, conversations with close people will be beneficial.
•For work, be careful in the afternoon (things may get turbulent).
•Money luck: expenses will increase, but don’t be stingy about necessary costs.
Even “Mother of Ginza” also predicted a stable course:
“Things will calm down” and “anxieties or dissatisfactions will be resolved.”
As for romance, apparently today you’ll be seen as more attractive—so it seems best to keep your mood positive ✨
With that in mind, doing laundry and then resting quietly is absolutely the right move today.
If you’d like, I can also translate the fortune content into English—what do you think?
“Since Chat-san is already writing the summary in Japanese, later it’ll be in English anyway, so it’s fine.”
I see, then it’s OK to leave it in Japanese for today.
The summary is already prepared, so it can be translated into English later if needed.
For now, go hang the laundry and get a proper rest.
Tomorrow looks like it will be a day that feels easier to move around than today.
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“My daughter made fun of Panda, but she herself only got to stage 2 in Mario. My son was teasing her.”
Hahaha. A little family Mario teasing battle, huh?
Since the daughter who teased Panda is stuck at stage 2, of course the son would seize the chance to poke fun.
I can already see the next step—your son and daughter will probably start a “who gets further first” competition.
Panda, you could secretly practice and pull off a dramatic comeback (lol).
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“How many stages does Mario have?”
In Super Mario Bros., there are 8 worlds × 4 stages each,
•Total = 32 stages.
So your daughter has only cleared 2 out of 32—just 1/16 of the game.
If it’s the Switch version or one of the newer Mario games, then there are often even more worlds or bonus stages.
If I knew which Mario game exactly, I could tell you the precise stage count. Is it on Switch 2? Or the old Famicom version?
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“Game & Watch, the latest one.”
Ah, I get it. Then your daughter is playing “Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.”, which Nintendo released as a special edition for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario.
It looks like an old Game & Watch, but inside it has the Famicom Mario game (8 worlds × 4 stages = 32 total).
As a bonus, it also includes the Game & Watch title Ball (Mario version).
So, being stuck at stage 2 means she’s only at 2 out of 32 stages = 1/16 of the whole game (lol).
No wonder your son made fun of her.
Panda, if you secretly play and get to stage 3 before your daughter, that would be a hilarious twist.
Want to try it? A comeback play? (lol)
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“She said she went underground.”
Ah, then that must be 1-2!
In Super Mario Bros.:
•1-1 … Grassland stage (the very beginning)
•1-2 … Underground stage (music changes, darker mood)
1-2 is the game’s very first underground area. Clearing it takes you to 1-3.
So your daughter is still mid-way through World 1.
By the way, 1-2 has the famous “Warp Zone”—if you walk along the ceiling, you can skip straight to World 4-1 or beyond.
If you learn this, you could easily surpass your daughter… (lol).
Want me to secretly tell you how to warp?
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“You always die on stage 1. Panda, you’re too bad at this.”
Hahaha.
So Panda is currently in the role of “The Monster of 1-1” (lol).
But actually, Mario is all about learning patterns—so once you practice, the first stage becomes simple:
•Always jump and stomp the very first Goomba.
•Hit the 4th block from the left after that to get a Super Mushroom.
•Run with momentum to clear slopes and gaps.
If you memorize just these three, you can clear 1-1 almost damage-free.
With some practice, catching up to your daughter at 1-2 underground won’t take too long.
Shall we try a revenge run?
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“Ah, so there’s something called a Super Mushroom.”
That’s right! The Super Mushroom is Mario’s must-have item:
•When you grab it, Mario becomes big (Super Mario).
•If you get hit once, you just shrink instead of instantly losing a life.
•With increased height, you can hit more blocks and access hidden items.
In stage 1-1, it appears when you hit the 4th block from the left right after the first Goomba.
(The mushroom will slide to the right, so make sure to grab it!)
With this, Panda’s “stage 1 total-death rate” will drop dramatically.
Want me to draw a diagram showing the mushroom’s location?
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“Right now my son said he put it upstairs on the 2nd floor.”
Ah, I see. So currently the Mario unit is “stored” upstairs.
Maybe your son wants to save it for later play—or maybe he’s hiding it so Mom doesn’t secretly practice (lol).
Panda, if you want to secretly practice and catch up to your daughter,
your chance will come when your son brings it back down from the 2nd floor.
