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Mario Maker 2 Is Hiding Two Secret New Power-Ups
While most of the course creation parts in Super Mario Maker 2 are unlocked from the start, there are two that you can’t immediately access. You’ll definitely want them, though. One of Mario Maker 2‘s new features is Story Mode, in which you play through over 100 levels designed by Nintendo. This mostly stands on…
By Chris Kohler Published June 28, 2019 -
Someone Turned Mario Into A Battle Royale, And It’s The Best Thing
Battle royale is one of the most dominant gameplay forms of the last few years, and Tetris 99 showed that you could apply the battle royale concept to anything. Mario Royale turns the classic NES game into a 75-person death race that’s some of the most fun I’ve had all year. Mario Royale, which can…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 20, 2019 -
If You’re Going To Play Mario Maker 2, You Should Probably Get A Stylus
Super Mario Maker 2 is coming on June 28, the latest in a growing line of Wii U games to get repurposed (and in this case, substantially enhanced) for Switch. I was a bit apprehensive about how Mario Maker would handle the move, since it was originally designed for a resistive touchscreen and the Switch…
By Chris Kohler Published June 19, 2019 -
The Internet Has Some Ideas For More Mario Maker 2 Game Styles
Leave an empty space on a promotional image, and the internet will fill it for you. This is as certain as the sun rising in the East and setting in the West and gravity keeping us all from spinning out into space. Last night’s Nintendo Direct aboutSuper Mario Maker 2 was a fun reminder of…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 16, 2019 -
It’s Time To Mario & Chill
Following on from last year’s Zelda & Chill, GameChops just released Mario & Chill, a synthwave mix that “explores the rich musical history of the Super Mario video game series through the lens of 80s and 90s electronica.” By Helynt, it clocks in at just under 35 minutes and covers 12 Mario themes, from games…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Mortal Kombat Guest Characters, Winners!
Last week I asked you, the readers of Kotaku, to pitch some guest characters you wanted to see in Mortal Kombat. I got a large and varied list of characters, some of which I actually could see getting added into a Mortal Kombat game in the future. Our winning image this week comes from SeaBeastRising…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 4, 2019 -
Super Mario’s First Level As Ten Different Games
What if Super Mario Bros. world 1-1 was a first-person shooter? How about a 100-player battle royale? A trading card game? A full-motion video adventure? Nordic Game Jam 2019 third place winner 1-1 is all that and more, and you can play it right now. 1-1 reminds me of televised cooking competitions, where everyone is…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2019 -
YouTuber Uses Fan Made Tools To Showcase Unused Content In New Super Mario Bros. U
Popular Mario superfan and YouTuber, Ceave Gaming, recently made a video showcasing some of the unfinished and cut content hidden in New Super Mario Bros. U. Ceave used a fan-made level editor for the game to show the unused content. Ceave used the fan-created level and game editor, named Miyamotoafter Mario’s creator, to dig deep…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 20, 2019 -
It Took 7 Years, But Now You Can Play Super Mario Bros. On The Commodore 64
A tireless developer, working for nearly seven years, has created a perfect recreation of Super Mario Bros. for the Commodore 64. This would have been huge in 1985. Today, it’s still pretty darn cool. This week, a developer called ZeroPaige released Super Mario Bros. 64, which he bills as a 1:1 recreation of Super Mario…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 19, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Secrets, Winners!
Last week I challenged the wonderful readers of Kotaku to reveal some Nintendo secrets. After learning that Nintendo has some Kirby secrets, I wondered what else the company was hiding? You folks delivered a wide variety of secrets. Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who reveals that Master Chief is a master…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Secrets
Earlier this week we learned that the true nature of Kirby’s feet will never be revealed. This is secret knowledge that will not be made public. What else are you hiding….? Your challenge this week: Do what Ninten-don’t and reveal some secrets about some of their popular characters. Does Mario actually have three brothers? Is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 7, 2019 -
YouTuber Recreates New Super Mario Maker 2 Features In Original Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker 2 looks amazing and I’m excited to play the new game. For those, who like me, are excited popular YouTuber and Mario expert Ceave Gaming has figured out how to recreate some of the new features seen in Super Mario Maker 2 in the original game. Ceave Gaminghas done some amazing things…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 6, 2019 -
Mario Games Have Amazing First Levels
Ceave Gaming has done some amazing things in Mario games, like beating New Super Luigi. U without collecting or touching a single gold coin. But in his latest video, Ceave dives into the overall history of Mario. He looks back at the first levels in every 2D Mario game to figure out what makes this…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 -
What Made Super Mario Bros. Level 8-3 So Good
In World 8-3 — the penultimate level of Super Mario Bros. for the NES — Mario makes his final push towards Bowser’s castle. This level is a mini-masterpiece in a classic game and tells a small but important story through its gameplay. There are eight worlds in Super Mario Bros., each composed of four levels.…
By Kevin Wong Published March 8, 2019 -
CultureSealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For A Record-Breaking $100,150
Is this copy of Super Mario Bros. the highest-priced video game ever? That’s what experts in the field of classic game collecting are saying today. A first-run copy of the Nintendo Entertainment System game sold in a private transaction earlier this month for $100,150, and the people involved in the deal say it’s the first…
By Chris Kohler Published February 14, 2019 -
Meet The Fan Who Can Beat Mario Games Without Collecting A Single Coin
Stefan was about five years old when he first played a Mario game. It was the classic Super Mario Land on an old Gameboy. He played the game with his older brother. At the time he found the game too hard. “I don’t think I was ever able to beat the first world back then,”…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 26, 2019 -
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The Week In Games: Mario Brothers Of Days Past
Not one but two older entries into the Mario Bros. canon resurface this week, because in the world of video games what’s old is eternally new again. And I do hope you like new old games, because otherwise you’re out of luck. In a test of just how many Nintendo fans will buy games they…
By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2019 -
Giant LEGO Mario Is Also A Giant Amiibo
Reader Cody got a nice surprise for Christmas: this enormous Mario, which his mum made out of 6000 Lego bricks. And just so nobody could tell her that her baby boy’s new gift wasn’t practical, Cody went and added a base and chip so that it could function as an Amiibo as well. Actually…swapping that…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2019 -
Mario’s Real-Life Namesake, Mario Segale, Dies At 84
Mario Segale, the namesake for Nintendo’s Mario character and a successful American real estate developer, passed away on October 27, Kotaku has learned. Segale was surrounded by his family in Tukwila, Washington. He was 84. Segale developed office buildings and malls in Washington state and, in 1998, sold his construction services company to an Irish…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 1, 2018
