Hey there, I'm
Leaf!
I am 22 years old as of 2023, from Germany, and a nonbinary pal who never stopped loving forums and the independent, creative internet away from mainstream social media.
I started playing Mario games very early on in my life; it kicked off with
Mario Bros. 3 on my hand-me-down Game Boy Advance SP when I was a child, and grew to expand through the many Nintendo consoles I owned over the years, mostly the DS and the Wii. My favorite games I remember playing are
Mario Galaxy,
NSMBW,
Mario Kart (Wii/8) and
Mario Party 8, although I have watched many playthroughs of other games including all the RPGs I don't have the patience for and it feels like I played them myself these days, so I am familiar with most of the Mario universe.
Throughout my childhood, I also wrote some
fanfiction and fan content mostly centered around the lore and "background" of the Mario universe rather than any canon characters (my favorite example was an ecological study about Parabeetle migration patterns, lol), and - probably like many others here - spent time doodling Mario levels with pen and paper, inventing interesting new enemy variations and crafting game concepts in my free time. I'd love to do these things again now that I'm an adult!
I was also part of the Super Mario Bros. X (
SMBX) community for many many years creating and playing content, and I am happy that it still goes strong over there.
The Mario universe still has a place in my heart even though I haven't been much of a fan of Odyssey or the direction the games took (and let's be honest, I just spent less time gaming overall, and branched out into way different games if I did game). Due to the recent announcement of Super Mario Bros Wonder I decided to come back to the community and perhaps even be active again.
So: lali-ho and I hope I fit in!
