Epics of India

Story Sources : The main source for inspiration for Super Ramayana Bros. will be the Ramayana, specifically the public domain edition , as it has been the edition I have read thus far. I will also be relying on the Super Mario Bros. Wikipedia entry , which will serve to inspire me to integrate Mario elements into the Ramayana world. The overarching themes of Mario games can be found on this page, as well as common things I can apply to the Ramayana. For Hanuman, I will be taking a look at the Toad Wikipedia Entry to find useful parallels between the two. Stories I am going to be developing the three stories I presented in my most recent story blog post. To summarize: World 1, The Abduction of Sita This episode will represent the abduction of Sita at the hands of Ravana, and the beginning of Rama and Lakshmana's quest to regain Sita. There will be the introduction of minor monsters (rakshasas), and various magical elements from the Mario world introduced. World 2, Ra...

Super Ramayana Bros. Story Idea 1: World 1, The Abduction of Sita In the beginning of Super Mario Bros., Princess Peach is abducted by Bowser, resulting in Mario and Luigi setting out on a dangerous quest to save her. Similarly, in the Ramayana (after some exposition), Sita is abducted by Ravana, which means that Rama and Lakshmana have to chase him down to rescue her. Starting with Sita's abduction and her time in Lanka refusing to give in to Ravana, I think I can weave together a story that shows Rama and Lakshmana conquering minor beasts in an "easy world" as they "try to get their bearings in the game" that is the Ramayana. Once Rama and Lakshmana learn the controls and encounter different Mario / Ramayana cross-over elements that are new to them, I can move on to the next phase of the story, where the encounter an intermediate boss who tries to stop them. Sources: PDE Ramayana #35 - Ravana and Sita PDE Ramayana #37 - Sita in Lanka PDE Ramayana #...

Topic Idea 1: Jataka VeggieTales When I was growing up, the church I went to often showed VeggieTales to children (including myself) in Sunday school classes in order to teach the bible in simple terms. I believe a similar style of storytelling could be a fun way to tell many of the Jataka stories. I really liked the Jataka tales from the second week and I think VeggieTales would be a good format for re-telling the stories because it too sought to distill the themes and virtues of its subject matter into entertaining stories. I think the best way to write this type of story would be in a script based format. I would rely on the sources below - the first two mainly so I can stay true to the spirit of the Jatakas and VeggieTales, the third for additional research, and the fourth for story ideas. Source on Jatakas Source on VeggieTales Project Idea: Jatakas List of Jatakas from Class Topic Idea 2: Love Letters of the Ramayana One topic I am interested in exploring...