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Mario EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag My life is complete: Mario performs 'Don't Stop Me Now' 38 Is there a term to describe those Super Mario World levels that play themselves and sometimes make music as a result? I'm sure there is, but I don't know it. "Automatic Mario" doesn't count, bec... Mario 64 once had a co-op mode 14 Impish game designer Shigeru Miyamoto is certainly cock-of-the-walk these days with his New Super Mario Bros. Wii and all the four-player chicanery it contains, but it's taken the guy twelve year... Game Debate to the Death! Super Mario series Part 2 54 Many castles were pillaged and passed as we went from one Mario platformer game to another last week. Which game's flags gave us the most victory slides? Here are the top results: Super Mario Wo... Mario teams up with Rex for co-op in Super Mario World 18 Resident Nintendoholic Jonathan tipped me off to this video of two-player co-op in Super Mario World. Why Rex instead of Luigi? Why not? Upon further digging, my big takeaway was that tinkering ... Actual good games are coming to the Wii Virtual Console 43 One of the best Super Nintendo games ever, Super Mario Kart, will be hitting the Virtual Console this Monday. The classic racing game will cost you 800 Wii points. Later this holiday season, we c... You will never look at Mario the same way again 19 What is it about this obese Mario mask that makes it so damned terrifying? My immediate thought was the tongue. Oh God, the tongue! But then my eyes were drawn to the bulbous red nose. Has Mario ... Level 1-1 done in Reggie!, a New Super Mario Bros. editor 20 New Super Mario Brothers Wii has been out for, oh, about 48 hours, but the Wii homebrew scene is already on the case: GBAtemp user Tanks has recreated Level 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bro... NSMB Wii release bash: Bucken-Berry and Ala-Gold! 35 So, I took a five-hour bus ride to New York City yesterday to do some video coverage of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii launch event at the Nintendo World Store. It was supposed to be a four-hour b... Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii 72 It's a-me! Mario! Nick said he's too lazy to write an intro! But he reviewed New Super Mario Bros. Wii and you can read that after the jump! There's also a neat-o video review, too! Woo hoo! Lov... Super Mario Wii gets its own NASCAR car 13 I don't watch this "NASCAR," and I don't know who "Denny Hamlin" is, but there's a reason I just typed those two things -- Nintendo.  This Saturday, NASCAR pro Hamlin will get behind the whe... New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Damn, Luigi is lazy 50 For completionists, collecting all of the Gold Coins in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (there are three in each world) won't simply be a matter of saying "I did it."  The coins act as currency, ... New Super Mario Bros. Wii 'Super Guide' walkthrough 28 You've probably heard -- New Super Mario Bros. Wii is supposedly difficult.  But don't worry, since we have the Internet and access to videogame Web sites, blogs, and message boards, we're ... As promised, New Super Mario Bros. Wii box is fancy 44 A final retail copy of New Super Mario Wii arrived today, and as promised, the box is fancy.  Unlike the normal, boring white boxes that most Wii games come in, New Super Mario Wii will hit ... The Mushroom Kingdom is coming to life for New SMB Wii 18 Nintendo is encouraging any and all fans to celebrate the launch of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and it's shaping up to be one helluva neat shindig. On November 14, from 3:00 - 7:00 PM, you'll have... Mario and Home Depot: not just plumbing in common 2 Did you know that decorating Home Depot aprons was a thing? I did not. Shoes I get. Home Depot aprons, not as much. However, when they have a rendition of the first level of Super Mario Bros. pai... Choke to death on these New Super Mario Bros. Wii screens 44 How great is it to see the Koopa Kids back together again? Pretty damn great, if you ask me. Which you didn't. But I'm telling you anyway, so shut up and agree with me. Iggy FTW! New Super Mario ... New Super Mario Bros. 'could' outsell Modern Warfare 2 61 Reggie Fils-Aime is a big talker, and today he's made one of his biggest statements yet, claiming that if Modern Warfare 2 and New Super Mario Bros. were on equal ground, the latter would have no... Mario rises up in the latest There Will Be Brawl 7 The latest episode of There Will Be Brawl is finally here. The new episode focuses on Mario as he tries to build an army to go up against Bowser and his forces. A lot more Nintendo characters di... Phanto: The scariest videogame character of all time 86 You are staring into the face of sheer terror.Halloween is only a few days away, and with it comes gamers everywhere thinking about (and dressing like) some of the videogame characters that scare... Look at this gorgeous New Super Mario Bros. Wii artwork 41 Even though the serious lack of a playable Princess Peach in New Super Mario Bros. Wii is disappointing, I can't stay mad. Watching this gameplay footage always leaves a smile on my face, and I'l... World's largest Lego Mario up for auction 21 Quick, as of this posting you only have 7 dagen and 21 uren to win yourself the largest Lego Mario in the world. In case you're wondering why I'm speaking in Netherlandese (yes, I am well aware t... Molyneux names his top five most revolutionary games 62 Peter Molyneux may be a hype producing blow hard all the time sometimes, but the games he and Lionhead Studios have put out over the years are nothing if they aren't innovative. While they may no... Art Attack Friday: Jublin 10 Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist.Prepare to have your heart broken as today's Art Attack artist shows no mercy to your favorite Pokemons. Ju... Pixel Mario art is as adorable as it is stylish 12 In the fast-paced world of gaming news, it's always nice to take a breather with a low-key, artsy story every once in a while.First up, oZEPPELINo over on the Sprite Stitch Board! forums made a n... Rumor: Voice of Mario teases new Mario game 41 I wonder if Nintendo is pissed at Charles Martinet right now? The company is known for it's secrecy, and their tendency to keep new games unannounced for as long as possible. It's hard to imagine... New Mario Bros. Wii is going to be epic, video proof 46 I realize that the amount of great games landing next month is very, very high, but in all honesty I would gladly sacrifice them all in order to get my hands on New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Mario f... Cross SMW off the list of unique ways to propose 35 The hopeless romantic in me sort of cringes at the above video as I'm pretty sure that no girl in the world really wants to be proposed to while sitting on a stool in front of a TV while playing... Peach's dress the reason for her not being playable in new Mario Wii 56 In the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii, up to four players can play controlling one of four characters -- Mario, Luigi, and two different colored Toads. Why two toads instead of what migh... New Super Mario Bros. Wii video will make you want it now 59 So this isn't colored by the fact that I played a four-player game of New Super Mario Bros. Wii with its creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, but I'm pretty sure this game is going to be awesome. Like... No promise we'll see Super Guide in other Nintendo games 15 Responding to a question from Wired Game|Life's Tracey John during a recent press event, Shigeru Miyamoto said the future of Super Guide-like features in other Nintendo games is uncertain. "... New Super Mario Bros Wii is red, shiny, and fancy 19 I have laid eyes on the final North American retail box for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and I have to report, it's like no other Wii box you've seen before. Shigeru Miyamoto pulled the thing out o... Using Mario Wii's Super Guide makes Miyamoto regretful 52 During a demo of the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii with creator Shigeru Miyamoto, I finally had a chance to see the much-talked-about "demo play" in action. This mode, actually cal... Former journo tells Miyamoto that Mario is dead 49 Earlier this week, wrestling legend and actor "Captain" Lou Albano passed away at the age of 76. In the late '80s, Albano portrayed Nintendo's Mario on the short-lived television series... Beware the Piranha Plant T-shirt 9 Each week, Teextile has five brand new T-shirts up for sale and they're only around for one week. Occasionally, they'll have videogame related designs up, like when they had this real life Pokemo... Portable gaming in a game 21 I'm not so sure about the practicality level of this, but the awesome level is off the charts. Airz, a forum member over at Ben Heck's site, created a portable gaming system out of a Super Mario ... Toad is a big gay? That's news to me 22 It turns out that Toad (of Super Mario Bros) is gay. That's news to me. I always figured with his gruff voice and his Aladdin-style shirtless vest look that he'd be straight. A ladies man, even. ... This woman is giving birth to a Drybones 42 I have no idea what kind of men this expectant mother has been sleeping with, but it appears that the result has been a tummy full of Drybones. This ultrasound quite clearly shows an undead Koopa... New Super Mario Bros Wii as hard as Contra? 55 Of course I want New Super Mario Bros Wii -- what good retro fan wouldn't? It looks pretty, it's sidescrolling, I can play it multiplayer, there's lots of Yoshi. The list of reasons go on. And pe... Modal Kombat delivers instrument controlled fighting 15 Have you been looking for a far less efficient, but suitably awesome way to control your games? Let's say a guitar so you could jam out while performing a fatality? Yale School of Music graduat... Super hardcore Mario Bros. 2 EXTREME! 72 You’ll never play Super Mario Bros. 2 the same way again after watching this video. So someone that sounds like the Power Thirst announcer found out about Super Mario Bros. 2 and recorded h... Grab New Super Mario Bros. Wii on Nov 15 26 Nintendo announced that New Super Mario Bros. Wii has been dated for November 15 in America, three weeks before another heavy Nintendo hits: Zelda: Spirit Tracks on the DS. If you're not familiar... Game SERIES Debate to the Death!Smash Bros VS Mario Party 95 Last week's debate made me pretty nervous. On paper, comparing a cartoony and speedy shooter to a realistic and slow stealth shooting game made perfect sense. But this was Metal Gear -- could any... Review: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 66 Most RPGs these days are stale, boring and almost impossible to differentiate from one another. They all trot out the same turn-based combat, the same angst-ridden characters, and the same "... Custom made Piranha Plant is scary as sh*t! 34 I used to think Piranha Plants were cute. That’s all changed after seeing this Piranha Plant model by Deviant Art user Kalapusa. The extreme Piranha Plant was made out of acrylics, clay an... TeeFury shows you how Mario really got the raccoon tail 14 It didn't quite make any sense to me as a kid that Mario was able to grab a tanooki tail out of a mysterious box and suddenly fly, but the thing was I was having such a good time doing so that I ... Localization Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 14 Nintendo's third "Mario & Luigi" action/role-playing game Mario & Luigi: Bowswer's Inside Story hits shelves today for the Nintendo DS. Our review is forthcoming, in the capable... These Super Mario fingernails make me want to vomit 40 Pictured is a set of Super Mario fingernails that I am sure somebody, somewhere, thinks is really awesome and cool. I personally think it's grotesque and I feel incredibly queasy just looking at ... Game SERIES Debate to the Death!Mario Golf VS Tiger Woods 31 Time to tee off and debate until you're tee'd off! From turf to rough we move on from last week's debate to another sports series Dtoid discussion. Debate dare: read the rest of this in your... New Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story vids for you! 22 Over the weekend, I was playing some good old Super Mario World with Niero and thinking to myself "Why don't I enjoy Mario games anymore the way I enjoyed this?" Don't get me wrong, I d... Game SERIES Debate to the Death: Mario Kart VS Gran Turismo 140 Last week I think we killed a game series. No one checked to see if it was breathing, we just all ran in fear and guilt. Could we have done anything to save the series? We might have to make a pa... Mario Kart: The Movie 43 Brilliant. Brilliant, I say. While you all are watching Hollywood trash like that District 69 and that Julie & Julia & Julio or whatever, I'm saving my movie money for Mario Kart: The Mov... Mario goes on a rampage in the new There Will Be Brawl 21 Luigi and his team have been captured by the Hyrule police force and things are looking bad for the heroes. Kirby, the key witness to the crimes going on in the Mushroom Kingdom will only speak t... GC 09: An overload of Mario & Sonic at the OWGs media 7 My retro heart has such a horrible time accepting the Mario and Sonic crew getting along the way they do in these Olympic crossover games. They can’t be getting along! They should be beatin... GC 09: New screens and video from New Super Mario Bros. Wii 30 Fans of all things retro surely realized when they first saw New Super Mario Bros. Wii that the game definitely pays homage to our side-scrolling roots. At gamescom this year, a new trailer was d... Paper route: ddi714d's moveable papercraft machines 9 If I wanted to post all the great videogame-related papercraft out there, I would just post links to Cubeecraft everyday and close up shop. Every once in a while, however, truly amazing papercraf... A lovely videogame-themed musical performance 32 YouTuber ArachnidianDream arranged and choreographed this awesome little musical performance (after the jump) called "Stop Playing Homework and Do Your Video Games." He and his friends ... The Mario and Princess Peach sex tape 37 Finally. The video you’ve all been waiting for your whole life to see. Oh yeah, Mario and Peach so get it on. At first, I thought this was going to be pretty corny but the videogame jokes ... Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story has some videos 17 If you own a Nintendo DS, you are doubtless getting quite excited for Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story. If you're somehow not excited, then you're obviously mentally impaired and should pr... Louis Armstrong pays tribute to Super Mario World 29 This video (below the jump) is so clever that I wish I had thought of doing it. I suppose it's better that someone else did, though, as the growly voice tears up my throat.Musical great Louis Arm... Weekend Destructainment: River City Spawnage 15 [Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]Music, ads, spawning, and more... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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