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How To Spell Mario’s Jump (And Other Famous Video Game Sound Effects)
Video games have so many iconic sound effects—hearing the simple “ga-ling!” of the Nintendo coin can invoke a nostalgia as powerful as any memory of actually playing a game. From the Mario’s three-note warp-pipe descent to Simon Belmont’s famous whip, all games feature sounds that players will hear over and over and over again until…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 27, 2011 -
Ready for Some Mario Pole Dancing?
In Super Mario Bros., Mario and Luigi slide down poles. In the UK Amateur Pole Performer competition, they climbed up them and swung around. If these dancers look familiar (their names are Bex and Emy), it’s because you probably saw them pole dancing as Tomb Raider‘s Lara Croft. The duo were competing in a UK…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011 -
In Mario and Luigi’s Case, Clothes Do Make the Man
Today we all know that Luigi is the taller of the two Mario brothers, but back in the old days the difference wasn’t quite as easy to notice. To think that Luigi was just a pair of red and blue overalls away from being the star of one of the greatest video game franchises of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011 -
The ‘Super Mario Ceremony 30th Anniversary Medley’ is an 18-Minute Mariogasm of Sight and Sound
Jamming 30 years worth of Mario tunes and visuals into an epic 18-minute-long video remix, the creators of “Super Mario Ceremony The 30th Anniversary Medley” doing an impressive job of honoring Nintendo’s famous mascot. “Super Mario Ceremony” covers the basics, from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 64 to Super Mario Galaxy,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
All Today’s Nintendo 3DS News You Need To Know
Missing Link | TOKYO – Shigeru Miyamoto takes the stage at today’s Nintendo event (Photo: Game Impress Watch) Nintendo’s Ugly 3DS Circle Pad Add-on Priced and Dated Late last week, Nintendo revealed it was working on an extra slide pad for the Nintendo 3DS. Today, the company dated and priced said extra slide pad. More »…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2011 -
Link, Samus and Mario are Model Nintendo Characters
Artist Ty Lettau combines two (well, four) of my favourite things in these pieces: classic Nintendo characters and plastic model kits. They’re pretty unique as far as the crowded “pixellated tribute art” dealio goes, but damned if they don’t now make me actually want some kind of “create-a-Nintendo-game” kit from Revell to show up. soundofdesign’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011 -
Tetris Art, or, When Life Gives You an L-Piece, Use It to Create Luigi
Yesterday I featured an obvious ‘shop of Game Boy Tetris, purporting to show a playing area whose remaining blocks resembled two people having sex fucking. Boy did I miss the boat. Turns out there’s a guy out there who actually does use Tetris to create pixel art, and he just completed one of Luigi, nine…
By Owen Good Published September 11, 2011 -
Super Mario Bros. Done DIY In A Beautiful Little Cardboard Box
There’s a little surprise in this unassuming cardboard box: a physical side-scroller, a paper-based re-imagining of Nintendo classic Super Mario Bros.. It’s all powered by servos, some open source code and a little device named the Teagueduino. Oh, and some popsicle sticks, painters tape and a soda straw. Developed by the folks at Teague Labs,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2011 -
Mario, An 8-Bit Champion from a Different Perspective
Mario is looking to start trouble in Florent Roubinet’s piece for the upcoming Geek-Art / Autumn Society “8-Bit Champions” show on September 15th. You can find more show submissions here Mario by Florent Roubinet / Flow (Blog) (Facebook) Via: geek-art Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 -
Exhaustion Breeds Quality in the Dragon Con Day Two Cosplay Gallery
After three hours of baby-interrupted sleep, I trudged across town to Dragon Con 2011 again today, where I occupied a great many benches and attempted to stay awake. I was mostly successful. Being dead tired has its benefits, however. Were I full of energy, I would have run about the convention madly, taking shots of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2011 -
Mario Veering Around Seattle. What, Is He Drunk?
Some dude named Mike S. decided to take a video showing how a traffic-free Seattle commute looked. And added some Mario Kart You see Mario veer around the freeway, as if he’s had a few too many. Then he drives on a ramp. And then he merges again on the freeway. Mario Kart is kind…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Checking the Pipes at Dragon Con 2011
It’s not every day you find a Kotaku editor in downtown Atlanta. Normally I’m about 10 miles north, but for Dragon Con 2011 I’m making an exception. I’ll be hanging out at one of the world’s largest science fiction and fantasy conventions this weekend, taking photos, taking names, and taking whatever gaming news might pop…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2011 -
The Five Boroughs of the Mushroom Kingdom
New York isn’t like other cities. It’s confined to a limited space, has clearly-defined areas and a multitude of rich and varied cultures. So saying it’s like a video game world isn’t drawing too long a bow. Neither is drawing the city in the style of Super Mario World, as Jesse Eisemann has done here.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 -
John Carpenter’s Super They Live Bros.
Graphic designer Fro sent us two pieces of art he’s drawn up. One is an awesome, custom poster for John Carpenter’s classic They Live, the movie with probably the best punch-up the silver screen has ever seen. But I like his companion piece better. These Glasses Get You High But You Come Down Hard [Fro]…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThere Were Worse Mario Cartoons Than the American One
It has a certain nostalgic charm, yeah, but lets face it, the American Super Mario Bros. cartoons were pretty terrible. Poorly animated, poorly written, poorly voiced. Next to the Japanese Mario cartoon, though, the American version looks like it was made by Disney. Premièring around the same time as America’s The Super Mario Bros. Super…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 -
Aren’t You a Little Short for a Tanooki Trooper?
One of my favourite Tumblr sites, Game & Graphics, which celebrates great graphic and visual design in games, has decided to go into the t-shirt business. And what a way to start. This Mario x Star Wars shirt is available for €17, and ships internationally. It makes for a rad t-shirt, and in the meantime,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2011 -
You Got Mario in My Jenga!
Jenga and endless Jenga clones are popular enough in Japan for Mario to get into the mix. Called Super Mario Balance Block, the game is a spin on Jenga and has players use a Mario pointer to push the blocks out—there are also question blocks and mushrooms. But, like with standard Jenga, knock over the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2011 -
Do You Remember the Very First Video Game You Played?
Commenter UnstableArk has trouble recalling the very first video game he played, and wonders if there are more people out there like him in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Every now and then I tend to stalk some gaming forums, as a gamer would. And every now and then I come across a common question:…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011