Still, PETA has created its own game called Super Tanooki Skin 2D in which a skinless Tanooki is chasing a flying Mario, trying to get his skin back. RELATED: Robotic ostrich legs ...

As part of the campaign, PETA has also created an over the top side-scrolling web-based video game called "Super Tanooki Skin 2D." It features a skinless tanooki chasing after Mario, who is ...

By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur." On the loading screen of Super Tanooki Skin 2D , the PETA logo even mimics the Nintendo Seal of Approval.

By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur." The site then offers visitors a chance to play a game called "Super Tanooki Skin 2D" in which you try to help a skinned ...

Super Mario 3D Land has been attacked by PETA. The animal rights organisation has said the Nintendo mascot's use of a Tanooki suit sends a wrong message about wearing animal fur.

In the promotional video above, Lego shows how Mario can be swapped into his $9.99 Tanooki suit, and will then make sounds when players “spin” him around or use him to hit enemies.

When Nintendo released its very first 2D Mario game, Super Mario Bros., back in 1985, ... such as the beloved Tanooki suit that grants Mario the ability to fly.

The animal rights activists recently attacked gaming icon, Mario, for wearing the Tanooki-suit, a mystical raccoon in Japanese culture. PETA's site proclaims that Mario Kills Tanooki, and.

It was different from most power-ups up to that point and only reappeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2 since then, even though it could have made for a fun inclusion in 2D Mario games, such as Super ...