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Is themed food, or, more specifically, video game-themed food a tacky over-priced con? I used to think that, until the food also became my highlight at Super Nintendo World during my visit to Japan.\n<\/p>\n

\nI mean, you are basically forking out for fast food with a licence slapped on. Even so, there was a particular magic to eating at Kinopio\u2019s Cafe (or the Toadstool Cafe as it\u2019s called in the Hollywood version), which was every bit as themed with decorations and displays as the park\u2019s rides. And the waiting times were just as long, if, like me, you decided to go during the lunchtime rush.\n<\/p>\n

\nHilariously, I\u2019d have to say my chosen main dish was pretty plain, a hamburger steak topped with an egg gratin, and a green mashed potato in the shape of a tree with a Super Star-shaped cookie on top. That was the winter special at the time. But it was the extras that made it for me, in particular having mushroom soup served from a Super Mushroom-shaped bowl!\n<\/p>\n

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Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

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