The Mario franchise has experienced its share of ups and downs, often reflecting Nintendo's overall success at the time. The ...

New Super Mario Bros. was the first brand-new 2DMario sinceYoshi’s Island a decade earlier, though it didn’t quite recapture the majesty ofMario World or the originalSuper Mario Bros. A series of ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. Of all the world’s best-known video game characters, Mario is the most iconic.

They talked to Super Mario creator who said back when this was created they "rolled back" the complexity of Mario Games to allow more people to understand and pick them up instantly/play them. Instead ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

The 2D and 3D platformers play quite differently, beyond just the latter having an extra dimension of exploration. 2D titles focus on linear levels designed around simply reaching the end, while 3D ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...