Tag Archives: Mario

Link vs Pikachu – A Review of Super Smash Brothers

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Joshua Caleb

Back in the late nineties, when you thought of fighting games, you thought of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken and the like. What likely didn’t cross your mind was the idea of Mario giving Samus a “jumper-cut” or Link laying … Continue reading →

Mario vs. Tetris by Hermesgildo

Posted on January 31, 2012 by The Retroist

What happens when Mario gets stuck fending off a constant falling cascade of tetrominoes? Well according to Hermesgildo, it ain’t pretty. I would not have enjoyed being around when Mario lost that hand, but I am not surprised that he … Continue reading →

InRetroSpection Episode 38: Super Mario Bros RePlaythrough

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Joshua Caleb

It’s about time we played through the venerable Italian platformer. Not only do we hop & stomp through the original NES classic, but we also pop in the 16-bit remake from Super Mario All Stars. Subscribe Here or in iTunes. … Continue reading →

Xybots and LSD Cubes – Random Retro Bonus Round! Episode 12

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Joshua Caleb

This week’s Random Retro starts out with Palamedes for the NES; an interesting puzzle game with a very disturbing box art. After that, we pull out a Japanese clone of Yoshi’s Cookie and the unfinished prototype of Xybots for the … Continue reading →

Boo Mario Cake

Posted on October 25, 2011 by The Retroist

This work of art with the disturbingly long tongue was posted to Flickr by Zack Ginies in a set appropriately titled, Boo Mario Cake. The cake looks amazing, really captures Boo Mario, but that tongue! I think they put a … Continue reading →