Nintendo Game Counselor talks about the meaning of Super Mario 64’s statue text in classic letter
While playing Super Mario 64, have you ever wondered what the text says on the statue pictured above? You can find it in the courtyard inside the castle.
Fans had long debated about what the text on that statue had said. “Eternal Star” was one possibility. “L is Real” – or “L(uigi) is real February 4, 2001 in Paper M(ario)” – was another.
Reddit user b0nd18t shared a photo of a response letter received from Nintendo Game Counselor Michael D. Chandler way back in 1998. The staffer who wrote back apparently revealed the “meaning” of the mystery. You can read it in full below.
The letter mentions that a lot of players believed that the mystery message is “a hint that Luigi is in the game and it has something to do with a special code.” However, any hopes of it carrying major significance are dashed, as the person goes on to say that “the programmers put it in there as a joke. They thought people would try and try to figure out what it means. It doesn’t have any meaning at all.”
Thanks to NintendoPSX for the tip.
