Following the entire Boston Mooninite Explosive Scare, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind readers of yet another invasion from another world foiled by the hard-working heroes of police bombs departments: the day when Ravenna, Ohio was saved from an invasion by the evil minions of Mushroom Land.
It all started when police received reports of bright gold boxes hung about the city, emblazoned with question marks insidiously hinting at evil terrors lurking within. Although gamers were quick to recognize that these were coin boxes from Super Mario Bros, police quickly realized the true mastermind behind them: the evil King Koopa, directing his armada of cruel, flesh-hungry anthropomorphical mushrooms via video tape from a cave in exile somewhere.
The boxes were exploded with the utmost vigor by the local bomb squad before anything truly disastrous could happen, like some kid accidentally hitting one and unleashing a gigantic mushroom that would careen through the city streets, crushing any in their way. Eventually, sleeper agents of King Koopa were identified: five teenage girls. Luckily, they weren't arrested, the police having the good sense to recognize the unwitting Manchurian Candidate style of their subversion.
Eventually, these girls gave up the mastermind behind the 'hoax': the villains of qwantz.com, who posted instructions on how to make brightly colored Mario boxes aimed at infusing a grim, gray world with a gamer's delight.
