# Researching Plagiarism Goldmines – Memory Card #8 Hello all. I hope you are all well and dry. Me? I am well and soon-to-be soaked. We are hunkered down for Milton as best we can be. Tonight, we ride the storm. My kid was born during the last biggish hurricane two years ago. I'm some 45~ stars deep in *Galaxy* and have begun the focused reading of the Iwata Asks interviews. So much to glean just from those articles themselves, especially when one is titled "*[What is the 'Essence of Mario'?](https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super_mario_galaxy/1/0/)*." I am researching in a gold mine. That ties into the (probably obvious to you, but not me) revelation I had a bit ago. My video isn't about *Splatoon 3* per se. It is about the spirit of a *Galaxy* game. Duh. It's opened my brain to new ideas and examinations that come together. A prime example I will likely pull from is a Chinese knock-off I learned about from Did you Know Gaming?—*[DuLuDuBi Star](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NbKc7-sW1Ds)*. This game was promotional shlock for a Chinese dinosaur that copies *Galaxy* shamelessly. What is missing? Where is the spirit? Sure, the answers there aren't too hard to find, but this line of thinking opens up examination in an exciting way to me. Why does *Splatoon* have the spirit? Does *Astro Bot* have the spirit? Can mature rated games have the spirit? What does this Venn Diagram look like? I want to find out. And that's part of what I'll be trying to distract myself with over the next 48 hours or so. I feel close to making bigger strides out of research and play for this essay. We'll see how the early stages of writing go. Until then, thanks for your time. Stay well. Stay dry. > [!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>