My Deep and Profound Thursday Pondering

Were 80s video game characters the most fragile or possibly even most suicidal individuals ever? A quick look at some of the character such as a guy whose toe may have touched a rolling barrel, so he'd feel compelled to leap off scaffolding as a result; or a plumber who kisses an over sized turtle and suddenly must propel himself off a cliff or elevator (though he may have been suffering from brain damage from all the bricks he smashed with his head); or a pink or blue curtain with eyes vaguely waves in the direction of a hungry block of cheese and the cheese instantly shrivels away; or a white jungle boy with an unlimited supply of throwing hatchets can do amazing moves on a skateboard but is deathly allergic of the top of a snake's head. I'm telling you, if you've got a battle royal to attend, you don't want bring these guys. Now, those Street Fighter guys. . .