The Society of Fine Arts club at Trafalgar Campus hosted a Nintendo-themed pub night at the Marquee. Over 75 students dressed up as famous Nintendo characters like Link from Zelda, Mario, and Pokémon. A third-year student spent time creating an elaborate costume of the Pokémon character May. Students enjoyed dancing, socializing, and indulging in nostalgia around their shared interest in Nintendo games. The event provided a judgment-free space for students to celebrate gaming culture through costumes.

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Nintendocomestolife
It was as if a Gameboy came to
life.
Costumed heroes made their
presence known at the Ninten-
do Pub Night at the Marquee
Thursday, as more than 75
people dressed up, danced and
indulged in nostalgia ‘til the
early hours of Friday morning.
Students brought to life a
colourful array of famous Nin-
tendo characters, from Zelda’s
Link to Super Mario himself.
“It’s fun to dress in cos-
tumes,” said Alissa Raimondo,
a third-year Visual and Cre-
ative Arts student who was
sporting an elaborate represen-
tation of Nintendo’s Pokémon
character, May.
With pokéballs at her side
and her favourite Pokémon in
her arms, she danced the night
away and enjoyed the sense of
community the event brought
to costumed students.
“Besides conventions, this is
the only place you can wear a
costume,” Raimondo said and
promptly announced that stu-
dents interested shouldn’t hes-
itate to participate, as the event
is a judgment-free zone.
“If you like to dance and
meet up with people after
school, then you should come
down to the Marquee. You’ll
be filled with glee at the Mar-
quee!”
The spirited occasion was
hosted by the Society of Fine
Arts club at Trafalgar Campus.
Gaming fans sew up a night of Nintendo
Right: First-year Ad-
vanced Special Ef-
fects student Taylor
Tofflemire, 24, shows off
her Diddy Kong puppet.
She hopes to practice
her puppeteering skills
professionally one day.
Bottom right: Lights
dance off 25-year-old
Alissa Raimondo’s
‘Poké-wear.’ She
designed the costume
herself.
Bottom left: First-year
Child and Youth Worker,
Dustin Hammar, 23,
illustrates his excitement
and sports the ‘1-UP’
icon that gives gamers
an extra life in Super
Mario Bros.
Spencer Luyben
From left, Tyler
Hargreaves, Elise
Bobet, Elliot
Maxted, Rebecca
Green and Leah
Deadman sport the
many tunic colours of
the popular Zelda
character, Link.
photographbyspencerluyben
Links, Marios and Pokémon came out to party at the Marquee