How Princess Peach's Story Draws On 2000 Years Of Women In Peril
Nintendo’s Princess Peach is the quintessential damsel in distress. She’s such a damsel cliché that she’s more…
Shigeru Miyamoto is “front and center in the creation” of the upcoming Super Mario animated film, the studio’s founder…
Playing Super Mario Bros. With A Live Band Doing The Soundtrack Behind You Must Be Nice
While you or I would play Mario with the game’s original soundtrack chirping out of TV speakers, George Salazar got the…
Bowsette Is Now A Final Boss Battle
We’re still doing Bowsette stuff? OK, here’s the end of New Super Mario Bros Wii, modified by StupidMarioBros1Fan to…
Music Is The Secret Weapon Of Mario Speedrunners
Is there anything so satisfying to watch as a well-played Mario speedrun? What makes an expert run of Super Mario Bros. …
Speedrunner Achieves 'Impossible' Super Mario Bros. Record Time
The original Super Mario Bros. is tightly optimized, as far as speedruns go. Runners have been shaving off milliseconds…
To Truly Understand Super Mario Bros., You Need The Box And Manual
In this first episode of a new Kotaku video series called Complete In Box, I take a look at a complete copy of one of…
I Try To Play Super Mario Bros. 2 Once A Year
I try to play Super Mario Bros. 2 every spring. The game’s bright colors, whimsical level design, and obsession with…
Super Mario Bros. Speedruns Are One Step Closer To Best Possible Time
Super Mario Bros. speedruns are almost as perfect as humanly possible. The swift sprint through the Mushroom Kingdom…
Two Fans' Obsessive Quest To Redeem The Super Mario Bros. Movie
I’ve been going back and forth on what the most mind-blowing part of the Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive is. Maybe…
Vs. Super Mario Bros. Is The Meanest Trick Nintendo Ever Played
Super Mario Bros. is available on the Switch! Well, a long-forgotten version of it, anyway, that’s probably not the one…
Super Massive Galaxy In Super Mario Galaxy 2 Is A Loving Tribute To Super Mario Brothers 3's Giant Land
Super Mario Galaxy 2’s gameplay is superb, having some of the most creative level design I’ve experienced. Discovering…
Report: Nintendo Making Animated Mario Movie With Studio Behind Minions
Nintendo is in talks to bring Mario back to Hollywood, according to a report today by the Wall Street Journal.
A New World Record Means Super Mario Bros. Speedrunners Are Running Out Of Options
The game has a new world record of 4:56.528. Speedrunner Darbian reached it late last Friday night on his 27,474th…
Rogue Flying Fish Cancels Super Mario Bros. World Record
Darbian is one of the premier Super Mario Bros. speedrunners, and this is him getting wrecked by a Cheep Cheep.
Nintendo Games Used To Be Released On Japanese PCs
Nintendo characters very rarely appear on non-Nintendo hardware, but that wasn’t always the case. For a few years after…
Nintendo Will Release Its Classic Arcade Games On Switch
Nintendo is re-releasing some of its arcade games—for the first time ever since they appeared in pizza places and…
Mario Is Officially No Longer A Plumber
According to Mario’s newly updated, official Japanese-language profile, the iconic character isn’t working as a…
A Quick Look Back At The Super Mario Bros. Episode Of Halt And Catch Fire
AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire returns tonight for its fourth and final season. It’s become one of the best prestige…
Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $30,000
You read that right: A mint-condition sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. from one of its earliest print runs sold at…