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Your Favorite Video Game Characters, Only Now They’re Undead

People often complain that there’s an overabundance of zombie-based video games, or that zombies are the new bacon, overindulged in to the point of nausea. Judging by pieces like Deviant artist Dantemustdie00’s “Sonic Zombies”, perhaps we’re just injecting the undead into the wrong titles. I mean, Call of Duty is nice and all, and war-plus-zombies…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012

Kotaku East

Growing Up on Mario and Sonic. Growing Up in China.

Doodling away at his desk, a skinny and unassuming young man, Li Feng, ponders how to draw a political cartoon regarding missile defense shields. Li, 32, is a graphic artist for a media company in Beijing and he attributes his choice of career to his upbringing, an upbringing in China, with video games. “When many…

By Eric Jou Published May 21, 2012

The Missing Mario Link for Game of Thrones’ Littlest Lannister

Game of Thrones‘ Tyrion Lannister may be a small man, but he’s got a big heart, huge ambition, and is surprisingly good at killing people, all things considered. He’s also got something in common with Mario, if this goofy image floating around the internet is to be believed—one bite of a magic Mario mushroom and…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 18, 2012

Give Your Modern Electronics a Handmade, 8-Bit Boost

Does your PC need a power-up? Perhaps a little boost in speed, power, and size? Or maybe it just needs more magic, or a certain sword. Or maybe your iPhone will charge better if you plug it into a pipe! You never know, it might just come back full of coins. Or you could give…

By Kate Cox Published May 17, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

The Creator of Mario and Zelda Reveals his Secrets (in 1999)

In 1999, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto gave a keynote address at the Game Developers Conference. An address you can watch here in its entirety. Remember, this isn’t the quasi-executive, Wii Music Shigeru Miyamoto we know today. This is the designer at perhaps the height of his powers, with games like Super Mario 64 still fresh…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012

Kotaku East

Welcome to Your Retro Gaming Dreams

Super Potato. I’ve been to the Akihabara branch a whole blot—I’ve been to the Osaka branches of this gaming retail chain even more. I’ve seen tons of Super Potato photos. I’ve taken tons more. Yet, I’ve always liked the photos Danny Choo of Culture Japan takes (they’re usually quite nice), and this batch of Super…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012

One Of The Most Terrifying Marios You’ll Ever See

Check out this creepy rendition of Nintendo’s iconic plumber, drawn by tumblr user Wednesday Wolf. It will haunt your dreams forever. (Full image below.) Wednesday Wolf [Tumblr via Dorkly]

By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012

Beat Levels of Super Mario Bros. By Hitting Tennis Balls At Them

Mario Tennis Open, due out for your 3DS later this month, has a few mini-games available for your Mario tennis ventures. But one in particular lets you traverse the Super Mario Bros. world by hitting tennis balls at Goombas and coins. Take a look at Elyas’ preview of this mini-game in the video above, featuring…

By Tina Amini Published May 7, 2012

Kotaku East

Hidden Sexual Innuendo In The World Of Super Mario

Mario, the Italian plumber with a kidnap prone girlfriend is the poster child of Nintendo. But is there hidden sexual innuendo in the world of Super Mario? Some Japanese players seem to think so. Consider the following: Mario: The size of his nose as a metaphor for a large member. Luigi: His name in Japanese…

By Toshi Nakamura Published May 3, 2012

Why Do Boss Fights Even Exist?

For this week’s Burning Questions, Kirk and Jason talk about one of the oldest traditions in video games: boss fights. Why do they exist? How do they reflect real life? Are they relics of a bygone era? What games shouldn’t have had them at all? My goodness! Those sure are some… Burning Questions Kirk: Why…

Kirk Hamilton & Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012

It Takes A Musical To Get Princess Peach To Stop Being So Lazy

Princess Peach has some voice, huh? She should bring some of this singing talent to Wii Music 2. The Best We Can Be: A Princess Peach Musical [YouTube via Destructoid]

By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012

A Paper Mario Automaton Won’t Kill its Masters

Automatons can come in many shapes and sizes. You can get giant robots, who will one day rise up and kill us all, and you can get tiny little novelties, like this Paper Mario box. It’s not the most advanced thing in the world, but there’s a simple charm to it that makes it endearing.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012

Each Level of Super Mario Bros. Condensed Into a Single Screen

You must play Super Mario Summary, a platformer that designer Johan Peitz created during the latest Ludum Dare game dev challenge. It’s a surprisingly fun recreation of Super Mario Bros. in which every level is summarized by a single screen. And you can play it at work. Which I just did. For the past 30…

By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

There was a Good Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let’s Watch it!

When someone talks about the Super Mario Bros. movie, you’d be forgiven for assuming they’re talking about the 1993 live-action flick starring Bob Hoskins. But there are actually two Super Mario Bros. movies, the first one – a feature-length anime – having been released in Japan in 1986. It was called スーパーマリオブラザーズピーチ姫救出大作戦!…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012

Getting Lost In Super Mario RPG‘s Forest Maze

I’ll admit it: I’ve never played Super Mario RPG. But when I heard its music played in that amazing medley FreddeGredde did earlier this week, I thought “Wow, that is a great melody!” And so I looked it up. And so it is, a very good melody. Composed by Yoko Shimomura, it holds up despite…

By Kirk Hamilton Published April 19, 2012

Guy Wants $26k To Build All Of Mario Level 1-1 In Legos

A crazy maniac budding entrepreneur is looking to Kickstarter to raise $26,400 so he can buy a whole bunch of Lego bricks With those Lego bricks, the Portland, Oregon-based Zachary Pollock hopes to recreate level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. in its entirety. The whole thing. Pollock estimates that the whole project will take “780,000…

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Scott Pilgrim’s Creator Designed This Adorable Mario Level When he was a Kid

Canadian comics man Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator, artist and writer behind Scott Pilgrim, obviously grew up loving video games. So much so that he was designing his own Super Mario Bros. levels. Here’s one he drew around 1990. Rubine City. A city with sewers! Which not only looks incredibly detailed, but also claustrophobic and…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2012

Nintendo Registers “Super Mario 4” Domain Name, Hinting at Future Game

Nintendo has just managed to throw massive fuel onto the fire of rumor and speculation with a simple domain name registration. On April 3, Nintendo of America registered the website “supermario4.com,” as recently spotted by an IGN reader. Currently, navigating to the site only results in a redirect to Nintendo’s main page. Mario, Luigi, Peach,…

By Kate Cox Published April 13, 2012

Mario, You Look Different Without Your Moustache

Cosplay superstar Meagan Marie shows just why she’s a cosplay superstar with this Super Mario photoshoot, originally done in 2009 and then updated for a charity calendar, but now available for the whole world to see. Mario [Meagan Marie]

By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012

The Dorkly Weekly: Mario The Axe Murderer

Sometimes Mario’s just gotta vent a little. And sometimes just stomping on turtles isn’t enough. The newest Dorkly video, which debuted during the comedy site’s hilarious panel at PAX East this past weekend, shows off just how violent Nintendo’s iconic plumber can get. It’s adorable For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the…

By Jason Schreier Published April 9, 2012