by Jeromy “Doc” Adams

Mark Saltsburg of Newark, NJ has suffered from a rare muscle spasm disorder called “Burbury’s Syndrome” that has been a real handicap in his life. At least it was a handicap until yesterday.

Saltsburg was playing a marathon session of Paper Mario on his Nintendo Wii, when out of nowhere, he was hit with full-body muscle spasms that rival a Grand Mal Seizure.

“I was just sitting there, trying to beat the game when it happened. My whole body just started spasming,” said Saltsburg. “I was alone on my couch, with no one around. It was really scary.”

It wasn’t until a few minutes later, when his tongue had safely cleared his airway, when Mark realized that something miraculous had happened.

“I looked up and realized that the whole time I was spasming, I was clutching my motion-sensitive Wii-mote. On the screen, it said ‘Congratulations! You’ve unlocked ROCK Mario Bonus Content, and I just freaked out… which caused another spasm.”

After another half-hour of uncontrollable twitching and shaking, Saltsburg once again found he had unlocked even more hidden game material. This time, SCISSORS Mario.

Saltsburg went on to say that he plans to come completely off his medication to see if he can unlock HD capability or maybe an online mode.

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