# The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy – Memory Card #36 👋🏻 We did it fam. *The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy* is out. <div class=iframe-container> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2VpIId7YjcQ?si=D1XdUT0aAi-tV4C1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> Pushing a video live is never less nerve-racking, no matter how many times you do it. I've been uploading to YouTube for nearly 18 years now.[^3] 🫠 Look at my [Things](https://culturedcode.com/things/) project for this essay, I only have two tasks left—one is to my a YouTube post about the essay on my old/main channel.[^2] The other is to write the regularly scheduled Behind the Scenes article. I start that process tomorrow. Since finishing the essay last week, I have reclaimed my time spent on the essay with going back to *Tears of the Kingdom*. I sort of just stopped playing after my essay about how [*Zelda* "stole" *Fortnite*'s Best Mechanic](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1AeK5PUW7Yk). I think it was a mix of hyperfocusing on the game through that essay and just taking a breather that lasted 6-7 months. You know how it goes. After some brief controller reacclimation and I am back in the swing of exploring Hyrule and getting distracted and delighted every step of the way. There is a special sauce to that game and its systems. I am looking forward to diving deeper. My gears are already turning on my next essay, which I sort of teased [[Memory Card 30 – Hiding Amongst the Stars|a few letters ago]]. I wanna talk about credits sequences, the fourth wall, and games that break said wall. I already have a list of examples and ideas to capture. That process will pick up, I think, after the BtS post is out in the world. And this newsletter will continue on! The whole idea behind Memory Card was to capture my creative process to making there essays. That doesn't stop with [The Spirit of Super Mario Galaxy](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2VpIId7YjcQ). We march on, hopefully getting better along the way. Until next time... > [!email]+ Memory Card Newsletter > This letter is one block from the newsletter **[Memory Card](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency)** by [Max Roberts](https://www.maxfrequency.net/about). Thoughts? Send *me* an email at [email protected]. > > Max is the writer and producer behind [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net), a place where he cultivates and curates curiosity—both for himself and for others—by delighting in the details and growing greatness from small beginnings. > > He's written a [[Chasing the Stick - The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era|rich history and dive on the making of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II]], celebrated the [[MFP23 - “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia|15th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with the voice behind its hype]], and examined how [Zelda "stole" Fortnite's best mechanic](https://youtu.be/kc2l_9Fdpek). > > **Memory Card** is a real-ish time, raw, drip feed newsletter of his creative process for telling these stories. It’s *how* The Thing™ gets made. You can sign up below. (Look down) > > It's all powered by [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net) and [patrons](https://www.patreon.com/maxfrequency). > > Wanna see The Thing™? [Check it out on YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxCxW3Sbhy5ZzVOkvmfo4Rme41g6KzJOk). Read it on [The Blog](https://www.maxfrequency.net). > <iframe scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important;height:220px;border:1px #ccc solid !important" src="https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency?as_embed=true"></iframe> [^1]: And YouTube just turned [20-years-old](https://www.theverge.com/news/612885/youtube-turns-20). 🫠🫠🫠 [^2]: Still figuring out how to refer to that one.