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 ...

The Nintendo 64 brought not only 3D performance, but a bunch of Mario games. We've ranked all of Mario's games outing on the 64.

Mario is a game franchise that has learned how to recycle the same premise over and over again and still make each game feel unique. While in some ways it is hard to rank the series, in other ways it ...

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 ...

Ewan has been a content writer since 2020, and loves nothing more than discussing all things gaming. While he's been playing games all his life, he has a particular interesting in anything even ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

With the Switch getting on in years and the prospect of a new Nintendo console growing closer, now seems like an excellent time to take a look back at one of its mascot’s two big evolutionary lines, ...

This Mario Day, join me in respecting the plumber by debating which titles in his rich catalog are best—am I wrong?

Throughout the lifespan of the Mario franchise, so many characters have been handed their own games. Luigi got a series, as did Wario. Donkey Kong (who is, truthfully, the originator but has obviously ...