Mario

Good News Everyone!

Playable Princess Peach Pleases Players

by Brooke Jaffe | 4:16 pm, June 12th, 2013

Good news, everyone!* Princess Peach is playable in the new Super Mario, Super Mario 3D World, coming out for the Wii U.

Aside from the introduction of the new cat-suit powerup, this game is also exciting because it is the first time Peach has been a playable character in a main-series Mario game (ie, the platformer staples that have been the core of the Mario series since the series began) since 1988 in Super Mario Bros. 2. She has appeared as a playable character in many Mario titles since then, but none within the primary line of platformers.

Cake or Nerdy Cake?

by Susana Polo | 10:13 am, May 21st, 2013

The Black Cherry Cake Company is all out of cake. They didn’t realize there’d be such a rush. All they have left are these adorable geeky cakes.

Okay, the Walker ears definitely don’t count as adorable, but Daryl sure does.

A Cat, Tricked by Holes in Cardboard, Becomes Fictional Characters for the Internet’s Amusement

by Susana Polo | 10:16 am, April 24th, 2013

Chicosley says they left their cat in the care of their roommate for a week, and this was the result.

These Mario Easter Eggs Are No Secret

by Susana Polo | 10:15 am, March 19th, 2013

Because they’re actual eggs!

Not hidden parts of a video game!

And the only thing that could make them better is if they were edible. Imnopeas crafted them for their son with acrylic paints, and warns that they are not for human consumption. Here are some in progress shots!

Princess Peach Does Some Rescuing Of Her Own

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:25 pm, January 30th, 2013

This is Gary Bedell‘s “He Just Might Be in Another Castle,” and it is glorious. Stop getting kidnapped, Mario, the Princess has better things to do than rescue you all the time, God.

Available as a shirt here, if you’re so inclined.

(via: Fashionably Geek)

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That Time of Year: Cartoon Cookie Cutters

by Susana Polo | 10:15 am, December 17th, 2012

Idly, this weekend, I did a search on Etsy for “cookie cutters,” thinking that there must be some crazy stuff out there… and I was rewarded with WarpZone, a shop that not only has My Little Pony, Pokémon, and other video game themed cookie cutters on hand, but will also 3D print you a washing machine-safe cookie cutter of any design you like. But what you really want to see is what they have on hand, I know, and what the cookies actually look like. Come take a look!

Halloween Costumes for a Droid to Wear

by Susana Polo | 10:19 am, October 16th, 2012

Rest your diodes: your quest for a Halloween costume is at an end. It’s just too bad the only one who’ll do couples costumes with you is that overweight glob of grease you can’t seem to ditch. And you’re still peeved over the last time he told you you were acting like a “mindless philosopher.”

Maybe this year you can get that near-sighted scrap heap to dress up as an actual scrap heap.

How Wreck-It Ralph Gets To Use All Those Famous Video Game Characters & Why Mario Was Left Out

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:33 pm, September 18th, 2012

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph is a veritable who’s-who of video game history. We saw several classic characters in the first trailer and a few more (heroes and villains) in the second trailer but one is conspicuously missing – Mario! You may be thinking it has something to do with property rights (and you’re not alone) but then why is Mario’s nemesis Bowser in the film and our favorite plumber is not? Producer Clark Spencer explains while revealing just how crazy video game companies are.

A Super Mario Bros. Level Created With Post-It Notes Because, Why Not?

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:30 am, July 29th, 2012

There comes a point in your gaming life when Super Mario Bros. levels become so engrained in your head you could play them with your eyes closed and still get six fireworks. Perhaps the solution is to then create your own level. Out of Post-It notes. Yeah, why not? That’s what the Final Cut King group (previously of Lightsaber Kitties and Kitten Pikachu fame) set out to do with 7,000 of the sticky reminders. Take a look, you might see some other classic game character cameos as well.

For A More Civilized Age

Teach Your Kids All About the Sounds They’re Most Likely To Hear in Your Household With Adorable Star Wars Prints

by Susana Polo | 10:26 am, May 29th, 2012

The Etsy shop of Modern Home Prints has a number of choices for all the parents who are teaching their small children that Murlocs go “MRRRGLlggllglglgglglglgll,” and Snowths go “doot-doooo doo-doo-doo.”