Search
Longtime Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinent ‘Stepping Back’ From Role
21.8.2023
Charles Martinet, the actor whose voice has been synonymous with Mario since the mid-90s, is moving into a new role at Nintendo, the company announced on X (formerly Twitter).Read more
The 9 Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games
9.8.2023
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles revival is in full swing. Shredder’s Revenge was a GotY contender in 2022, and Mutant Mayhem is one of the best Hollywood blockbusters of the year in an otherwise crowded field. So it’s a good time to revisit the crime-fighting ninjas’ best video game outings while...
The Most Essential Barbie Video Games, Ranked
7.8.2023
Before Greta Gerwig exploded some men’s brains with her blockbuster Barbie movie earlier this summer, and some decades after toy company Mattel exploded parents’ wallets with the Barbie doll in 1959, video game companies released a bunch of Barbie games. Read more
Don’t Go Playin’ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart On PC Without An SSD
31.7.2023
Early on in the PS5’s life, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s dimension hopping shenanigans were claimed to only be possible with a solid state drive (SSD). Now that the game is on another platform, one capable of using an old-school physical harddrive, it seems that actually was true.Read more
New Mickey Mouse Platformer Is A Great Metroidvania That Ditches Combat
27.7.2023
Disney Illusion Island isn’t technically a Mickey Mouse solo adventure, as it features Goofy, Donald Duck, and Minnie Mouse, too. But after nearly a decade without a proper Mickey Mouse platformer in the vein of popular games like Castle of Illusion or Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, we’ve finally...
This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something Special
19.7.2023
Read more
Super Mario Odyssey, Not The Mario Movie, Gave Us The Best Princess Peach
30.6.2023
Last week as part of the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast, the company behind the Mario games announced that in 2024, Princess Peach will be headlining her own game for the first time in 18 years. No title was announced for the game and few gameplay details can be gleaned from the brief teaser,...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Full Of Amazing Little Details
23.6.2023
Nintendo revealed its latest 2D side-scrolling Mario game at its June 21 Direct, and to the unsuspecting eye it might have looked like a familiar return to the New Super Mario Bros. spin-offs of old. But longtime fans quickly noticed that Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks full of extra animated...
Mario's New Short King Design May Be An Old-School Throwback
22.6.2023
Nintendo just dropped trailers for its next big Super Mario games, and while they look cool, you’ve probably noticed the plumber himself looks a little different. The hallmarks of iconic Mario’s design are still there, like his blue overalls and red cap, but his actual silhouette is now way more...
The New Crash Bandicoot Game Has The Odds Stacked Against It
21.6.2023
At its best, Crash Team Rumble is a pretty fun romp in the Crash Bandicoot universe with the potential for great team-based play. At its worst, it can feel mindless and like you’re just throwing toy versions of Crash and his friends at each other until a disembodied voice declares one of you...
Save $20 On Super Mario Bros. Wonder And RPG If You Buy Them Together
21.6.2023
Nintendo revealed a bunch of its upcoming fall games during its June Direct, and two of the biggest qualify for its ongoing Switch voucher discount program. Separately, Super Mario RPG Remake and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are $60 a piece, but you can save $20 when you buy both of them together.Read...
Fans Think Mario’s Voice Sounds Weird In The New Game
21.6.2023
Mario is back in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but longtime fans don’t think the Italian plumber sounds like his old self. They’re now listening to a one-second clip of Mario saying “Wonder” over and over again to try and decipher if it still sounds like longtime series voice actor Charles...
‘Elephant Mario’ From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has The Internet Screaming
21.6.2023
Immediately after Nintendo wrapped up its 40-minute Direct presentation with a look at the upcoming side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder, fans across the internet have been posting about how much they love the mustachioed plumber’s new form that turns him into a giant elephant man.Read more
Nintendo's Next Mario Game Is Here And It's Not What You Expect
21.6.2023
Nintendo revealed the next major Super Mario game and it’s called Super Mario Bros. Wonder and it’s a 2D side-scroller with some completely new mechanics, like Mario turning into an elephant. Read more
Princess Peach Is Getting Her Own Switch Game After Kicking Ass In The Movie
21.6.2023
Nintendo announced an untitled game centering Super Mario’s Princess Peach at its Direct showcase on June 21. It’s been nearly two decades since we last saw the smiley pink princess as a true protagonist; the last time she got her own game was 2005 platformer Super Princess Peach.Read more
Seth Rogen's One Mario Movie Sequel Request: Give Donkey Kong Pants
14.6.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially out on DVD and Blu-ray. To promote it, Universal Pictures has released some new behind-the-scenes videos about the blockbuster animated adaptation of Nintendo’s beloved series. The videos provide some interesting insight into how the film was created,...
It Looks Like A PlayStation Classic, But Your Grappling Hook Is A Frog
9.7.2022
Read more
Every Single English-Language SNES Manual Is Now Available Online
4.7.2022
Back in October 2020 I did a feature on a project that was trying to find every Super Nintendo manual in existence, scan them and upload them onto the internet. I’m happy to report that, as of July 2022, the project has now completed a significant—and for many of you reading this it’s...
Sonic Origins Dev Goes Off On State Of The Game
24.6.2022
Software developer Simon “Stealth” Thomley of Headcannon—the studio behind Sonic Mania—popped off on the state of the remastered Sonic Origins bundle, on which the team also worked. In a series of tweets, he said Headcannon had to put in “major time crunch” and was barred from implementing “major...
Sonic Creator Confirms Michael Jackson Composed Music For Sonic 3
23.6.2022
What a way to break some news, huh? On Twitter, Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka said the quiet part out loud: Michael Jackson definitely, totally composed some music for the 1994 Sega Genesis game, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Unfortunately, Naka followed up the confirmation that this long-running...