The Super Mario Bros. franchise is nearing its 40th anniversary. While the games have changed drastically since those early NES days, one thing remains a staple of the series: Mario’s frequent use of ...

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 ...

When we wrote about the best items in video games there were some glaring, but intentional, omissions. For example, we didn’t include a single “item” from the Mario series. That’s because all those ...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is perhaps the Mario franchise’s most colorful and unusual game to date, featuring all manner of dream-like themes and near-endless amounts of creativity. Like any new Mario ...

Hodey is a published writer based out of the Rocky Mountains. He's had a passion for video games and literature since he was a child growing up along the beaches of California. With a graduate degree ...

Frank Martin is a comic writer and author who is not as crazy as his work makes him out to be. He's written the one-shot comics Macabre Motel and Grimm Space as well as the 2-part stories Polar ...

It was an exciting day for Mario fans as Nintendo went live with a Super Mario Bros. Wonder direct presentation, showing off a multitude of new features like the Bubble and Drill power-ups. These ...

Mario Kart is a massive video game franchise and continues to thrive today. After initially getting its start on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, this thrilling kart racer continues to be a ...

For nearly four decades, Nintendo’s mascot, Mario, has been fed an increasingly bizarre diet of items. The smorgasbord of power-ups is part of what keeps players coming back. Nintendo In his newest ...

Check out a new look at Mario and Luigi in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, this time getting an iconic power-up fans missed in 2023.

In addition to these seven power-ups, Mario’s iconic yellow cape from Super Mario World also makes a cameo in the movie. In that game, the cape allows Mario to fly briefly and whip nearby foes.

Nintendo’s mascot is boring. So for nearly four decades, it has fed the jumping plumber an increasingly bizarre diet of items. By Zachary Small Early into his newest adventure, Mario transforms into a ...