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​ Image: “Super Mario Bros 2” from Nintendo. ​


ON THE AUCTION OF SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2
SHELLY JONES

Mario dreams of a capitalist hellscape 
saturated with ’80s nostalgia: Duck Hunt, 
​Zelda, Qix, his own familiar red overalls. 
He bids in an online auction, blinks violently 
as the numbers escalate, towering upwards 
like vines to another dimension above. 
“Sold!” flashes across the screen before 
he can leap to action, fist stretched outward. 
$88,000 for an unopened cartridge: his life unlived.

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Shelly Jones, PhD (she/they) is a Professor of English at SUNY Delhi, where she teaches classes in mythology, folklore, and writing. Her speculative work has previously appeared in Podcastle, New Myths, The Future Fire, and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter @shellyjansen.
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