It's December 1st, and Steven "Sprout" Maidens is back for the fourth year running to grace N-Europe with another Christmas advent comic!

For the fourth year in a row, Steven "Sprout" Maidens has been kidnapped and imprisoned against his will in a holding cell down in the N-Europe dungeons. He knew what we wanted, and he is delivering again without fail (and with only limited resistance).

That's right, Sprout's Christmas comics are back, and thus the festive season is officially here! This year, the Ghost of Christmas Awesome has taken a slightly different approach with his advent comics - whilst you'll still be reading one a day, this time it's in the style of a pantomime.

We have some special surprises lined up later along the way, but for now and without any further ado, we are pleased to present Cinderella... Nintendo Style!

If you haven't read Sprout's previous comics, then we recommend dedicating some time to poring over 2005's A Nintendo Xmas Carol, 2006's A Mario Christmas, and 2007's A Wario Christmas.

Be sure to check back on N-Europe every day this month until Christmas for a daily dosage of Sprout's unique sense of humour and fantastic artistic skills. Also, make sure you show your love for Sprout in the Official Cinderella... Nintendo Style! discussion over on the N-Europe forums.