Tag Archives: mario

Is It Possible For Mario to Jump Over the Flagpole?

A long-held myth in the gaming community, Game Trailers has taken it upon themselves to prove that jumping over the flagpole in the original Super Mario game is more than just legend. Their Pop-Fiction series proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that jumping over the flagpole is indeed possible, it’s just not very productive. If you were lucky enough ...

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The Many Faces of Super Mario

Many people don’t know this, but before Mario settled on his now classic mustache he went through a phase which lasted years of constantly switching up his facial hair style. All video game characters go through it. The search for their own identity. Mario went through 10 mustache styles alone during his year in technical college. Hell, there was even ...

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Mario and Luigi Aprons

Well, what did you think they did with all of that fresh Yoshi meat when the poor little guy gets offed besides using his skin as a scarf? HELLO! Barbecue! Sprite Stich Forum user jessii created these homemade Mario and Luigi Aprons just for special occasions. Luckily, I can find reason for a special occasion any day. “Umm, why are ...

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Mario Made Luigi an Offer He Couldn’t Refuse

Not going to star in my games anymore under ah-me, Mario? You want your own fame and-ah fortune? You want to-ah split from the family business? We’ll-ah see about that. Don’t even try getting out of the game Luigi. Bad things might happen to you. Very bad things. If you want to see this design on a purchasable tee, head ...

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Plumbing No More: Mario and Luigi Are Now In The Restaurant Business

Spotted using Google Street View, apparently after saving the princess Mario and Luigi retired from the plumbing biz, sick and tired of crawling through pipes no doubt, and decided to open their own restaurants. Mario’s is a bakery and Luigi’s serves pizza, kebobs and burgers. So if you think about it, they aren’t even really competing. They’re pretty complimentary of ...

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What-a to Wear?: A Tour of Mario’s Wardrobe

Mario has gone through quite a bit of clothing throughout the years. Enough that he’s built quite a respectable wardrobe. Designer Glen Brogan created this design as a potential t-shirt entry. You can vote for it over at Splitreason. Not only would I rock it, I’d… well, yeah, I’d pretty much just rock it. Link [via]

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Goomba Head Stomp Beanie Gives You A Headache

If having chubby plumbers jump on your head sounds like a good time, the Goomba-inspired Head Stomp Beanie is the perfect headware for you to rock this winter. Cuz, ya know, it’s not getting any warmer. Or is it? Duhn-duhn-duhn. It’s absolutely frigid out here in Jersey. I hope some of you readers live in a warmer climate. You lucky ...

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8-Bit Christmas Tree

(Very loosely sung to the tune of “Oh Christmas Tree“) Oh, 8-bit tree Oh, 8-bit tree Your ornaments are so epic Oh, 8-bit tree Oh, 8-bit tree Mike Tyson makes me want to use anti-septic You make me smile and you make me bow I really wanna play some Zelda now Oh, 8-bit tree Oh, 8-bit tree Your ornaments are ...

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Mario and Luigi Caught Manhandling Taxi Driver on Camera

This might just be Mario and Luigi’s attempt to get their name in the papers only days before the release of the new Super Mario Bros. Wii game, but apparently the two plumbers were spotted assaulting a NYC cab driver. Don’t get too discouraged quite yet, your two favorite plumbers still might have a chance. Number one, the attack was ...

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Life-Sized LEGO Mario is the LEGOiest Plumber Ever

We’ve seen Mario’s henchmen in LEGO form before, but never have we seen the man himself quite like this. Weighing in at a massive 110 pounds and standing 5 feet 9 inches tall, this life sized Mario model is completely structured, modeled and built using� over 40,000 LEGO bricks. The pictures do all the talking here. Built specifically for the ...

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