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Super Mario Bros., on The…Atari? Huh?

While the Mario Brothers did make an official appearance on an Atari console, that was the original Mario Bros. arcade game, not a Super Mario Bros. platformer. So this footage you see up top, as good as it looks, isn’t from a real game. It’s a demo made by Atari Age forum member Sprybug, showing…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2012

Kotaku East

Jaywalking Insanity Combated with Mario and Frogger

Jaywalking is a big problem in China. One news station decided to use Frogger (or rather, a Frogger clone) and some Mario music to show that jaywalking is not the best idea! In the new clip, you can see folks walk across several lanes of traffic Edmonton Rd. in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Scary stuff. As…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2012

Reviews

New Super Mario Bros. 2: The Kotaku Review

Now here’s the story of a guy named Mario. It’s an old story. You’ve probably heard it before. Princess is lounging around, minding her own business. Giant turtle jumps out of the sky. Drags her away. Sticks her in a cage and waits for Mario to follow. The specifics might change every now and then—a…

By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Assassin’s Creed 3 Director Says Japanese Games Get a Free Pass

Alex Hutchinson, the creative director of Assassin’s Creed 3, thinks he knows why Nintendo can get away with releasing new versions of old franchises. It might not be the answer you expect. After Hutchinson compared AC to other well known franchises, Mario and Resident Evil, website CVG asked the creative director why Nintendo can release…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2012

This Kiddy Smack Talk Song Will Make Your Day

UK comedian Adam Buxton (one half of Adam and Joe) recently uploaded this song to YouTube. As Kotaku reader Sam pointed out, it was for a section called Song Wars in which both Adam and Joe have to make a song on a theme and listeners vote on the winner. This is the result. Dubstep…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 16, 2012

At The End Of This Video Is Penelope Cruz Dressed Up As Super Mario

Sure, this video is kind of awkward, but it’s also kind of adorable. And it seems like the Cruz sisters are actually playing New Super Mario Bros. 2. Not just faking it!

By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012

This Collection of Old Apple Hardware Is Heroic

If you are super old like me (hello old friends!), you’ll remember using some of these Apple computers. If you are a young whippersnapper (hello young friends!), you might not—but you should still enjoy perusing the retro hardware that’s on display. You are looking at a Russian collection of Apple computers, which website English Russia…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

What is This Weirdly Sexual Mario Image I Don’t Even Um OK

The live-action Mario movie is like a giant scab on your knee. It’s gross, and an eyesore, yet for whatever reason many of us just can’t resist picking at it. Most of the time that invokes painful memories, but not today. Today it’ll provoke some different, much stranger emotions. Witness Golden’s Super Mario Bros. The…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2012

Ain’t Nothing Special About This Week’s Nintendo Download But the Real Bout

Sometimes Nintendo’s weekly downloadable content offerings grant me a broad selection of game-infused paints with which to decorate the canvas of this post. And then there’s weeks like these that don’t even give me enough to keep a painting metaphor going. I could try to get excited about Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, if you’d…

By Mike Fahey Published August 9, 2012

What a Real Mario Brother Would Look Like

Mario has a giant cap for a reason: so Nintendo didn’t need to animate his hair or eyebrows. That was back in the 1980s, though; if Mario was being designed now – or, heaven’s forbid, being redesigned – there’s every chance he’d look a little more realistic. Maybe not this realitic, though, which would be…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2012

The Dorkly Weekly: Princess Peach Takes Her Revenge

You had to have known that after multiple kidnappings, Princess Peach would finally crack. It’s about time she takes her revenge on Bowser and his minions. Note to self: never piss off Princess Peach. Oh, and, NSFW for language. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com

By Tina Amini Published August 6, 2012

id’s John Carmack Gets a Reminder on How Mario Used to Kick Our Ass

Here’s a short, cute clip from id boss John Carmack’s keynote address at this year’s QuakeCon, in which the brutality of Super Mario Bros. 3 is compared to the more pedestrian Mario games of today. Why do I bring it up? Well, Carmack and his old colleague John Romero once took Super Mario Bros. 3…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2012

The Red-Headed Killer Returns to the Nintendo Download

It’s an incredibly short week for the Nintendo Download, but that just makes Circle Entertainment’s follow-up to the compelling DSiWare action-adventure The Lost Town: The Dust more of a chance to shine. Stare into the eyes of the red-headed killer. It was a grave oversight on my part that I completely skipped over The Lost…

By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2012

Kotaku East

Here Is What’s New in New Super Mario Bros. 2

In 2006 Nintendo released New Super Mario Bros.—the first big 2D Mario title since the SNES’ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. This game would go on to be the best selling game of the DS’ formidable library, selling over 28 million copies worldwide. Now, six years later, it’s a new decade and a new…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 31, 2012

Kotaku East

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Is, Well, a Mario Game (And That’s Not a Bad Thing)

Six years ago, Nintendo returned to its 2D platforming roots with New Super Mario Bros. It went on to become not only the bestselling DS title but also the third bestselling hand-held title ever (behind Pokemon Red/Blue and Tetris) with over 28 million copies sold worldwide. After a brief detour to the Wii, the series…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 31, 2012

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Is All About Fresh Power-Ups, Spiteful Multiplayer And Coins, Coins, Coins

Some things in this universe are constant. Death, taxes. Slow buses when you’re late. And the fact that Mario is into coins. He’s still into coins in the upcoming 3DS game New Super Mario Bros. 2. And it’s a good thing, because the game has lots of coins. So many coins. Pretty much all of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 26, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Mario’s First Kart Was, Well, a Little Crap

I’m guessing this is an advertisement of some sort for NES Open Tournament Golf or, as it was known in Japan, Mario Open Golf, a Nintendo Entertainment/Famicom golf game first released in 1991 One of the earliest attempts by Nintendo to shoehorn its platforming characters into a console sports game, it’s perhaps notable these days…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2012

What a New Mario Game Could/Should Look Like

Part of the reason I’m not exactly thrilled about the Wii U isn’t because of its hardware, it’s because of the games. I want to see what a new Zelda game or a new Mario game looks like on the console. And when I say new, I mean new So I like what artist Luigi…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2012

Some Stages In The New Mario Look A Lot Like Temple Run

Mario on rails? Some stages in the newest Mario game will borrow the auto-run mechanic found in many mobile games like Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride When you enter one of these stages in New Super Mario Bros. 2, which is out for 3DS on August 19, Mario will start dashing like there’s no tomorrow.…

By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012

Kotaku East

For the Next Few Months, Nintendo’s Schedule Looks Kinda Like This

Get out those calendars! Today, Nintendo provided a list of upcoming titles it will release the rest of this month—and beyond. This isn’t a full list by any means, and many of these games (and release windows) are already known. But here they are all together in one place. •Japan 3DS Nintendo 3DS XL –…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2012