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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…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2014 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
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.
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
Mario Brothers-themed pregnancy announcement
By John Struan Published March 16, 2014 -
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…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 12, 2014 -
Idling at the bus stop
By John Struan Published March 11, 2014 -
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Super Mario Bros. on Four Computer Monitors
Here is a full-screen version of Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 on several computer monitors. Just look at it all scrolled out before you. Do it! And here is World 1-2, complete with the exposed Warp Zone. These images come from Twitter user Morikuma_Works, who, when not unraveling Mario Bros., works as an engineer in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2014 -
Princess Peach Is Ready To Kick Ass And Take Names
When Alexia Jean Grey cosplays as Princess Peach, she doesn’t go for puffy dresses and a smile. She channels Peach: Warrior Princess. Inspired by Peach’s performances in the Smash Bros. series, the outfit is made almost entirely out of worbla, a thermoplastic from the future. The pics here were taken by Travis Photography; there are…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2014 -
Here’s the Company Guide That You Get If You Work at Nintendo
You’ve seen the handbook from the people who run Steam. Now, here’s the company guide that employees at the House of Mario receive. It’s a damn pretty thing to look at, even if you can’t read Japanese. Nintendo fan blog Before Mario has images of the internal publication that gets handed out to people who’ve…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 3, 2014 -
When Mario Meets Seinfeld
What would happen if you mashed up Mario and Seinfeld? Well, something like this, probably. Aside from turning Super Mario Bros. into an existential sinkhole, the combination of Seinfeld and Mario brings up some questions, namely: 1. Who does Princess Peach think is spongeworthy? 2. Did Toad really kill Birdo with toxic glue attached to…
By Chris Person Published February 20, 2014 -
CultureGuy Beats Super Mario Bros. With The Lowest Score Possible
It’s always amazing to see people take a game, turn it inside out and bend it to their whims. Mario is no different, particularly when it’s beaten with the lowest score possible. In a heart-stopping run—allegedly performed with no tool assistance—YouTube user NotEntirelySure clears Super Mario Bros. with the lowest score possible: 500 points. A…
By Chris Person Published February 20, 2014 -
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Here’s an Officially Licensed Mario…Golf Bag
Mario golf. Get it? Well, if you have five hundred bucks, you can. According to NariNari, Japanese golf accessory company Enjoy Caddie Bag is releasing a Mario golf bag. Made of faux leather, the bag is covered in Mario—whether that’s small details like Super Star zippers or big details like the huge “M.” Here, have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2014 -
Classic Video Games as Romance Novels
The fine folks over at Shutterstock and illustrator Echo Chernik teamed up for Valentine’s Day, and imagined what romantic pulp fiction would look like with video game characters. Here’s The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, Super Mario, Pac Man and A**hole dog from Duck Hunt, appearing in a romantic novel for the first time. Head…
By Gergo Vas Published February 12, 2014 -
Nintendo Characters Are a Perfect Fit for Children’s Books
Concept artist Joey Spiotto has an ongoing series where he mixes video game protagonists with the Little Golden Books children’s literature series, and this time, he went for Nintendo characters. A shame that he only did the covers. Samus playing with an adorable Metroid throughout a fully illustrated book would be fun to read. (Not…
By Gergo Vas Published February 11, 2014 -
In This, The Year Of Awesome Mario Action Figures
Sure, it’s no Figma, but given Mario’s squat proportions it’s probably the best we could ask for. This Bandai figure will be out in May, and while the figure itself is great, it’s the accompanying playset that’s really taking the Tanooki. Mario on his own is available from importers for around USD$25, but for an…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2014 -
Let’s Not Get Too Excited About Nintendo’s ‘Mergers and Acquisitions’
In the past, major video game companies like Square and Enix merged. It’s a big deal when something like that happens! Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently mentioned “M&A” (aka mergers and acquisitions), setting off speculation around the internet. But what does he mean? It’s not yet clear—he could just be talking about licensing Nintendo characters.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2014 -
The First And Only English-Language Review Of Super Mario Bros.
These days it can feel like half the internet is made up of video game reviews. That wasn’t always the case—after the video-game crash of the 1980s, there were so few video game publications that one of the most important games of all time was barely reviewed at all. In the video above, cat-owning video-game…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 29, 2014
