Mario's Time Machine

Super Mario 3D World would be incredible if I didn’t already know who Mario was and what he was all about.

Anyone who says “you can’t go home again” obviously never played a Mario game.

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In the first years of my career as a games writer, I got used to a certain reaction from my parents’ friends when…

For the 12th straight year I’ve made a list of the video games I’ve played in the past 12 months. I’ve tweaked the…

By balancing scarcity and value, Mario’s newest platforming hit finally brings second-tier collectibles into the…