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25 years after the fact, most novice gamers know that the controls for Super Mario Bros. on the NES consist of two major inputs: “A” equals jump, “B” equals run or shoot fireballs. It was this simplicity that lived on in the Mario games that followed. But these controls were not always in the plans for our favorite chubby plumber. A booklet included in the Wii title “Super Mario Collection Special Pack” contains the original plans that Miyamoto prepared for... Continue reading

Let’s play a little game. You’ve spent your entire life killing the closest friends of Bowser. But how will you take action when your two most beloved are at the edge of death, and only one can possibly be saved. Neither path will be easy. You’ll have to choose. But be quick, the clock is ticking. Damn you, Jigsaw! Mario super fan Michael Mayne created “Plumber’s Dilemma,” the hardest existential situation Mario has ever encountered. Pauline or Princess Peach? You... Continue reading

Inspired by Rene Magritte’s The Son of Man, Son of Manio is Jonah Block’s geeky little way of showing his admiration for both gaming and surrealist art. The Son of Manio design is available on a T-Shirt from Woot today only for only $10. You can check out this link for a refresher on Magritte’s original The Son of Man painting. Link [via]

Born as Jumpman in the early 1980′s, later changing his name to the much less embarrassing Mario Mario, this is one above average plumber. What other plumbers do you know who can hold their breath for an infinite period of time underwater or can break blocks of bricks with their bare fists without any long-term repercussions? I think not. This helpful little infographic takes a brief look at the scientific wonders of Mario, including his immense IQ and the strange... Continue reading

Video game characters are people too. Well, most of the time. With all of the blustering and bowing we’ve come to expect from ourselves when we talk about our favorite gaming character of all time, we sometimes forget the humanity of these characters. The flesh and blood. Salvaged from one of his hundreds of million lost lives, this Super Mario Anatomy Sculpture by Jason Freeny advertises the heart (quite literally) and soul of Mario, the human being. The lovable, heroic,... Continue reading

Geek hero Adam Lynch decided to put a gamer spin on the traditional act of marriage proposal by creating his own custom programmed version of Super Mario World, titled Super Dez World, in honor of his fiancee Desiree. Saturday September 11th…he tells me he’s been playing around with programming video games. I think this is an awesome idea; he has been so busy at work that I have been trying to motivate him to do something that makes him happy.... Continue reading

It’s-ah me, the birthday boy! It’s hard to believe but today marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Mario and the gang. The design of Mario, originally planned as a carpenter named Jumpman, can really be accredited to the graphical limitations of the time. He wore a hat, because realistic hair was difficult to portray with 8-bit graphics, a mustache to provide definition to his pixelated nose, and dungarees to make his arm movements more noticeable. In the original... Continue reading