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You Cannot Scrub This Mario Drawing Song From Your Brain
Now I will never forget how to draw Mario. I will never look at this mushroom head, his coin eyes and his rising sun hat ever the same again. The clip was done in DSiWare title Flipnote Studio, but the song? That’s from the depths of catchy jingle hell. Learn to Draw Mario with a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 -
NSFW: Mario Shouldn’t Have To Put Up With This
Mario has endured many trials over the decades. Fire. Monsters. Bad mushrooms. And he’s overcome them all. But racism? That’s something else entirely (click through for the NSFW punchline). By the always-excellent John “Waffle House Ninja” Pading. As seen on 1UP, via 4CR
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010 -
The Console War Fought Final Fantasy Style
If the video game console wars were fought not with billions of dollars spent on marketing and exclusives, but with Power Bombs, Biggoron, and Spark Shocks—and an Evil Wall with Bill Gates’ face—it might look something like this. “Firewall” is the latest creation from Doctor Octoroc, the talent behind Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog: The…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
November? No, Perhaps, You Mean Movember
This month, grow a Mario stache. C’mon on. Do it. The Singapore Prostate Cancer Research Fund has a website full of famous faces without their trademark staches. We’ve seen a facial hair free Mario before, but the site has clean-shaven images of other personalities like Hulk Hogan. While this moustache mania is for a good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010 -
The Plumber Is Coming Here? We Shall Double Our Efforts!
By Dave Wilson, as seen on Rampaged Reality
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2010 -
Finnish Kid Bums Mario, Jabs Luigi Right In The Kisser
Let’s say you were on stage with Mario and Luigi during a Nintendo event at a digital entertainment fair in Helsinki. You lost the competition. Frustrated, what would you do? Dry hump Mario? That’s what one Finnish gamer did, before going on to jabbing Luigi in the face. Those poor, poor Mario Bros. They’ll never…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2010 -
The Roast Of Mario Is Not Safe For Work
Click to viewWhen Bowser opens Mario’s foul-mouthed roast at Peach’s Castle with insult gags like “Mario, you beat me so often, I feel like Toad’s dick!” it can only go downhill from there. And it does. Mario’s enemies, rivals and esteemed colleagues, from Bowser to Kirby to a ‘faced Luigi, rip into the star of…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2010 -
Mini Marios March On Washington
Nintendo gears up for this Sunday’s release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem for the Nintendo DS with some breaking news out of North Bend, Washington. The latest installment of the Mario Vs. Donkey Kong series arrives this weekend, because Sunday release dates belong to Nintendo. Donkey Kong is in the line outside Mario’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2010 -
Japan’s Club Nintendo Joins Club Stingy
In years past, Club Nintendo gave loyal Japanese members a whole host of awesome prizes. This year, Club Nintendo won’t. This year’s “Platinum Member” prizes are so lame. This year, Nintendo is offering either a handkerchief set, a button set or a calendar as part of its “rewards”. For comparison’s sake, let’s review highlights of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2010 -
Which Mario Game Is His Creator’s Favourite?
Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario, having some part in most of the plumber’s games to date. But after nearly thirty years of Mario, then, do you ever wonder which game is Miyamoto’s favourite? It’s not Mario 64. Not Mario Galaxy, either, and it’s certainly not the original Super Mario Bros. Instead, it’s 1990’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2010 -
Mario Gets Serious Street Cred In Spain
Proud Italian plumber/princess savior Mario gets super excited at the christening of Avenida de Super Mario Bros, the first street to officially bear his name. The Spanish suburb of Zaragoza also has plans for streets named after Space Invaders, Sonic and Zelda. [CNN]
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
The Choicest Cuts Of Bowser, Ganon, Yoshi & Chocobo
What’s the sweetest meat of Mario’s eternal rival, Bowser? Artist Jude Buffum breaks down the choicest cuts of Nintendo villains Bowser, Ganon, Blooper and more in a new series of meat diagrams that video game butchers would swear by. Buffum answers the questions we never really wanted answers to, like “What’s the best way to…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Club Mario Makes Us Want To Forget The 1990s
It’s easy to forget these days with Nintendo trying so hard to look all adult and stylish, but in the early 1990s, the company was anything but. Allow this montage of footage from Club Mario (a short “comedy” section of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) serve as a reminder that not only did…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2010 -
Hands On With A Mario Halloween Jumpsuit
It’s a-me, Brian Ashcraft. And I’m checking out the “Deluxe Super Mario” Halloween costume. This isn’t the regular one Super Mario costume. Oh no, it’s the deluxe one. The costume even has the Nintendo Seal of Approval. Nintendo approves!
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2010 -
The Right Hand Of Mushroom
By Mister Hipp
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
Mushroom Kingdom Gothic
As seen on TShirtLaundry, via Gamefreaks
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2010 -
Which Game Series Should Go 3D?
3D televisions are expected to proliferate. More 3D TVs means more and more 3D games. Japanese research firm goo Ranking (via What Japan Thinks) polled folks in Japan regarding which game series they wanted to play on a 3D TV. The survey sample was mostly female (68.2 percent) and ranged from teenagers to senior citizens…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2010