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!
Sometimes, I just don’t get it. Why does it seem like the worse a game is, the more retro throwbacks the game tends to have crammed into it? It’s an interesting point really, how the brilliant Donkey Kong Country revival by Retro Studios has exactly two recurring characters, while a fairly mediocre DS game has … Read more
As we all know, despite the general high quality of games like Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Bros 3, Nintendo isn’t a perfect company, and not all Mario games reach the same high standard. For every Super Mario World gem you often get unexcusable rubbish like Hotel Mario, and for every Super Mario 64 … Read more
Everyone knows how supposedly, Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels (aka, Japanese Super Mario Bros 2) is some bastion of difficulty, some one true difficult game in the sea of accessibility and easiness that makes up the rest of the Mario series, right? Well, unfortunately, this seems to be the popular viewpoint/perception online, that the … Read more
1. Limited time power ups Because to be perfectly honest, none of the power ups in the 3D games seem to exist to be anything other than a glorified key to beat a puzzle or unlock a door with. And this is Nintendo’s biggest issue with their current series, they seem like they’re more focused … Read more
As you may have remembered from quite a while back, there was an article here which was an investigation of ghosts in the Mushroom World. It instantly showed just how inconsistent and messed up the whole idea of ghosts is, and how every game seemed to redefine the abilities and purpose of the undead, and … Read more
Over the years, Nintendo have been known for remaking quite a fair deal of their games. There was the Super Mario All Stars and Advance games for Mario, GBA Link to the Past for Zelda, Super Star Ultra for Kirby and Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver for Pokemon. All of these are interesting remakes of classic games, usually … Read more
An unappreciated classic of the Mario series? Most certainly, and one that despite having some flaws few seemed to realise, has very much at times felt more like the proper direction to the Mario series than Super Mario Sunshine ever did. The graphics and music to me, are some of the high points of the … Read more
As Mario fans, you should all know about Bowser and his various plans to take over the world. From jumping up and down on bridges randomly to fighting Mario in a star shaped arena surrounded by high powered explosives, Bowser’s gone through a fair bit, and has been about as awesome in each and every … Read more
Villains are cool. Okay, people like Mario, Luigi, Wario and DK in their respective games, but let’s be honest here, it’s the antagonists who get all the cool lines, dramatic speeches and general characterisation. So in honour of a series worth of fantastic bad guys with all kinds of hilarious personalities comes this post, in … Read more
It should by now be a well established fact that Nintendo really, really loves nostalgia. Look at all the recent enemy comebacks in New Super Mario Bros Wii or Super Mario Galaxy 2, the entirety of Super Smash Bros or the fact Donkey Kong Country Returns will have 90% music remixed from older themes in … Read more