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Seeing Mario From A New Perspective

The world’s most famous plumber certainly looks…hairier from down here. A Star Is Born by David Shearer

By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2011

It’s Best If You Don’t See What Happens To Mario When He Falls To His Death

When Mario falls down a hole in the countryside, you die, without ever seeing what actually happened to him, or why it constitutes death. Know why you’re never shown? Because you don’t need to see those horrors, that’s why (via it8bit). The Pit by Ryan Coleman

By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011

A Chubby Mario Of More Accurate 8-Bit Proportions

The super hefty plumber Mario leaps into action thanks to Mike Mitchell’s cleaned up illustration from back in the day. Related Rampages: I Am Not a Sith | Sasquatch | NOFATCHX (More) Fat Mario by Mike Mitchell (deviantART) (Store) (Tumblr) (Twitter) Via: sirmitchell Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 5, 2011

What’s Gabe Newell’s Favorite Video Game?

Gabe Newell, who Forbes said is a name you should know, is best known as one of the founders of Valve. Valve, of course, is famous for games like sci-fi shooter Half-Life and multiplayer shooter Team Fortress. Valve makes great games! Ever wonder what Newell’s favorite games are? Well, his number one favorite title of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2011

Culture

Is This The Greatest Super Mario Bros. Playthrough Ever?

It may not be the speediest of speed runs. It may not dazzle with its exploitation of glitches. But this Super Mario Bros. speed run is notable because the player is also simultaneously beating Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. This is the work of Japanese…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011

It’s Mirror’s Edge Meets Mario

If you’ve ever wanted to practice jumping off walls and swinging from poles, there’s the place for you: the street. But if you’d like to do it in a relatively controlled (and safe?) environment, try Tempest Freerunning Academy. It purports to be California’s first indoor facility dedicated to freerunning and parkour. And it’s got blocks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011

Nintendo Getting New Digs To Make Games

Starting January 1, 2012, groundbreaking will commence on a new Nintendo R&D center in Kyoto. Nintendo is pouring over USD$15 million into the new facility that will house over 1,500 employees. The site is adjacent to Nintendo’s current headquarters (pictured) and previously housed a golf center, which Nintendo had bulldozed in 2008. The goal is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

Make Your Own Super Mario-style Coin Block That Shoots Out Coins When You Punch It

I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to do a DIY project more than this one. It’s a real life coin block lifted straight from Super Mario. So when you punch the bottom of the box, like Mario so often did, coins shoot out of the top (it even makes that classic sound!). The project is…

By Casey Chan Published March 23, 2011

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

You can grab this shirt for $10 from Ript. See here for reference.

By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011

Mario, From A Goomba’s-Eye View

The little “Jumpman” Mario looks awesome in this fan art piece by Jeffrey Cruz. Breakin’ blocks, stomping heads and taking names! Related Rampage: Enter the Mushroom Kingdom (More) Jump Jump JUMP by Jeffrey Cruz / lastscionz (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 21, 2011

College Cosplay Tradition Banned

Year after year, new graduates of prestigious Kyoto University eschew the traditional suit or kimono in favor of their school’s own custom: showing up at graduation in cosplay. Whether it be game, anime, manga characters or just simply wearing silly outfits, the tradition is very much part of Kyoto University lore. This year, that tradition…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011

Dead Wrestler Of The Week: Captain Lou Albano

One could forgive a child of 1991 if he were to look at a photo of Captain Lou Albano and say, “That’s Super Mario,” or a teenager from 1986 if he were to say, “That’s Cyndi Lauper’s dad.” [Deadspin]

By Joel Johnson Published March 17, 2011

Chargin’ Chuck Never Gets Picked For Mario Sports Games

How come the one Mario villain that comes with his own sports equipment never makes it into the Mario sports titles? According to the latest Dorkly video game short, it’s because Chargin’ Chuck is a giant asshole. Chargin’ Chucks were sports-themed enemies that made their debut in Super Mario World, where they plagued our hero…

By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2011

Mario And Luigi, Mushroom Hunting In Their Element

Mario and Luigi enjoy a day out in the real world thanks to this killer photo taken by Rob Sheridan and his iPhone 4 Related Rampages: Yoda Fountain | Cereal Mascot Reunion (More) Mushroom Kingdom (iPhone 4 photo) by Rob Sheridan (Flickr) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz | codywalton Need your daily fill of geek eye candy?…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 14, 2011

Damn, That’s A Big Virtual Mario

Nintendo will soon be releasing “large” Augmented Reality (AR) cards for the 3DS handheld. Which is fine, but we prefer ones that are “ridiculously enormous”. Going on the basic principle that, the bigger the AR card the bigger the image the 3DS interprets, the guys at Nintendo-Master printed off one big-ass AR card replica then…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2011

Super Maria And Link Vs. Donkey Kong In A Diaper

The old school game of Donkey Kong gets a new twist thanks to artist Manuhell. Click on the image to check out all of the cool extras within. Related Rampages: Sinister Lion-O | TMNT Redesign (More) A Ton of Luck by Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura / Manuhell Via: pacalin | Super Punch Need your daily…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2011

Of Course Mario Is Coming To The Nintendo 3DS

While Nintendo’s beloved plumber might not make it to the 3DS launch party he will be making it to the handheld, with a new game developed by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy debuting later this year at E3 2011. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata teased the next Super Mario title today at the Nintendo 2011…

By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2011

Eat Up, Mario!

They take a little longer to eat in real life. And taste better with a good bottle of red. By Mario Siabatto Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2011

When Mario’s A Drug Addict, Luigi Has To Pick Up The Slack

What if the Mario Bros. weren’t out saving the Mushroom Kingdom, but were actually just down-on-their-luck plumbers from…Boston? Prostitutes, beatings, pianos and mushroom use follows. Called “The Plumber”, it’s the work of New York sketch comedy group Captain Hippo, who describe the video as “The true life story of the Mario Brothers, like you’ve never…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011

Mario vs Sonic? No, It’s Mario AS Sonic

If the console rivals had come together twenty years earlier, it would surely have looked like this. By Gadget WK

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011