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Father Knows Best: The Best and Worst Fathers in Video Games
Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they're not antagonizing their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters' major motivation. More » -
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Crazy (Good) Super Mario Brothers Artwork
I hate Twitter, but I should be grateful to it for exposing these 45 completely amazing stylized portraits of Mario and Luigi. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Sebastian Collins: Amazing. I wish I could even draw a straight line.. 15 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Harold Ramis "Glad" He Turned Down Super Mario Bros. Movie
With classic comedies like Caddyshack, Groundhog Day and Analyze This, Harold Ramis has an impressive film director resume — which was almost tarnished by that disastrous Super Mario Bros. flick. More »
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Comment by stryfehiro: Movies that are worse than SMB: Steel Dawn Breakin' The Holiday 20 Responses | Other threads
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super mario bros.
Check Out These Custom Mario USB Thumb Drives
They may not be licensed by Nintendo, but these homemade Mario-themed 4GB USB drives and USB extensions look amazing. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by GLaDOS: That white stuff on their heads better not be what I think it is... ...milk. 12 Responses | Other threads
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soundtracks
Best 2009 Video Game Soundtrack So Far?
You've heard the theme to Bowser's castle from Super Mario Bros. But have you heard it remixed in kind of a hip-hop way and officially commissioned by Nintendo as part of the Pictobits soundtrack? More » -
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Playing Super Mario Bros. On A Theremin
The theremin isn't only good for playing "Good Vibrations", it's also good for playing Super Mario Bros. — not just the music, but the game itself. More »
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Comment by BigDerf: So... I guess that you can do this... but... you know... why? 5 Responses | Other threads
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hollywood
Christian Bale, Screamer, Video Game Lover (Oh, And Actor)
Christian Bale is best known for bananas at some cinematographer. He's also an actor! And like millions and millions of people on Earth today, he loves video games. More »
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Comment by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: I still think Bale's greatest movie EVER was Equilibrium. Absolutely fantastic movie you have to see if you even think you... 36 Responses | Other threads
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nsfw
Video Game Girls Go Burlesque, Strip Off Their Varia Suits
This weekend, burlesque troupe Devil's Playground did its best video game cosplaying, then did what normally happens at such events: they got mostly naked. But the undressing was handled with respect for the games referenced. More »
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Comment by Lainface: I feel slightly bothered that this doesn't phase me. My inner feminist just accepts this. 16 Responses | Other threads
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awesome
'The Science of the Mushroom Kingdom' Explores Super Flora
Designed for a Communication Design Fundamentals class, The Science of the Mushroom Kingdom offers a look at the flora and fungi of the Super Mario Bros. universe, a textbook designed for budding botanist bros. More »
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Comment by hazelnutman: Oh God, please tell me that finger was photoshop'd. 5 Responses | Other threads
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nintendo
Super Mario Chess Takes Battle For Peach To Boards
Regular chess not mustachioed enough for you? We'd think that USAopoly's Super Mario Chess—totally Nintendo authorized, by the way—will fit the bill. It features no less than two mustaches! More »
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Comment by JonhMan: My question would by why Luigi as the queen... shouldn't it be Peach? Princess... Peach? 10 Responses | Other threads
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max payne
Mark Wahlberg On The Mario Bros. Movie
He's Maxy Max, err, Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg. You know him. He's the star of the Max Payne movie and is gonna talk about the 1993 Hollywood version of Super Mario Bros. More »
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Comment by RoxanneEndymion: Wahlberg robbed a pharmacy while he was under the influence of PCP. During the commission of the crime, he again... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Super Mario Bros. Strikes Back!
Super Mario Bros. plus Empire Strikes Back equals this, apparently! Los Angeles artist Misha painted this 18 x 24 inch work. More »
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feature
All That Jazz: Video Game Musicals
Last month, Phoenix Wright came to life on stage in Japan courtesy of the all-female musical theater group, Takarazuka Revue. It was bright, it was catchy, it sold like hotcakes — and it was downright uncanny.
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Get Godlike Control Of Super Mario Bros. With Your Mouse
FCEUX is a cross-platform NES emulator. It supports Lua, a lightweight embeddable scripting language. Look, that's not important. What is important is what it does, allowing you never-before-seen control of Super Mario Bros. More »
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Comment by MysidianMan: "What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge bullet-bills?" 10 Responses | Other threads
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Mario Land Invades Florida State Fair
The Mushroom Kingdom isn't just a place you find when you turn on your Nintendo console. No, it's also an IP-busting amusement ride at this year's Florida State Fair. More » -
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Voice acting in video games
Voice acting in video games makes for popular feature fodder – check out these two articles on vocal talent behind video games if you don’t believe me. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Hey_Blinkon: How much do you think you can get paid for a voice acting can a gig like "Princess Peach"? ... 14 Responses | Other threads
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holiday cheer
It's a Very Mario Christmas ...
Reader Adam E. and his co-workers decked the office with 8-bit jolly, dressing up their manager's cube to look like the castle at the end of Super Mario Bros. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by killah101: These so-called offices don't exist. Lies.. 8 Responses | Other threads
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art
Super Mario Bros. Room, Not Game, As Art
Games as art? BORING QUESTION. Rooms as art? Much more sensible. And appropriate, when you consider the faithfulness of this Super Mario Bros. installation art. More »
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Comment by MalariaMan21077: Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, give them unlimited resources, and they splurge it on meaningless... 21 Responses | Other threads
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culture
LEGO Super Mario Cheats With 3D Scanner
No doubt there are LEGO architects in the wild who consider this a horrible affront to blocksmithing, but this 29" tall Mario sculpt is obsessively well done. And we're not just using the "obsessively" adjective because the final product was photographed in front of what appear to be Super Mario Bros. wall decals from Blik, we use it because he over-teched it. More »
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Comment by lordofsword: Why can't people create real-life video game art/objects based on something other Mario, just for once. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Someone's Knitting Super Mario Bros. Level 1-1 (The Whole Thing)
Atlantian knitter Cassie has committed to knitting more than just a scarf. She's planning on knitting the entirety of Super Mario Bros. first level in yarn form, a project she's documenting for all of the internet to see. According to a recent post, it looks like she's a little over one-third of the way through — and it's already bordering on ridiculous. We'll continue to gawk just to see how big this thing gets as we learn about yarn color discrepancies. More »
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Comment by supercrap: @cassinator: Er...hope everybody realizes that "dreams" thing was a joke. Not a stalker, I promise. I just like... more » | Other threads
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metal gear solid
Five Games That Matter In Hideo Kojima's Life
Five games that made an impact on the life of Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima? According to the famed game designer: More »
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Comment by topraman517: Another World really sounds like something special. Well, I just completed MGS4 for the first time, might as well... more » | Other threads
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super mario bros.
Make Your Own Edible 1UP Mushroom (Burger)
Hey, America, this one's for you, especially if you're vegetarian, a Super Mario Bros. die hard, and are looking to wow (or maybe disgust) attendees of your Independence Day cook out. Instructables has posted a very handy recipe for one-upping your burger this holiday weekend, taking the beef out and putting the green food coloring in. That's not tasty pesto, unfortunately, just some bizarre chemical that makes burger buns green. More »
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Comment by ese: Not so sure I'd get down on that burger, but if anyone wants a easy recipe for a 1up cake... more » | Other threads
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clips
Spore Creature Creator Bowser Compatible
As we did with Miis and custom Forza Motorsport 2 paint jobs many moons ago, so are we now nearing the peal of clever Spore creature creation tolerance. Oh, some are just fantastic, but after recreations of just about every video game thing in existence in Spore monster form, we're starting to lose interest quickly. Possibly quicker than ever before, sadly. That said, this Bowser recreation is simply too high in quality to pass up. Reader Shawn was kind enough to pass on the Kezins discovery and for that we thank him. -
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Make Your Nerdy House A Nerdy Home With Mario, Donkey Kong Decals
Maker of high quality wall decals Blik has partnered with Nintendo to bring adhesive fun into the lives of kids, adult adolescents and good ol' regular adolescents everywhere with a new trio of officially licensed decorative stickers. Want to make your home office have a Donkey Kong inspired backdrop? You can! Blik is also offering premium decal sets based on Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros., transforming your den or bedroom into a magical Mushroom Kingdom wonderland—while pissing off your wife! More » -
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The Perfect Gift for a Gaming Mother's Day
I don't know which I like more, the scientific description of the pseuderanthemum incendia (fire flower), which can be found wild in many places around worlds 1-2 and 4-2, or the fact that you can actually buys these for $20 to $30 a pop. A vase of these could make a great Mother's Day present, if you're mom is cool. More »
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Comment by alejo0121: I don't want my mom to eat one of those and then spit fireballs at me when she's angry :S more » | Other threads
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clips
The Inevitable Super Mario Bros. UT3 Mod
We're eventually going to get to the point where someone recreates the Old Testament as Klingon musical theater in Unreal Tournament 3, but until then, we'll have to settle for custom characters and UT2D gameplay mods and user-generated content like this Super Mario Bros. style map. If only we could add mods to cancer research or something. The cure would be on the internet with a Creative Commons license by the weekend. More »
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Comment by MamiyaOtaru: "Tokyo Sewers managed to do it..." Last I checked no one knew how. A looping ambient noise (that happened to be... more » | Other threads
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(Super) Mario (Bros.) Paint
Have you ever just looked at the Super Mario Bros. box art? I mean, really looked at it until it made some sort of sense? Why is Mario leaping over a lake of lava while tossing fireballs at a wall—the same wall, I should mention, that he's actually leaping into? Did the art department screw up? Where they read "wall" were they meant to read "Bowser?" Where they painted blue blocks were they meant to paint green scales? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by BLEAHMAN24: @fuchikoma: Actually,it's a copy off another game featuring the bros.:Mario Bros.(hit turtles from below then kick them).Compare the two marios... more » | Other threads
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Super Mario Bros. In 14 Kilobytes Of Javascript
It may be lacking in Koopas, power ups and an underworld—not to mention the dreaded embedded MIDI soundtrack—but this Super Mario Bros. clone packed into 14 KB of Javascript is still damn impressive. Using no graphics, rendered entirely in compressed script, the exercise is definitely worth a few minutes of your time, even if the collision detection leaves a bit to be desired. It's only World 1-1, so you won't have to invest much time to get the gist, but a fantastic accomplishment regardless. More »
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Comment by SuperMaxZero: The music didn't work for me, for some reason. I wanted to hear the alleged serial killer Mario theme MIDI. more » | Other threads
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harmonix
Hey, Mushroomy Rock Band Pads
Grey drum pads? Cripplingly boring. Super Mario Bros. style mushroom drum pads? Oh, yes, please! This adorable little Rock Band drum controller mod is, I hope, the start of a trend, inspiring more custom controller art and hopefully fewer video game tattoos. Express yourself via pad, kids! There are plenty of photos on Flickr, proving that Rock Band is still fun when played in front of a sliding glass door, with video backing up the theory. More » -
money
Video Game Currencies That Out-Value The US Dollar
Curious about how an investment in rupees, the currency in The Legend of Zelda, would have translated into real world profit? The financial wizards at Maxim have gone through the impressive effort of translating the in-game value of currencies to real-world dollars from a septet of classic and modern video games, a scientific pursuit that proves a single mineral unit from StarCraft is worth far, far more than a gold ring from Sonic the Hedgehog will ever be. Pulitzer for economic research, please! More »
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Comment by Evil Jim: I was wondering how they were going to compare the 100 Coins = life from SMB. However, I don't know... more » | Other threads
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Super Mario... Corset?
Gaming themed shirts? Check. Gaming themed socks? Ditto. Gaming themed corsets? Hrm. This must be a first for Kotaku: a Mario corset. From the Etsy page: More » -
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Square Enix Bringing "Dragon Quest Party" Stateside?
Is Square Enix finally bringing its Itadaki Street series to North America? We've got a hunch it is. The latest entry, known as Itadaki Street DS in Japan, features a guest appearance in the long-running board game series from the Mario universe cast, including Peach, Bowser, Wario and Yoshi. While previous games in the series featured characters from Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, the inclusion of Mario and pals may have the star power Square Enix needs to finally localize it. More »
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Comment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Nice... I always wanted to play Itadaki Street. And I'm mainly using my PS2 for party games right now, so this... more » | Other threads
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The Mario Birthday Party You Wish You Had
I was impressed and a wee bit jealous last year when I posted about four year old George's Mario themed birthday party but these photos from Ethan's Mario/Video Game themed party have left me longing for the days when I could have a cool themed birthday party without people looking askance. An awesomely decorated cupcake table (above), Mario and Luigi papercraft favors, homemade Boo and Kirby pinatas, Mario and Luigi hats, a Yoshi Egg Hunt and a tastefully and detailed decorated back yard. If only cool stuff like that had been available when we were kids we might have been spared the horrors of party clowns. More » -
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New Brawl Stage Creates Super Mario Bros. Wii-make Lust
With Super Smash Bros. Brawl delayed to March, we just assumed that the Smash Bros. Dojo would be running dangerously on content fumes, posting about cursor changes when one hovers over portraits or scraping the barrel bottom for alternate costume choices. We certainly never thought they'd drop the Mushroomy Kingdom on us, the best looking stage yet. It's a Wii-creation of World 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bros., a constantly side-scrolling level that only makes us long for a remake of the NES classic. We'd totally buy this sort of thing via WiiWare, Nintendo, if you're listening. More »
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Comment by Sloopydrew: My nostalgia meter just hit "10." Maybe I won't be selling my Wii after-all. At least not until I can... more » | Other threads
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100 Marios, All Hand Controlled
Comment by MySoul7: why do they not die when smashed b/t the pipes? It all looks fake, IMo... o.O; granted, it's probably real, but the... more » | Other threads
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Mario Theme Charms Korean Pianos
Nintendo fever is still in its gestation stage over in Korea. It certainly hasn't hit the level of, say, Japan. But! The brand and its characters are starting to pick up speed. Over at 4CR, Nick Rumas blogs: More » -
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cakes
Not Another Nintendo Mini-Cake Collection!
Things tend to get a little hairy on NPD sales data day, which, by the way, is not over yet. Media Create sales are due any minute now, so we'll see precisely how well Sony performed with its new 40GB edition of the PlayStation 3 and we expect comments from The Big 3 within the hour. Given all that, Super Mario Bros. cupcakes, specifically, would be a nice break right about now. Something short, sweet, pick up and eat, with that thick leathery frosting might cleanse the palette of bitter fanboy tears. More »
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Comment by njhardcoreguy: Technically no Mario level looks like this. I'm sure these cupcakes taste great, but lets go for posterity here... more » | Other threads
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clips
UC Berkeley Band Subjects Sports Fans To Game Music
The best part about opting for a video game themed halftime show is that it's going to be performed by band nerds. These kids probably know "Yoshi's Theme" better than any other cross section on campus. The above performance, from the recent UC Berkeley versus Washington State football contest features tunes and bitmap band formations from Tetris, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, Mortal Kombat and more. They seem to get a little winded at parts, understandably, but it's a solid performance nonetheless. More » -
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Nintendo By Torrel Now Available
The Nintendo-licensed apparel by clothing brand Torrel that we told you about last month has formally launched, with an online store selling the Nintendo By Torrel line now live. The first line, which focuses on graphics lifted from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World, ranges from t-shirts at $50 to hoodies to jackets which top out at $200. Those who prefer to swim in their clothing will be quite comfortable, as the product runs up to XXXXL. Spindly wimps like myself who rock smalls in everything will be left cold, naked and wanting. More »
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Comment by metaly: @torrel: I'm certain a lot of time went into the craftsmanship behind each shirt, but I'm also certain that you could... more » | Other threads
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