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In Mario and Luigi’s Case, Clothes Do Make the Man
Today we all know that Luigi is the taller of the two Mario brothers, but back in the old days the difference wasn’t quite as easy to notice. To think that Luigi was just a pair of red and blue overalls away from being the star of one of the greatest video game franchises of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011 -
Super Pixel Bros. is a Playable Super Mario Bros., in Only 64 Pixels
This is Super Mario Bros. reduced to a 64-pixel version (sorta). Modder Brad Slattery made this handheld 8 by 8 LED board which displays a playable Super Mario Bros., if you use a lot of imagination, of course. Mario is just a single yellow blip. Just as impressive, Slattery wrote a level editor that converts…
By Owen Good Published September 18, 2011 -
Confronting the Eternal Question: Why Don’t Video Game Heroes Pee?
Note that I said “confronting.” I can’t say “answering” because that presumes there is a good reason for the absence of urinal faculties in Ryu, Mega Man and Princess Peach. And when we get to the end of this video by Gameboyardee, we are left with even more questions. t’s best to just think of…
By Owen Good Published September 15, 2011 -
Bounding, Gliding, and Rolling Along: Hands-On With Super Mario 3D Land
Yesterday, I had a chance to play through several levels of Super Mario 3D Land. I came away impressed by the way that the game successfully combines elements of 2D and 3D Mario games into a fun, playable package. Is it enough to pull pull the 3DS out of its current tailspin? No. Is that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 14, 2011 -
New Super Mario 3D Land Trailer, Now With More Raccoon Suits and Street Pass
Take a look at this brand new Super Mario 3D Land trailer from Nintendo last night. Giving us our first real look at the game, showing us old faces and new mechanics to get excited about. On Nov. 13, Nintendo will release the Super Mario 3D Land game for Nintendo 3DS. In this first-ever true…
By Chris Carolan Published September 13, 2011 -
Want to Play Nintendo’s Biggest Games?
Loads of big games will be at this year’s Comic-Con. Nintendo is no exception. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario: Mario Kart, and Kid Icarus: Uprising will all make their playable debuts in North America at this year’s Comic-Con. Here’s a list of the playable titles at Nintendo’s Gaming Lounge: Nintendo 3DS: Super…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 18, 2011 -
The Horror of Mario’s Enemies
It’s a good thing the early Mario games were so low-fi. If they’d shown your enemies in as high a resolution as they appear here, we’d have all been crapping our childhood pants. These, uh, interpretations of some of Mario’s foes were drawn by Mike Puncekar. Some of them, like Lakitu, are just cool. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2011 -
Take Assassin’s Creed, Mass Effect and Other Gaming Greats, add Jedi
Everyone loves Star Wars. If you don’t love Star Wars, you’re wrong. Some people love Star Wars so much, they want more things to be Star Wars. Forevergeek.com has taken 50 Star Wars Mashups from all over the internet and thoughtfully put them all in one place. Here are the video game tie-ins from their…
By Jen Schiller Published June 16, 2011 -
This is Why Mario’s Tanooki Suit Used to Fly, and Why it Doesn’t Anymore
As many of you know, the upcoming Super Mario game for the 3DS will be bringing back Mario’s iconic Tanooki suit, the raccoon-like outfit that allowed Mario fly in Super Mario Bros. 3. Though the suit has returned, its functions have changed. As it turns out, Mario will not be able to fly this time…
By Mike Epstein Published June 15, 2011 -
Here’s a Look at the Zelda Tribute Level in Super Mario 3DS
At E3, Totilo liveblogged a Nintendo developer Q&A which showed a Zelda-inspired level for the upcoming Super Mario 3DS. Pictures and video weren’t allowed, but a snipped of video just went up to Nintendo’s official E3 site, giving a glimpse of what Super Mario 3DS has in mind. This level is a top-down board, familiar…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011 -
Mario, This is Why You’re Fat
We know why Mario has a mustache. We know why his uniform is blue and red. These were the most distinctive features Nintendo could render on the character sprite due to the limitations of the Z80 processor, the venerable workhorse of the arcade. And it’s the same reason Mario’s proportions are a little on the…
By Owen Good Published May 12, 2011 -
This Ridiculously Easy Game Show Question was Good for $100,000 Today
Ridiculously easy for us of course. I’m sure when some neckbeard gets to $100,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and goes deer-in-the-headlights when asked “Which Pope commissioned the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling,” every snark on the art history blogs is all lolwut and SMFH and such. Yes, “I don’t think it’s…
By Owen Good Published April 28, 2011 -
Super Mario 3DS Headed For E3, Out This Year & A Mix Of Two Great Mario Games
The first real Mario game for Nintendo’s new 3DS will indeed be out this year, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto. And it looks like we’ll get our hands on the game simple known as Super Mario at E3 in June. But wait… there’s more! Miyamoto tells Edge that Super Mario 3DS will “a combination of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 21, 2011 -
Super Mario 3DS Might Be Out This Year?
When the Nintendo 3DS was first unveiled, we were shown a bunch of trailers from games that barely even existed yet. And even then, saw nothing of a new Mario game. So it’d be sweet if it actually came out this year. But it just might, if comments by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto can be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2011 -
Of Course Mario Is Coming To The Nintendo 3DS
While Nintendo’s beloved plumber might not make it to the 3DS launch party he will be making it to the handheld, with a new game developed by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy debuting later this year at E3 2011. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata teased the next Super Mario title today at the Nintendo 2011…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2011 -
The Super Mario Musical Number
Today’s Speak Up contribution comes from reader Orionsaint001, who found that there are more amazing musicals to be made than ones about Spider-Man. This is usually Fahey’s gig to select from the great tips you readers send in. But he’s off this week. Would he have chosen this one? I don’t know. Would he be…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
The Super Mario All-Stars Unboxing Is Sad For Luigi Fans
Nintendo sent a copy of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii to Kotaku HQ today, a premium package filled with four classic Super Mario Bros. video games and very little mention of the Mario’s frequently overlooked brother Luigi. The star of Luigi’s Mansion does pop up now and then in this celebration of the more…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2010 -
Sonic Does Not Win This All-Star Video Game Footrace
It’s Sonic vs. Mario vs. Samus vs. Earthworm Jim vs. the kid from Aladdin and a bunch of other old-school gaming icons in animator Steve Williams’ great video game race. Who wins? Watch. Classic video game characters in a race [YouTube]
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2010 -
Kinect Hacked To Play Super Mario Bros.
This unholy marriage of Microsoft technology and Nintendo software comes from Yankeyan, who probably just gave Shigeru Miyamoto an inspiration for the Wii’s next exergaming title. Yankeyan programmed this with OpenKinect drivers and Nintendo emulation, so that Kinect recognized his motions and virtual button presses onto the emulator. “I could have placed a simulated keypad…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2010 -
Why Mario Became The Star
The creator of Mario and Donkey Kong explains why the plumber was better-suited to star in so many games than the ape. A win for the little guys out there. Donkey Kong Jr. was created to solve this problem, Miyamoto tells Time’s Techland. Smaller heroes were better-suited to the 8-bit era of the Nintendo Entertainment…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010