Super Mario Bros
The Sadistic ‘Super Mario Maker’ Is the ‘Dark Souls’ of Cute Platformers
The portly plumber is a favorite with players of all ages, but his new game is going to be tougher than Bowser's crusty ballsack.
This AI Learned How to Design Mario Levels by Watching YouTube
Computers aren't just playing games. They're designing them now too.
Nintendo Is Getting into the Theme Park Business
Pity the minimum-wage worker wearing the foam Mario suit in the summer.
We Asked Some Experts About the Sexual Undertones of 'Super Mario Bros.'
We spoke to two folklorists in order to better understand gaming's obsession with rescuing damsels in distress, and things got dark.
This Was the Week in Video Games
Mario's moving to the mobile market, Hideo Kojima's clearing his desk, and Atari's acting like a bunch of dicks.
It’s Not All About You: Ditching Gaming’s Domineering Protagonists
Your little avatar might be the center of its world. You, however, are not—and more video games could do with representing this.
Taking the Ego Out of Video Games
Gaming could use more protagonists who aren't the centers of their worlds.
Whatever Happened to the Mascots of Our Beloved 90s Platform Games?
From Mario to Donkey Kong to Sonic the Hedgehog, we chronicled the highs and lows for our favorite mascots.
Nintendo's 'Mario Maker' Gives a Nod to DIY Game Mods
If the new game's more complex stages look familiar to you, it’s because Nintendo has in recent years acknowledged the home-brew and hacking communities by shutting them down and “riffing” on their ideas.
Super Mario Bros. Turned Into A Glitched-Out Spacetime Organ
Chris Novello hacks a NES cartridge to turn Mario’s world inside out.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is an excellent game. It is also a giant middle finger to the Silent Hill fan base, which is awesome, and I say that as a member of said fan base.