Lcrossmk8

{{#switch: {{LOCALMONTHNAME}}
| January = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomwinter" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| February = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomkirby" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| March = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroompapermario" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| April = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroommarioparty" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| May = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroom123mona" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| June = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomsummer" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| July = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroommariokart64" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| August = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroom2" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| September = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomfall" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| October = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomhalloween" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| November = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomzelda" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
| December = <div class="shroombg shroomthumb shroomholiday2011" style="padding: 0 0; position: relative;">
}}

I am a big fan of the Mario series, and a rookie. I have been a fan since 2008, when I played my first video game ever, [[Mario Kart DS]], a game I still consider to be one of the best in its series. I have also played Mario Kart Wii, 7, and 8, and I regularly follow news of the Mario franchise to this day. It was on this website and many others that I learned who the [[Mario|famous red-capped plumber]] and [[Luigi|his brother]] was, as when I saw the character selection screen for the first time when I played Mario Kart DS, I had absolutely no idea who the strange-looking characters were. I saw two men in overalls who looked almost the exact same, except one was [[Luigi|green]], and one was [[Mario|red]]. I saw a [[Yoshi|green dinosaur who looked somewhat small for his species]], and I saw a [[Bowser|huge dinosaur who had a huge turtle shell on his back, and who I assumed was the green dinosaur's counterpart. I saw a [[Donkey Kong|giant ape]] and a [[Dry Bones|skeleton who looked like he shouldn't be standing]]. It was on this website and many others that I truly learned about the Mario Bros and their buddies, and the story of the Mario franchise. And over time, I came to know an encyclopedia's worth of the franchise, and I became a die-hard fan as I played games like [[New Super Mario Bros.]] and [[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]. I came to have a blast of fun playing them, and I still do love playing them to this day and onwards.