The latest features section includes the latest weekly retro Mario articles, when we look back at old games and discuss, any glitches or anything special/viral going on in the Marioverse that we think you might want to see!
Some characters have all the luck as far as popularity with the fandom goes. Whether it’s the Koopalings and their many, many legions of fans, Rosalina and her ridiculous rise in popularity due to the Super Mario Galaxy games, or Captain Syrup in the Wario series, these characters have unfortunately overshadowed much of the great … Read more
Over the 25 years of the series, Mario has had tons of awesome bosses. You’ve got the Koopalings, Bowser, Wario (back in the day) and many others in the platformers, and then the hoardes of well designed villains in the RPGs such as Smithy, Fawful and Dimentio. But sadly, one thing seem to have creeped … Read more
If there’s one thing the horrors of Captain Planet should have taught us, it’s that shoehorning moral messages in entertainment is often a bad idea. So you’d think the Mario series, what with Nintendo having the common sense not to follow their competitors, wouldn’t try any of this, right? Wrong. With Super Mario Sunshine, the … Read more
As any long time Waluigious readers may well remember, there was a post a few months back with ratings and thoughts on the first levels in various Mario games, and whether they were iconic, fun or just obnoxious. Well, here’s a new idea, I’ll rate the secret levels! Yep, all those levels you unlock after … Read more
When it comes to mechanics, Nintendo have always been great at changing them around. Each Mario game (bar maybe New Super Mario Bros and the Lost Levels) add a new mechanic or ten, and switch around vast chunks of the gameplay. But what about the content, the worlds, the level themes, the enemies and the … Read more
Isle Delfino sucks as a location. Yeah, I said it, and the more I look back on the game the more I think it’s true and that the place just lacks any of the interesting sights you find on a real world island. The main problem therefore is simple… the whole place is just an … Read more
When it comes to articles about what aspects of popular culture have inspired the Mario series, anyone who’s a series fan will know exactly what to expect. Talk about Mario as based on Alice in Wonderland, talk of Mario being named after the Landlord of Nintendo of America’s offices and maybe some talk about how … Read more
Super Mario Bros 2, as a dolled up installment and sprite swap of Doki Doki Panic does not get a lot of respect online. From being treated as one of the worst Mario games ever (by people who’ll apparently defend Super Mario Land to the death despite all possible evidence) to being treated as not … Read more
Remember the old days of 2D Mario games where you had a castle or fortress at the end of every world, and lots of traps and obstacles to overcome? How the final level used to be room upon room of awesome traps and gimmicks with eight little numbers over the doors and a hallway filled … Read more
Many, many fans think of fictional worlds as a retreat from the cruel, somewhat harsh reality of the real world. That’s why we have all those Mary Sue characters, badly done fan fic showing the author as being the true love of some fictional character or the sad state of otakukin dreaming about how they’re … Read more