Above all else, the driving force behind Mario's success is exquisite game design – something that is acknowledged by players and game designers alike. "Mario games have a timeless charm and wide ...

So I [was] really like, what if you started with the best 3D Mario as your base, and then add this kind of design sensibility ...

I’ve had Super Mario Maker for just a few days, so, of course, I already feel qualified to give everyone advice on designing levels. Prepare to get schooled, kids! I’ve made about four-and-a-half ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

Humans are so last century; this century is all about machines and the imminent robot apocalypse. Until then, though, machines still have a lot to learn. Programmer Adam Geitgey, and his fellow ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The 11th Annual Vanilla Level Design Contest: Collaboration Hack Screenshot credit: SMW Central This ROM hack/mod of Super Mario World is a collaboration ...

After almost 40 years, there have been a lot of Mario games, with hundreds of levels between them -- and, dare we say it, most of them are pretty great. So we decided it was time to comb through the ...

Okay, this is one I think we can all agree with. Wet-dry World is just a slog and feels off when compared to the rest of the game. It lacks a discernable theme or look to it, other than just being ...

Alternate paths have always existed in the mainline Mario games, but because of the overworld maps in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, it can be easy for one to think that the idea of having ...

Some of Nintendo's best efforts released during the Wii U generation and many people missed out on those games, because there were a lot of people who didn't own the ill-fated console. It's been great ...