Mario

Super Mario 64 Feels Great, But Plays Like Crap on Oculus Rift

First-person platforming is hard to pull off. It takes lots of planning and fine control to make it work, so really, Super Mario 64 playing so badly in first-person comes as no surprise. Still looks fun, though. To make Super Mario 64 work with the Rift, YouTuber Chadtronic used three pieces of software: Dolphin for…

If Telltale Made A Mario Game, It’d Be Hilarious

Today feels like a good day for violent Mario parodies. First there was Pete Holmes’ silly “realistic Mario” sketch, and now here’s Dorkly crossing the Mushroom Kingdom with Telltale’s The Walking Dead. The results are kind of amazing. Watch the whole video (embedded below) for a fun, twisted look at what would happen if Telltale…

Realistic Mario Would Be A Tragedy

The newest Pete Holmes comedy video poses a question we’ve all thought about: what if Mario were more realistic? The answer is gruesome and tragic. R.I.P.

Groomer Turns Dog into Nintendo Nightmare Fuel

That’s not a dog in a Nintendo sweater. You are looking at groomed, dyed, and trimmed dog hair. Let’s call this pooch “Yoshi Dog.” Recently, the Intergroom dog grooming convention was held in New Jersey. Courtesy Buzzfeed (via GoNintendo) are these photos of a Nintendo themed-grooming from a creative challenge competition. Creative? Yes. Terrifying? Definitely.…

Piranha Plant Recycling Dumpster

JRYU JRYU turned a dumpster into a Piranha Plant for Global Inheritance’s upcoming art show at Coachella. It’s still functional—bottles can be thrown into the plant’s mouth. Below, see prior exhibits by Global Inheritance, including human-powered slot cars and the Recyclosaurus Rex. Recyclosaurus Rex from Coachella 2013. Human-powered slot cars from Solar Decathalon 2013. Wall-E…

Mario Jumps Out Of TV, Destroys A Dude’s House

Filmmaker John Huffnagle has made this clip that shows what happens when you leave Mario running and leave the house. It’s kinda of like Toy Story, if Woody was an even bigger jerk and just wrecked all your stuff. Mario is Destroying my house! [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]

Posters By The Designer of Monument Valley

Love the stylish look of iOS game Monument Valley? The artist and designer is Ken Wong, who previously worked on Alice: Madness Returns. Enjoy more video game art by him below, including posters you can buy now, and his takes on the Link and Morrigan: The Street Fighter and Mario posters are available for purchase.…

Four Beautiful Courses From Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8 is sleek as heck. Here’s some new footage from the upcoming Wii U game, which is out on May 30. Also you can listen to us talk (always a blast). Here’s the game running at 60 frames per second:

Mario Warp Pipe In The Real World

Protected warp pipe in the real world.

A Link to the Past running on a Galaxy Gear

Next generation Game & Watch Redditor lolerstomp shows off Nintendo games on a Galaxy Gear. Pretty cool (if you don’t mind your thumbs blocking the view).

Human Family Transformed Into Mario, Luigi & Friends

The Smith sisters, aka Twiznik cosplay, attended this year’s Anime Matsuri in Houston in Mario costumes. As did their dad. And four younger brothers. That’s awesome, but even more impressive than the final result is seeing the video below of them transforming from human beings into residents of the Mushroom Kingdom via some elaborate facial…

Bowser and Doctor Eggman posters by Chad Woodward

Stop And Admire The Original Super Mario Bros. Box Art

The best examples of box art tend to be those with a timeless design. Those you can look at ten, twenty, even thirty years later and say, yup, that still looks amazing. Super Mario Bros. is one such game. These great pics by Bryan Ochalla remind us that, even with dog-eared corners, that bright yellow…

What Happens When Soldiers Get Bored In Afghanistan

Probably best not to jump too much higher. Just in case. See what happens when you get bored in Afghanistan? [Reddit]

The Closest Thing To An HD Remake of Super Mario 64

The original Super Mario 64 was made 18 years ago. But if it was being developed today? It might look a bit like this. The footage above, which shows a more realistic, modern take on Super Mario 64, is actually a fan-made remake of the original. The project is being developed by aryoksini in the…

Anyone Who’s Ever Loved A Pet Should Watch This

I posted this week’s special Brawl in the Family video comic in today’s edition of Sunday Comics, but I felt it needed a place of its own. As a friend put it, this is the tragedy of pet ownership spoken in the vernacular of video games. And that’s why I spent half the day reading…

The 1980s Are Back To Help You Beat Super Mario 3D World

Travel back in time once more to the 1980s, a magical age when video game tips and tricks were delivered by warm, friendly voices over tinny television speakers, and no one called you names for needing help beating a Mario platformer.

Mario Brothers-themed pregnancy announcement

​Let Nintendo Characters Show You What’s Cool About the Wii U

It’s been a struggle for Nintendo to sell the Wii U. People got confused about it early on. And there’s been some difficulty communicating just what’s cool about Nintendo’s latest console to the average consumer. So why not have Mario show the nice people what Wii U can do? The Wii U doesn’t have the…

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