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Mario: The Board Game

Ever wondered what Mario would have looked like had Nintendo stuck to their background in making games out of paper and cardboard instead of going all electronic? Wonder. No. More. This is “Mushroom Kingdom”, by Ashley Buerkett. And no, it’s not really a game. It’s just an incredibly delicate, wonderful piece of papercraft. So you…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009

Super Mafia Bros. 2

Ever wonder what the Mario games would be like if they were less like Mario and more like The Sopranos? Then maybe you should check out Super Mafia Land, an adorable Mario 2 tribute. Both presentation and controls are excellent considering it’s a free flash title, and after recent Mario dalliances with paper airplanes and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2009

Video Games’ Five Most Romantic Couples

It’s Valentine’s Day, the one day in the western world U.S. (sorry, forgot about you, Amsterdam) where it’s legal to pay for sex. So here’s a very NSFW video of gaming’s top five couples. Naturally, Mario and Peach (despite that affair with Sonic) are No. 1 – even if CitizenGame completely blew it by confusing…

By Owen Good Published February 14, 2009

The World Is Ready For An $11,000 Diamond Mario Pendant

Who said economic times are tough? Not the makers of this Mario pendant, who somehow feel that a global recession is just the right time to be launching a diamond-encrusted Mario pendant worth around $11,000. It stands 4.5″ tall, and is coloured to match Mario’s distinctive overalls and hat. The frame is made of 10K…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2009

Mario & Sonic To Meet Again, This Time In Canada

Fewer titles epitomise the gulf in potential and delivery on the Wii more than Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. I mean…Mario and Sonic? Together? With motion-sensing? How did this game end up rubbish? Who knows. All that matters is that it did. Though…actually, that not even that matters, since the game sold millions and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2009

Your Mario-Themed Laptop Looks This Good…In Your Dreams

Reader Chris had his laptop laser-etched last night. He figured it’d look good with every level of Super Mario Land on the Game Boy laid out sequentially. He figured correctly. Chris writes: Last night I laser-etched the top of my Eee PC with the complete level maps of Super Mario Land ( on the Game…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2009

The Physics Of The Mushroom Kingdom Are Worthy Of Research

Glenn Elert is a physics teacher from Brooklyn. He and his students did a little research recently, and published a serious paper reporting their findings. How serious? Mushroom Kingdom serious. Yes, Ebert has wisely forgone teaching his kids about gravity the boring/realistic way, and instead decided to chart the gravity in the Mushroom Kingdom. So…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2009

Dr McNinja’s Super Mario Bros. T-Shirt

Chris Hastings is the man behind the internet’s premier medical/ninjitsu soap opera, Dr McNinja. And you know what? He’s also the man behind this reasonably badass Mario Bros. shirt. It’s called Warrior Plumbers, and…well…you see what it does. It’s $19.75 plus shipping, but by the time you read this, they’ll probably all be gone. Sorry!…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2009

Build Your Own Profanity-Filled Mario Level

Retro Sabotage, back at it. Their latest work? This create-a-Mario tool, which allows you to customise a few lines of text that appear in-game as giant banners. Made of coins. So you can fill in your name, your mum’s name, a season’s greeting, whatever tickles your fancy. Your imagination’s the limit! Golden Words [Retro Sabotage]

By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2009