#speakuponkotaku
Though complicated and convoluted, Portal 2 takes one solid idea and runs with it until the very end. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Fernando Jorge wonders why more games can't follow in Portal 2's footsteps. More »
#deadplumberwalking
Before the cellophane came off your freshly shipped copy of 1985's Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment Center, Mario was already one life in the hole. Twas unfortunate cover art that killed the plumber. More »
#fanart
The beef and veggie Mario Brothers are now part of a well balanced meal thanks to artist Jason Fischer. Both tasty illustrations are now available as prints over at Kill Screen Magazine (Mario | Luigi). Eat up! More »
#supermarioheartbreak
At some point during his illustrious career Nintendo hero Mario swapped girlfriends, dumping Donkey Kong's Pauline for Super Mario's Princess Peach. How did that go? A little something like this. More »
#brotherlylove
Twenty years ago on Christmas Day, Andrzej Zamoyski and his brother Adam spent the day playing with their new toy: a Nintendo Entertainment System. Andrzej was Mario, and he let his little brother play as Luigi. More »
#lookatthis
Spotted at the Tokyo Toy Show, this Super Mario salt and pepper shaker set will be released in Japan this November for ¥712 (US$8.88). More »
#supermarioallstars
You may have seen Converse's Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary Chuck Taylors before (or maybe just its gorgeously designed shoebox), but here's a better, more detailed look at the Nintendo licensed sneakers we're currently drooling over. More »
#lookatthis
I see I should have posted these sooner. A friend of "Kaci," whose nails are presented here, sent us some pics of her awesome Super Mario Bros. manicure. These have now gone viral. Congrats to Kaci on her newfound fame, and our compliments on the artwork. More »
They said you were a joke. They said you'd never be a somebody. They said your love of latex and highly volatile, unstable objects would be your downfall. Yeah, well who's laughing now? You've just made a life-size balloon sculpture of Master Chief and now he's your best friend ever.
#watchthis
Iowa's Bobbi VanZante and Elijah Slagter are in love. With each other, and with a mushroom-eating plumber. Their wedding's theme? Mario. More »
#poppunishment
In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. More »
#bagged
The easiest Bowser cosplay? This backpack. That's it. Dubbed the "Reptillian Mad Pax Backpack", this leather and mesh backpack is priced at US$59.99. It also comes in pink. More »
#music
From the Republic of Turkey comes this wonderful impromptu rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, a familiar tune in an unfamiliar place. More »
#dothemario
Considering its budget, the popularity of the franchise and its accomplished cast, 1993's Super Mario Bros. is - relatively - surely the most disappointing video game movie of all time. Still, train wreck that it is, we can't help but keep on looking at it, even after all these years. More »
Who needs to go hunting for warp zones at 1-2 or 4-2 in the original Super Mario Bros when you've got a portal gun? Portal one, portal two and voila! Princess is ready for a smooch.
#gottadance
Dancer Hokuto "Hok" Konishi isn't usually on crutches, but he tore part of his achilles and paroneal tendon while practicing. Bummed, he tried to figure out how he could dance with what working resources he still had - his arms, hands and fingers. And nothing quite says "upbeat" like Mario music. More »
#fanart
This killer set of WW2 / Mario Bros. propaganda posters by Fernando Reza is now up for sale. You can buy the 11" x 17" hand signed pieces as a group (cheaper) or individually HERE. Each is a limited edition of 100. More »
#thatsentertainment
There's a reason most people remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show or The Wizard when they think of ‘90s Hollywood adaptations of Nintendo properties: because if they didn't they'd be left only with Super Mario Bros: The Movie, the 1993 monstrosity starring Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper, a film only vaguely resembling the cartoonish world of the game series. More »
#video It may not be the speediest of speed runs. It may not dazzle with its exploitation of glitches. But this Super Mario Bros. speed run is notable because the player is also simultaneously beating Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. More »
"I completed the four games with one input." ... wut
#screengrab
Cold War-themed Bob-ombs by Orlando-based artist Scott Scheidly, a creator of "pop surrealism and lowbrow art." Available on t-shirts here. More »
#sprainedankles
If you've ever wanted to practice jumping off walls and swinging from poles, there's the place for you: the street. But if you'd like to do it in a relatively controlled (and safe?) environment, try Tempest Freerunning Academy. More »
#video
The amazing mash up that blended Grand Theft Auto's cinematic violence with Super Mario Bros. lore, The Brothers Mario, has spawned a sequel. This time, in The Brothers Mario 2, the fight goes to Donkey Kong Country. More »
#fanart
Jon Defreest gives us a hilarious look at how the Mario Brothers franchise would be if it were based on French stereotypes instead of Italian. More »
#video
What if, say, Modern Warfare creators Infinity Ward were given the keys to Super Mario Bros.? Brandon Laatsch, friend of Freddie Wong, lets us see the NES classic from Mario's perspective, injecting Call of Duty gameplay shenanigans into Nintendo's blocky platformer for a round of "Capture the Flag." More »
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