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Washington DC’s Metro Line Makes A Perfect Super Mario World Map

Designer Dave Delisle did a really great job recreating the Washington DC Metro Line as a Super Mario Bros 3 world map. With its 86 stations as separate levels, Washington’s Metro would be an extremely long Mario game (and a damn good one, with names like The Pentagon). This is not Delisle’s first such work.…

The Romantic Moments In Video Games That Remind You Of Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day putting us all in a romantic mood it was our duty to gather some of the defining aaaawww moments video games offer. A great deal of game endings below so watch out for heavy spoilers! The Ending Of The First Prince Of Persia source: Prince Of Persia Final Level Nate And Elena…

God Save Mario The Anarchist

We’ve seen Mario as a GTA character, which is badass on its own. But have we seen him fully outfitted as a punk rock anarchist? Brazilian graphic designer Butcher Billy has quite an impressive, pop culture-filled profile on Béhance, including his latest, stunning crossover, featuring Super Mario characters and legendary punk rock band Sex Pistols,…

Man Dressed As Super Mario Arrested For Groping Woman In Times Square

As a general rule, you probably shouldn’t grope people without their permission. But if you’re going to grope people without their permission, you really shouldn’t do it while wearing a Super Mario costume. Damon Torres, a 34-year-old street performer who solicits money by wearing costumes and posing for pictures in New York City’s Times Square,…

Go read the year’s cutest conversation about Super Mario between a five year old and her dad.

New Super Mario Bros. 2‘s New, Free* Levels Are Re-Makes Of Old Ones

The new Nintendo Direct Mini isn’t about the Wii Mini. It’s about new/old New Super Mario Bros. 2 levels that are temporarily free on the Nintendo 3DS. Not too confusing, right? Skip to 3:50 to see the levels. They may ring some bells. Nintendo Direct Mini — November 27, 2012 [YouTube. Thanks, Philip!]] UPDATE: So……

New Super Mario Bros. U: The Kotaku Review

New Super Mario Bros. U is an extraordinarily important game. It’s the flagship title for a new piece of gaming hardware. It’s the first-ever high-definition Mario. And it’s the Wii U’s first system-seller, one of the big games that Nintendo hopes will convince people to buy their innovative, unusual new console. It’s also just another…

Who Do Video Game Heroes Love Best? Game Villains, Naturally.

Mario may be the world’s hero, but without Bowser, does he have a purpose? Would Sonic need to race so far, so fast, without the threats laid by Doctor Robotnik? Artist Dan Matutina illustrates the symbiotic relationship between hero and villain in a series of hearts, pairing rivals together to indicate the one true fact…

Two new DLC packs are in the New Super Mario Brothers 2 e-shop today, Nintendo announced in today’s Nintendo Direct

If You’re Dressing As Mario for Halloween, You Should Make Sure You Sound Like Him Too

This is fun. ThinkGeek is selling something they call an “audio reality costume.” The gist is that, with Halloween a-coming, it’s one thing to dress like a favorite character or nerd icon… but how much better to sound like one, too? The Mega Stomp Panic clips onto one’s belt or waistband and produces sound when…

Super Mario and Angry Birds Make A Pretty Good Team

When you combine the incendiary oomph of the Mushroom Kingdom’s fireflowers and the myriad talents of the various Angry Birds, green pig flesh explodes all over the screen. The video above—made by amateur filmmakers CC Megaproductions—isn’t quite as gory as all that. But it does imagine what might happen if Nintendo’s mascot found himself in…

A Tanooki Suit Hoodie Sounds Like a Cute Idea, But The Result Is Kind of Creepy

Maybe it’s me. Maybe it’s the model’s gleeful pose. Or maybe it’s the waggling tail. Whatever the case, this hoodie from 80s tees, is kind of weirdly off-putting. The “racanooki” top is inspired by the classic raccoon-styled Tanooki Suit that Mario can fly around with in Super Mario Bros 3. Wearers can indeed flap their…

Hey, It’s That New New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC

Straight out of Japan, via German gaming site NTower TV, it’s a playthrough of the new downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2. The new levels will be released on the 3DS’ American eShop on Thursday, for $2.50 per level pack. Let’s Play New Super Mario Bros. 2 – DLC-Special – Geld, Ruhm, Frust…

These Mario Clones For Android Are Ridiculous

I love my Android phone. I really do. It feels personalized, it does everything I need it to do, and even though it has its flaws, I still like using it better than I like using iOS and iTunes (which I experience with my iPod touch). Apps for Android, though, are rather infamously a minefield…

iTunes Users Are Upset About This Blatant Mario Clone

Another day, another beloved video game gets cloned by an iOS developer out to make a quick buck. The current victim is Nintendo, a company that is seeing their lovely 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land pilfered by the creators of 3D Cartoon Land Safari Naturally, the everyday Joes and Janes who review games in…

Can You Tell The Difference Between Wii Mario and Wii U Mario?

One of these screenshots above is from New Super Mario Bros. U. The other is for New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Move the slider back and forth to compare. Can you tell which is which? Try this set, too. How about this one? And finally… The Wii U image is the first shot in all…

This Cereal’s Font—and Its Namesake—Seem to Scream ‘Mario’

This is a box of “Marios,” a novelty product pitched by Mario Williams, a new member of the Buffalo Bills’ defensive line, and currently on sale in Buffalo-area grocery stores such as Top’s. Proceeds from the sale of this cereal benefit patients and families of children being treated at an area cancer institute. The nameplate…

It’s Impossible to Hate the New New Super Mario Bros. U

I just want to say that we don’t need two New Super Mario Bros. games in the span of four months. I just want to say they should look more different. I just want to be a grouch, but, actually… this game looks lovely! Is your heart not melted yet? Then watch this gameplay demo.…

The Extraordinary Quest to Put All the Super Mario Games On One Timeline

There are at least two timelines on the Internet that put the major Super Mario games in chronological order, as if they happened to one guy named Mario who has been living an extraordinary life. These timeline don’t present Mario as a real man. The people who make these timelines aren’t that free-thinking. But the…

Video Game Controllers Are Art

The debate as to video games are art is tired. Either you think they are or that they’re not. Turns out the controllers used to engage with games can become sublime, too. Who knew decades-old wired video game controllers could be so beautiful? The lines of insulated copper and aluminum—is that what they were made…