Mario

Mario Is Dressing Up As Luigi For Halloween

In a loving tribute to his brother Green Mario, who was tragically murdered earlier this year, Mario has decided to spend Halloween dressed as a rotting corpse. You might think it tasteless, but this is a bold new era for Nintendo. A company once renowned for its traditional views is now making phone games and…

We Were All Wrong About Mario’s Nipples

The world lost its shit last yearwhen Mario emerged from the seas topless, his nipples bare and out there. They were thrilling and new to behold, but it turns out they weren’t as new as everyone thought. The tirelessly excellent Supper Mario Broth have found that Mario’s nipple debut actually came a year earlier, in…

Among the items to be shown at Nintendo licensed goods fairs in Tokyo and Osaka is this Mario-themed sickness mask, which is priced at 500 yen ($4.46). It’s-a-me, Mario, and I’m-a-sick!

Playing Super Mario Bros. With A Live Band Doing The Soundtrack Behind You Must Be Nice

While you or I would play Mario with the game’s original soundtrack chirping out of TV speakers, George Salazar got the chance to play recently with a “full sized jazz big band, orchestra, and choir” providing the tunes. The death music is wonderful

Mario’s Supposed To Be Cute, Which Is Why His Nipples Grossed People Out

Few pieces of video game news have upset the internet so much as the recent revelations that Luigi has a penis bulge and Mario has nipples On September 13 of last year, in the runup to the release of Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo distributed a screenshot of a bathing-suit-clad Mario, in which its mascot character’s…

The Joy Of Super Mario Odyssey‘s Hint Art Challenges

While playing Super Mario Odyssey, you’ll occasionally come across portraits like the one pictured above.They are visual puzzles that lead players to hidden Power Moons. Odyssey calls them Hint Art, and there are 21 of them scattered throughout the game. They’re visually intensive and clever, and they’re a great addition to the arsenal of mini-games…

Someone re-cut the video for speedrunner Cheese’s world record 120 star time in Super Mario 64 down to only the times Mario says “Yahoo!” It’s just over seven minutes long. Mario says “Yahoo!” a total of 369 times, give or take. I counted.

Amazing Mario 3 Speedrun Is Full Of Setbacks And Sportsmanship

Last night, the top two Super Mario Bros 3 speedrunners faced off for a race that ran into problems—including game crashes. Despite the hurdles, speedrunners Mitchflowerpower and GrandPOObear bounced back and showed sportsmanship and skill under stress. In their “All Forts” run at Summer Games Done Quick 2018, the pair sped through the game and…

The Ups And Downs Of Mario Sports Games

Mario may be known for his background as a plumber, or his recent adventure as a body-snatching fashionista, but over the years he’s also become one of gaming’s most popular athletes. With Mario’s newest tennis iteration launching later this year for the Nintendo Switch, it’s the perfect time to look back on the many games…

It’s Mario And Bowser In Breath Of The Wild

This pair of mods, with Mario replacing Link and Bowser replacing a Hinox, brings one of Nintendo’s oldest battles to one of its newest classics. Bowser is by lynard killer, while Mario is by WilianZilv And for something similar, here’s a straight Fire Mario vs Bowser: Thanks Marc!

The New Mario Tennis Is Definitely A Fighting Game

After taking Mario Tennis Aces out for a spin during last weekend’s limited beta, I’ve reached the definitive conclusion that the beloved sports franchise has turned into a fighting game like Street Fighter, Tekken, or Guilty Gear Mario Tennis, which debuted as Mario’s Tennis on the Virtual Boy in 1995, started out as a fairly…

Mario Tennis Aces‘ Adventure Mode Is A Great Teacher

Mario Tennis Aces is the sequel to the spiritual successor to the follow-up to Pong. Somewhere along the way, video game tennis became significantly more complicated than two paddles and a square ball. Fortunately, this upcoming Switch game will teach you all its tricks, by way of the RPG-style single-player adventure mode. To be released…

The People Behind Hyrule Warriors Have Two Dream Projects: Mario And Star Wars

If the president of Koei Tecmo had his way, the next couple of Warriors games would be Star Wars and Mario. You can’t fault the man’s taste. Koei Tecmo occupies a uniquely strong position in the Japanese video game market, thanks in large part to the evolution of its Dynasty Warriors series into a sort…

Super Mario 64 Online Is Back From The Dead, For Now

Last September, modders created a way for up to 24 people to jump around together in Super Mario 64. The ROM hack was called SM64 Online and it garnered lots of attention, including Nintendo’s who promptly issued copyright strikes to have the ROM hack and videos demoing it taken down. Eight months later the modders…

Super Mario Odyssey, Six Months Later

Super Mario Odyssey came out last October and continues to delight players. Datamined secrets, awesome glitches, and a fancy balloon hunting mode have kept players exploring the game’s vibrant world long after other games have come and gone. There’s been plenty of ups and downs to Super Mario Odyssey including broken scoreboards, awesome speedruns, and…

Princess Peach Is Ready For The Apocalypse

This cosplay by Oh My Sophii is called “Apocalypse Princess Peach”, but there’s definitely some Borderlands influence here as well. The end result is something of a team project; while Sophii did most of the suit itself, it’s based on artwork by Charles Holbert, with prop and applique help by Brent M Watkins and Red…

I Try To Play Super Mario Bros. 2 Once A Year

I try to play Super Mario Bros. 2 every spring. The game’s bright colors, whimsical level design, and obsession with weeding make it feel right at home around the time of the the vernal equinox, and it’s also one of the easiest to pick up and play. It’s not as challenging as the original Super…

Nintendo just added two new outfits to Super Mario Odyssey’s post-game shop. One is a baseball uniform, while the other is a nod to the Satellaview, a SNES add-on that let users download games using a modem.

Bowser Is Only Four Feet Tall, Judging By Luigi’s Penis

Assuming it’s not a 1-up mushroom that he stashed away for later, that is presumably Luigi’s penis

The Game Franchises That Will Exist 100 Years Into The Future

Video games are still a relatively young medium. Many of the most iconic characters weren’t created that long ago. But what about a century from now? Which ones will remain? A thread on 2ch, Japan’s most popular bulletin board, covered those same questions. The answers probably won’t be a surprise, but here are some, but…