These are the best and worst Mario games on Nintendo's most successful console — according to critics, at least.

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

If you know anything about gaming, you probably know the name ‘Mario Kart.’ Since 1992, the series has been a pillar of Nintendo’s output and a quintessential example of the company’s “easy to pick up ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Naturally, having both games released this year has resulted in questions about whether Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds can manage to deliver an experience that sets it apart from Mario Kart World. In an ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

"If Mario starts appearing on PlayStation, that's the apocalypse, right? Cats and dogs living together. And the same goes for ...

The "someday-in-the-future" dream is "Gaming TVs", where Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox are just subscription and store apps and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A collection of Mario games received a surprise patch, but it mostly serves as a rude reminder that Nintendo stopped selling it over four years ago.