It is impossible to ignore the impact that Mario and his friends (and enemies) have had on the gaming zeitgeist. Mario has ...

Mario gave a healthy injection of life to the gaming industry in 1985 with the first Super Mario Bros. on the Famicom (NES) in Japan. Since then, Mario has introduced many new consoles and has pushed ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Blaise Santi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts majoring in Dramatic Writing. He's had experience writing not only for screen and stage, but also for sketch and late-night. His ...

There's still room for four-player fun fests in Super Mario Party Jamboree, but some new modes open the game up to even bigger parties. After 25 years of Mario Party games, the series formula has ...

If there was a way to work out the play time of every game I've ever played, I'm sure New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS would be challenging for the top spot. I spent countless hours bouncing ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Super Mario Funny RPG Super Mario Funny RPG is what it says in the title, a Mario RPG, but funnier. Follow Mario (and Blue Toad) as they venture across 3 ...

These video games’ nonsensical optimism help young adults ‘mentally reset’ In A Nutshell Imperial College London researchers ...

A new study shows how simple Mario and Yoshi games may boost happiness and lower burnout risk in university students.