Mario

Mario Gets Angry, Goes on a Rampage Across Gaming History

Seeing poor Mario like this, as an angry anti-hero, going against other famous video game protagonists, is a really weird concept. Sebastian von Buchwald, an artist on DeviantART created a pretty big gallery around this idea, featuring some rather unconventional fights. So here’s a really upset Mario, and video game characters from all points of…

Mario & Co. in Wonderland, which is a bit darker than the Mushroom Kingdom. And the best part of DeviantART user SkribbliX’s fan art? No, not the edgy princess or the evil Goombas, but the Donatello Koopa! Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

Sad Horse Is Dressed As Mario

Hey there, Sad Mario Horse. How you doing? OK? You look a bit down. Is it because a human being dressed you up like Mario? Yes, I agree that it is a bit degrading, but you do have to admit that it is also pretty funny. Look at that little hat you’re wearing. Look at…

Thank You, Mario, but the Princess is in Another Can

Except neither of these look a fucking thing like Mario. Or a princess, for that matter. [via Spaghettios’ Twitter. The Mario version was announced back in September]

Oh, It’s Just Every Flagpole From Super Mario Bros.

“There’s always a man, always a flagpole, always a Princess…” Gif artist Brother Brain combines every staircase and flagpole from the original Super Mario Bros. Hypnotic. Mario [Brother Brain]

No Cat Should Be Without A Mario Warp Pipe Climbing Box

Cat Mario, meet Mario cat. Redditor Collinferal had a friend with a bored cat. With $140 in materials and his carpentry skills, he made her a magnificent Mario-themed toy that will keep said cat occupied for minutes. As the owner of two cats, I am constantly looking for ways to keep my feline friends from…

Mario Kart 8 Drove Me Up The Walls… In a Good Way

The original Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo was a game that quite literally ended friendships back in the day. Now, over two decades later, the latest addition to the series, Mario Kart 8 is headed for the Wii U next spring, and I got a chance for a little hands-on time at this year’s…

Mario Fights Master Chief and Lara Croft, Kicks Their Asses

Some things are sacred to a plumber: Family, kingdom, honor. But few things are as sacred as power-ups. I pity the poor fools that try to mess with them. In the video, above, Master Chief, Connor from Assassin’s Creed III and Lara Croft try to steal Mario’s power-ups. They thought it was a simple heist.…

Mario and Peach Take Back The Mushroom Kingdom… With Guns

Guns, baseball bats, violent, bloodthirsty Pokémon, and so on and so forth. But mostly guns. The Mushroom Kingdom’s future is at stake as Mario’s team of rebels engages with Bowser’s army of gun-wielding mooks. Will they succeed in their quest? Find out below in part 6 of the epically violent Mario Warfare If you’re just…

It’s the Smash Club Match of the Century: Mario VS. Princess Peach

Mario’s Fight Club-esque escapades continue in the very much gritty and very much violent Mario Warfare’s fifth episode, in which he goes up against a desperate and very pissed off Peach, fleeing her kingdom and hiding from Bowser in the Smash Club Who shall emerge victorious? When will the refugees of the Mushroom Kingdom finally…

The Artist Who Gets To Draw All Those Things You Like

Jose Emroca Flores is an artist who has recently worked on stuff like Call of Duty, the Deadpool game and a few of the last Transformers games. Previously, he’s also done stuff with EA, Activision, Nike, Iam8bit, Nintendo Power and Game Informer. There isn’t much minimal pausing for refelction against a bleak backdrop here. Just…

Nintendo’s New Wii U Commercials Ignore The Console’s Best Feature

If you have been watching TV over the past few weeks—particularly, if you spent all of Saturday watching a Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family because it was on and you like wizards whatever don’t judge—you’ve probably seen a commercial or two for the Wii U. Designed to help raise public awareness of the struggling…

You’d Never Skip Class at This Chinese Elementary School

In the city of Shenzhen, a Super Mario Bros. mural was recently added to the side of an elementary school. Flickr user DCMaster first spotted the mural, which appears to be more than just a painting. If you look closely, you’ll see how the characters actually appear in relief. And as one Kotaku reader pointed…

​1980s Luigi Actor Dies At 72

Canadian actor Danny Wells, best known among gamers as the man who played Luigi on the late-80s TV show The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, has died at age 72. According to his obituary in The Montreal Gazette, Wells, whose actual name is Jack Westelman, passed away last Thursday, November 28. In addition to his…

Super Mario 64 As A Glitchy Nightmare

I’ve played Super Mario 64 before. Maybe you have too—but you’ve probably never played it as a horrific corrupted hellscape, like it appears in this glitch run of the game by vinesauce. I like to imagine this is what Mario might’ve been like if the development team was on shrooms, though. [Vinesauce] Vinny – Mario…

How Much Did You Spend On Gaming In November?

We’ve made it through November, a month packed with two next-gen console releases and a bunch of new releases from some of gaming’s biggest franchises. Now we’ve got time to pause and reflect on the damage we did to our wallets over the past 30 days. How much did you pay for games in November?…

No, You’re Not Drunk. It’s Just Augmented Reality Mario.

And no, the Wii U didn’t get a massive graphics hardware upgrade overnight, either. Sadly, this is not an actual augmented reality Mario game. It’s actually the clever work of filmmaker (and Skyrim fan) Wren Weichman, though it could easily pass off as a commercial for the real thing. If it was a real thing.…

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a picture of Mario chasing after a decapitated Toad head. (via Alison Rapp)

Real Cat Would Rather Die Than Play Super Mario Bros.

I freakin’ lovedthe new Super Mario Bros. But I’m a human, with hands for loving video games. I’m not a cat, dressed up like Mario and forced to re-enact the moves of a video game for the enjoyment of humans on the internet. Mega64: SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD [Mega64, via Dtoid]

Fresh Prince + Super Mario 3D World = This song by BotanicSage. An unlikely mix, but it works!