Chinese court plays up achievements in ‘Super Mario Mr Judge’ video
- Three-minute clip shows Mario tackling difficult law enforcement issues, battling a corrupt ‘tiger’ and finishing big projects like building ‘smart courts’
- It was posted on social media last week but has since been removed
A top court in central China has apparently sought to raise its profile by depicting its judges as a character from popular video game Super Mario in an animated clip released on social media.
The three-minute video was posted on an official Weibo account of the Communist Party Central Committee’s national body overseeing political and legal affairs on Wednesday.
“Watch the video,” the post said. “Do the familiar sound effects and visuals take you back to childhood?”
It added that there were “breakthroughs all the way” when the Hunan Higher People’s Court entered the world of Super Mario.
Titled “Super Mario Mr Judge – how Hunan courts broke barriers in 2018”, the video looks back on the court’s highlights for the year using the iconic Nintendo character.
Mario the judge is seen using his head to smash bricks as he tackles difficult law enforcement issues, battling a tiger – a metaphor for corrupt high-ranking officials – and eating mushrooms to power up before knocking out thugs. He also finishes big projects such as building “smart courts”, collecting coins along the way.