Mario’s dinosaur pal Yoshi has been making platforming outings for more than three decades at this point. The Yoshi spinoffs have been something of a proving ground for inventive platforming ideas ever since he got his first starring gig in the mid-1990’s, with all manner of colorful and striking experiences along the way. That all […]
As the latest platformer (at the time of writing) starring the most famous platforming plumber there is, Super Mario Bros. Wonder was fated to get an enhanced rerelease on Nintendo’s improved Switch 2 console. This updated release is an even more jam-packed version of what was already a pretty dense game. Time to visit the […]
Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel are games that hardly need any introduction. Both released back on the Wii and were immediately hailed as some of the greatest games ever made thanks to a combination of inventive platforming, excellent presentation, and tasteful motion control implementation. While the series has since moved on from those games, […]
Upon completing the Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, I wrote that I hoped it and the Super Mario RPG remake would find enough success to send the message to Nintendo that there is still a place for bona-fide RPGs starring Mario. As it turns out, they’d been working on answering my prayer […]
It’s time for yet another entry in the long-running Mario Party series! Super Mario Party Jamboree adds its own twist onto the formula with the new Jamboree mechanic and takes us beyond the board game with several new modes. It’s-A Me, Mario! For newcomers to the series, the main mode in Mario Party involves four […]
Do you consider yourself a champion? Maybe a champion of NES games? Well, Nintendo wants you to put your speedrunning, score-gaining, Power Glove-wearing self to the test in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. So grab some snacks, turn on the CRT TV and flip your hat backward dude, we are going to have a rad […]
The future of the red plumber’s foray into the role-playing game genre felt uncertain for several years following the shift of the Paper Mario series towards an action-adventure focus, the fizzling of Mario & Luigi RPG developer AlphaDream, and any rumored Super Mario RPG sequel being in perpetual limbo. However, in 2023, Nintendo announced a […]
It’s time for Mario to move over. Princess Peach: Showtime! puts the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom on stage, trading her crown for a sword, detective hat, a mermaid tail, and far more. It’s Peach Time Princess Peach: Showtime! sees the titular character decide to visit the Sparkle Theater. Unfortunately, things soon go wrong. A […]
Back in the 1990s, there was a collaboration that nobody saw coming. Nintendo and Squaresoft teamed up to bring the Italian plumber who could into a new genre. Bear in mind that, despite a few high-profile releases, Squaresoft wasn’t quite the behemoth that the Square Enix of today is. 2023 sees both Nintendo and Square […]
Mario – How does he have time to save Princess, the Galaxy, tame Donkey Kong, win kart races, throw parties, and even play baseball? Even all that isn’t enough for him. He’s now once again dusted off the Football shirt. People who need plumbing will need to wait, while we play Mario Strikers: Battle League […]