A long time ago, at a website far.. far away there was a great community of game designers, sprite artists and sprite comicers. I speak of 2001-2004 era at marioportal.com. It appears that the scene which I’m told went a little quiet in 2008 is stirring from its slumber, and good, because it was … Read more
So it was my birthday on Wednesday, and I got one of these and a Wii U Pro controller, which was the best present I’ve had probably since the Super Mario World SNES bundle in 1991. The premium pack comes with a 32GB Wii U Premium edition, and a single disc which includes both … Read more
Mario Kart Wii – Expert Shortcuts The hints in this video by Roliation playing Mario Kart Wii will certainly help you complete the game quicker, check out some of the expert shortcuts on your favourite Mario Kart Wii tracks. These shortcuts will require practise and a very good aim!
Super Mario RPG (SNES) – The Ending A video of the ending from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) Images from the ending of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii Four players, simultaneous co-op, one of the fastest-selling games in history DeveloperNintendo PublisherNintendo Australia12 November 2009 N. America15 November 2009 Europe20 November 2009 Japan3 December 2009 Players1–4 simultaneous Worlds9 + World Coin OverviewStoryGameplay & controlsCharactersThe nine worldsPower-upsItems & objectsBosses & enemiesReceptionTrivia & factsReferences to earlier gamesVideosDownloads Overview New Super … Read more
Nintendo 6419963D Platformer1 Player Super Mario 64 The game that taught the world how to move a character in three dimensions — a Nintendo 64 launch title with paintings as portals, 120 Power Stars to find, and a hub-world castle that’s the template every 3D platformer still gets measured against. DeveloperNintendo EAD PublisherNintendo DirectorShigeru Miyamoto … Read more
NES / Famicom1988-1992PlatformerSingle PlayerDoki Doki Panic OriginNintendo R&D4Tanabe / Miyamoto Super Mario Bros. 2 The Western Super Mario Bros. 2 — a reskin of the Japan-only Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic — introduced Princess Peach, Toad, Birdo, Shy Guys, Bob-ombs and the iconic pluck-and-throw vegetable mechanic. The brothers' subconscious dream journey through the land of … Read more
NES / Famicom1985-1987Platformer1-2 PlayersIndustry-Saving ClassicNintendo EADMiyamoto & Tezuka Super Mario Bros. The game that single-handedly revived the post-crash North American video games industry, sold over 40 million copies, defined the side-scrolling platformer genre, and made an Italian-American plumber into the world's most recognisable fictional character. Composer Koji Kondo's overworld theme is arguably the most-recognised piece … Read more
NES / Famicom1984-1986Pinball1-2 PlayersMario & Pauline CameoNintendo R&D1 & HALIwata Programmed Pinball (NES, Cameo) An early NES launch-window pinball game where the unsuspecting Bonus Stage features Mario controlling a platform to bounce a ball through bingo lamps — and rescue a falling Pauline, in one of her very first post-Donkey Kong appearances. Programmed by a … Read more
NES / Famicom1991-1992Sports / Golf1-4 PlayersMario, Luigi, Peach & DaisyNintendo R&D2 + HALIwata Directed NES Open Tournament Golf Japan got this game with its honest title: Mario Open Golf. The West got a more generic sports-game name that hid the headline news — this is a fully Mario-starring golf game with Mario and Luigi as … Read more