Super Mario

Plumbing? You Want-a Aisle 7

As seen on a Home Depot apron. [Thanks irishpnk323]

Mario’s Voice Actor Recalls His Rambling Audition

While speaking to The Press of New Zealand recently, long-time Super Mario voice-actor Charles Martinet only occasionally slipped into his Mario voice. But he did so long enough to re-create the lines he spoke that won him Nintendo’s top role.: Hello, ima Mario. Okey dokey, letsa make a pizza pie together, you go get somea…

Nintendo Thinks Conan O’Brien Mario Homage Is “Great”

Now that we’ve seen how Super Mario World’s level design has helped shape Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo’s reaction. We did. “That’s great,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said as he looked at it for the first time during his interview with Kotaku. “We know that he is a…

I Breathe Fire and I VOTE

Bowser recently went into town to speak his mind about the dangers of unchecked power in the executive branch. Funny that a monarch would feel that way, but it’s a free country, brah. More pics on the jump. We got the link to this Flickr set, uploaded yesterday, but no explanation other than the location…

Super Mafia Bros. 2

Ever wonder what the Mario games would be like if they were less like Mario and more like The Sopranos? Then maybe you should check out Super Mafia Land, an adorable Mario 2 tribute. Both presentation and controls are excellent considering it’s a free flash title, and after recent Mario dalliances with paper airplanes and…

Mario Explains Relationships for Us

It’s no secret I peek at Reddit when I’m working weekends. But last week its contributors made something too hilarious not to share: An extremely dark view of relationships, in the context of Super Mario Bros. Around Wednesday a user kicked it all off with “Mario Explains It: Lesson 001.” (Above) The guy was clearly…

Mario Gets a Ransom Note

The -Minus World hallucinated a ransom demand from Bowser to Mario Re: Princess Peach (aka “ho” according to this) – but look closely. All the letters were cut from game-related logos. Can you guess from which source all 39 letters came? Skimming over it I can recognize a dozen, easily. Spoilers are in the comments…