Spotlight on Boo

So, as I was typing out the title for this entry, I realized how ironic it is.  As anyone who’s ever played a Mario game knows, Boo is a very shy critter who always covers his eyes with his stubby little hands every time Mario or Luigi turns around to confront him.  And with those sharp fangs, Boo could be a vampire ghost, making the “spotlight” thing that much more unlikely. 

Anyways, though, I decided to kick this blog off with Boo because I feel he (or she, depending on which game you’re playing) is slowly gaining the notoriety he deserves.  With prominent appearances in games like Paper Mario, Luigi’s Mansion, and Super Mario Galaxy, not to mention his role as a playable character in Mario Tennis Open and Mario Party 5-8, Boo is becoming well…aBOOndant.  But I don’t understand why he wasn’t playable in Mario Party 9.  True, he does don his crown as King Boo, but I’d much rather play as him than take him down.  Whenever I was playing as Boo in Mario Party 6 and my friends started booing me, I would just smile and say, “Yep, that’s my name—don’t you forget it!”  Funny how an insult can turn into a compliment when your name is Boo, isn’t it?