Super Mario

A Game About Killing ‘Mario’

Mario is the ultimate video game hero, beloved by families the world over. Let’s kill him. Kill The Plumber is as close as the game’s developer could get to Fucking Murder The Shit Out Of Mario without risking a lawsuit. I mean, that character looks audaciously similar to Mario. And the art style! I’m kinda…

The Way Nintendo Used To Make Mario Levels

Did you know: old-school Mario games were drawn out on graph paper by designers like Shigeru Miyamoto? It’s pretty cool! During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event, Miyamoto shared graphs and original design docs of older Super Mario games. It’s amazing. You can watch Nintendo explain the older design process here, around the :38 second mark. Or, if…

Mad Mario: Fury Road

It’s-a me, Mario! My world is fire. And blood. via pan-pizza

A Real Plumber Wouldn’t Last Long In The Mushroom Kingdom

“What the fuck is this place?!” Now that’s the sort of down-to-earth question a real plumber would ask when confronted with a magical mushroom kingdom. Other pertinent questions asked in Animation Domination High-Def’s latest short include “Who hangs a brick in the sky?”, “Where’d you get unlimited hammers?” and “Why the hell did that guy…

Artist Michael Ivey replaced fallen mutants from The Uncanny X-Men #141’s iconic cover with unavailable Amiibo figures. All were all hunted down by collectors, instead of Sentinels. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Miiverse Reacts To Super Mario 64 On Wii U

Now that Super Mario 64 is out on the latest Nintendo console, lots of people have picked up the classic yet again. Some people are even playing it for the first time—and it’s heartwarming to see what these players have to say about Super Mario 64 Here are some highlights of the Super Mario 64…

Wario Turns Pokémon Into Evil Little Creatures

Hoenn would turn into a post-apocalyptic region in days with Wario-like Pokémon running around. And judging by their looks, these little vile creatures, drawn by Justin Hall over at Dorkly, would also act as Mario’s greedy antagonist. Here’s a whole bunch of “WaPokémon”, check out Dorkly’s gallery for more. To contact the author of this…

Super Mario 64, Exploding Into Pure Chaos

Madness. This playthrough of Super Mario 64 is pure madness; a game imploding into itself. That’s what makes it so great. Watch as the ever-hilarious videogamedunkey plays through a number of different versions of Super Mario 64, including the “chaos” edition, which we’ve covered before—it randomizes elements of the game, making it difficult to understand…

What Made Super Mario 3D World So Great

We all know Super Mario 3D World is super rad. Just how rad is it? YouTuber Mark Brown took a look at the modern classic for his semi-regular “Game Maker’s toolkit” video series, and makes a case for putting 3D World in the time-honored “totally hella rad” category. That might not be the name of…

A New World Record For Beating Super Mario 64 With No Stars

Did you know it’s possible to beat Super Mario 64 without ever getting a single star? Ah, the wonders of speedrunning. As spotted by Digg, here’s run by akira06072525 where they manage to beat Super Mario 64 in 6 minutes 54 seconds with zero stars. This feat is accomplished via glitching, yes, which allows akira…

Race Leads To New World Record For Collecting 120 Super Mario 64 Stars

There’s a new world record for getting all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 quickly—and it’s kind of amazing that it happened at all. Yesterday, a speedrunner known as Nero raced against other speedrunner, Puncayshun. The goal was to see who could get to 120 stars first—that is, to try to beat each other. And…

Nintendo’s gold Mario amiibo will be available at Wal-Mart for $12.96 starting on March 20, the video-game-maker-that-seems-suddenly-really-excited-about-making-figurines announced today. Contact the author at [email protected]

Mario Physics Can Tell Us Which Planet Is Super Mario World

By analyzing Mario’s jumping skills and measuring gravity in Super Mario World, PBS Space Time tried to find a matching planet with the same conditions in the universe where the game could take place. As you can see in the video, translating the physics of the classic SNES game is not as easy as it…

Secret Super Mario Level Found In Dying Light [UPDATE: More Secrets]

The latest Dying Light easter egg that’s been uncovered transports players to a Super Mario-esque stage, only with a lot more zombies inside. YouTuber Arekkz Gaming discovered the secret portal to zombie goomba (zomgoomba? goomzombie?) killing goodness, and was kind enough to show us all where to find it: As he explains in the video,…

It Takes Nine Minutes To Break Down The Amazing Super Mario Timeline

There are a lot of Mario games out there. Though most of these games aren’t particularly story heavy, some people have still set out to try to place these games in chronological order in an effort to make a single Mario timeline. Here’s the latest crack. If you include every single Mario game you can…

Bowser Would Easily Win LEGO Mario Kart

Or would it be Wario? It’s hard to pick, since every character and vehicle looks fantastic in this collaborative LEGO Mario Kart diorama by 74louloute, 7kyubi7 and fujiia Luigi’s death stare is still there, just a bit different. Take a closer look: LEGO Mario Kart by 74louloute, 7kyubi7 and fujiia [Flickr] To contact the author…

The ‘Not A Game’ Argument Is A Sad Way To Look At Games

Saying a game isn’t actually a “game” has become the quick and easy way to deride games we don’t like or understand. It’s easy to boil down the key concepts of a game and make them sound bad. Terms like “walking simulator” have become the norm, used as a point of ridicule. It’s an incredibly…

Ten More Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Super Mario Bros. 3

Redditor TestZero posted a list of ten bits of Super Mario Bros. 3 trivia from Imgur this weekend. And even after watching basically every DidYouKnowGaming and spending entirely way too much time on the internet in general, I didn’t know most of these. Here are my favorites: The Koopa Kids are named and based on…

Old Mario Is Bittersweet and Somewhat Depressing

This short film, titled “Old Super Mario,” was done by YouTube user Daiki Sugimoto. It’s well done, but kind of a downer. Old Super Mario[Daiki Sugimoto@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest…

Mario Is A Super Jerk, To Both Humans And Cats Alike

Mario seems like such a nice guy, but in actuality, he has a bit of a mean streak. Specifically, he’s pretty fond of making people eat it. Why, Mario, why? Jerk! Super Bad Mario[Pastek]