PETA is taking a stand against magical suits that let you fly and turn to stone, Tanooki Suits. In an attempt to stay relevant, PETA has launched a new campaign called Mario Kills Tanooki. Their theory is Nintendo's poster boy is promoting wearing fur in real life by donning the Tanooki suit in game. To drive their point home they've created a game called Super Tanooki Skin 2D. The flash game stars a skinless raccoon who must chase down Mario who stole his skin.
PETA's site reads, "When on a mission to rescue the princess, Mario has been known to use any means necessary to defeat his enemy - even wearing the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers."
"Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but in real life, tanooki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur. By wearing tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur. Play Super Tanooki Skin 2D and help Tanooki reclaim his fur!"
Now before you freak out let us all remember that this is PETA. Everything they do is over-the-top. And you know why? Because every time they go too far, say the wrong thing, or point too many fingers, they get massive media attention. By writing this article, they've won.
PETA does not actually think Mario promotes wearing fur. By taking a stand against a popular and timely character PETA will get their message to more people. This isn't the first PETA game to try this tactic. If you recall, there was also Super Chick Sisters and Super Tofu Boy.
But don't listen to me, I'm a tree-hugging vegetarian who hates the idea of wearing fur. But Mario wore a bee suit in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and PETA didn't care then. Seriously f*** bees.
Source: PETA
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Soulless28
wow they really need some serious help. I am in no way against what they do but seriously this is frigging ridiculous
Frank101me
The game is actually pretty fun BUT moronic. The video on their site on the other hand of people skinning actual raccoons is seriously mest up.
I cant say i'm siding with PETA cuz they are hippies but dude.....damn
shinmasaki
that is obviously a fake tanooki suit mario has in their flash game. With how long he is flying, it can only be a P-Wing. Tanooki suit doesn't let you fly like that!
lilhotdude1313
It's called a Tanooki Suit because it LOOKS LIKE a tanooki, it's not MADE FROM a tanooki!!! I'm now starting to wonder if Peta has taken a stand against furries (although the people that dress up in the fur suits might actually be promoting Peta in a way...)
HighVoltage1547
Viva Pinata? Smacked with a shovel and explode into candy.
Phoenixxx1974
All i can say is this is STUPID. It's so dumb it should be a FARK story under the "dumbass" category.
chantler
Peta is run by crazy people. Nuff said.
HighVoltage1547
Um, Minecraft anybody? You jump shot cows, pigs, and chickens for a critical hit to get their food, leather, and feathers.
pyra4eva
next thing u kno, they'll be saying how the koopa look 2 much like turtles!! & how bout all the times u gotta eject yoshi in2 a pit 2 make it 2 the other side!!! -_- u kno wut i say....i'lls how them video of my gecko ripping the legs off his crickets just 2 watch them jump....
mrmonkey232
couldn't we skin animals in red dead redemption? seems worse than a made up character wearing a mythological creature. go team PETA
RTGCBT
I just love how they made a game about a copy written Icon, And then lets people play it, forcedly killing The Raccon, or in this case the "Tanooki" over and over and over again for amusement. The thing I find most funny about this is I found my 5 year old niece playing this game. MY FIVE YEAR OLD NIECE. Playing a games with skinless raccoons and blood everywhere, So thanks PETA, Im going to go Spit on a tree now.
lyridsreign
I think the leader of PETA is someone who has escaped from the loony bin
DirtyMittsMunro
Do they realize that Mario is beloved by half the world, right? I'm against cruelty to animals, but I'm all for cruelty to retarded people who waste time and money on Something that will make their organization even more hated instead of making an actual difference for their cause. But I guess if their 'cause' is swindling and hoarding donation money, then they've succeeded in spades.
darcwizrd
The FIRST thing I find wrong with this is that they are treating Tanukis like real animal when they are just creatures from japanese folklore. The second thing I don't get is how they correlate a magic transformation leaf to skinning an animal ALIVE. Again where did this ALIVE word come from (skinning too). There is no way that Mario has that much time to skin a tanuki (which don't exist), tan it and put it on, (in mid-jump no less), without being attacked by a Koopa Trooper. And we should take PETA seriously.
mbbrunson
How about Skyrim, Peta...killing dragons! What is this world coming too!
Nord_Warrior
Im surprised Skyrim has gotten PETA's attention yet...im after giving Mudcrabs,horses,wolves,foxes,r abbits,walrus and even dragons awful deaths and have even made weapons outta most of there skin to kill more animals!!!!
gustosapian
Mario 3 came out almost 20 years ago. Shut up PETA.
Kellyboya
And people think they really give a crap about PETA bashing video games i mean come PETA are just a bunch of hippies that need to get a life and a job and needs to be sent on an island full of maniacs.
championvilla
Wait, isn't Mario copyrighted? Can't Nintendo sue for using Mario without their consent? Hmm Nintendo suing PETA, I would watch that trial.
Uncle_Daniel
1 point for blood and 1 point for it being functional. graphics and replay value are very low. though they do keep track of your fastest time, it's not enough to keep you coming back for more. my main problem is that i never really got a comfortable feel for the story. yes, mario stole the skin and used it to...fly...but other than that, what else? first off...if someone stole my skin, i'd be dead. i wouldn't be able to chase the person who stole it, you know? i would probably be in a lot of pain. stinging sensation all over before i died...or maybe i'd be in such shock i wouldn't feel anything. anyway, the game is very unrealistic.
also, the text "#$*! YOU MARIO!" doesn't make sense. rather, they should have not used an exclamation mark at the end of the expletive because to me it just looked like a 3 letter curse word and i got confused.
confusing ending, little replay value, and a paper thin storyline really hindered the enjoyability of a game that seemed to have a lot of potential. very disappointed.
2/10.
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