Super Mario Bros. Features
We've Already Forgotten What Real Console Wars Looked Like
In the olden days, game companies would sooner shank each other than put exclusives on each other's consoles.
Super Mario Bros.'s Weird, Stark Instruction Booklet Is One of Gaming's Most Important Documents
The Super Mario Bros. instruction book was our key to the dark depths of the Mushroom Kingdom.
A Salute to the Absurdly Ugly Video Game Guide Cover Art of the Past
Retro game guide covers were a hot mess, but they sure turned heads.
MAD Magazine Published the Ultimate Video Game Parody in its January 1990 Issue
For a gang of idiots, they were pretty smart.
The 10 Best Cosplays We Saw at PAX East 2019
Welcome to PAX East. Normal clothing is entirely optional.
Destroying Video Games—Even the Bad Ones—Isn't Funny. Here's Why
The high-priced Super Mario Bros. auction offers a reminder to treat all video games with respect.
The "Peachette" Controversy Reminds Me How Dark the Instruction Booklet for Super Mario Bros Is
It's "Save the Princess," and then some.
Forget Luigi's Package, Let's Celebrate Donkey Kong's Ass
When did bananas become more exciting than coconuts?
What's the Greatest Mario Game Ever? Find Out Where Mario Odyssey Lands in Our Updated Rankings!
The USgamer team voted on every Super Mario game ever made. Where does Super Mario Odyssey fit in?
A Professional Ghost Expert Weighs In on the Creepy Hat in Super Mario Odyssey
Actually, the hat does possess things.
The 10 Best Turtles in Video Games
Let's celebrate World Turtle Day by counting down the ten best (unstomped) digital terrapins!
When Digital Goes Cardboard: The Most Creative Tabletop Video Game Adaptations
With Deadly Premonition on its way to a board game adaptation, it's time to look back at the creative, clever, and just plain weird board game adaptations of the past.
Hey, Video Games: Tell Stories. Tell All Your Stories. Don't Ever Stop
OPINION: Do video games tell their tales flawlessly? No. Should narrative therefore be removed from games? Heck no.
For me, the Switch is Nintendo's Most Exciting Console Since the SNES
Why? It's quite a long story.
On NES Classic Edition and Playing Hard To Get
Why Nintendo keeps partying like it's 1985... and 1996... and 2006.
From Us to You! Analyzes the PlayStation 4 Pro and Super Mario Run Announcements
PODCAST: Kat, Bob, and Nadia go in-depth on today's big announcements.
Is Super Mario 64 Really 20 Years Old? Yep, So Watch The Archived Livestream
Embrace your mortality as Jeremy plays this landmark N64 adventure at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
Witness the USgamer Team Tackle a New Challenge with "One-Hit Wonders"
How far can we make it into classic games without taking damage? Join us and find out!
Nintendo's Live-Action Films: Who Should Play Who?
Mike looks at the best Hollywood actors available for live-action adaptations of Nintendo's franchises.
5 Ways Nintendo Could Improve Super Mario Maker
Nintendo's Mario creation kit is already pretty user-friendly—with just a few tweaks, it could be user-friendlier.
Super Mario Maker's "Demakes" Are the Coolest
Later additions reimagined via the lens of earlier games provides some of Mario Maker's greatest moments.
Video Game Cheats 'n Beatums #24: Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary!
The plumber’s Famous game is 30!
Give Us a Super Mario Bros. Design Works Already, Nintendo
E3 2015's Nintendo event revealed some amazing, behind-the-scenes documents from their first console hit. But these priceless sheets of paper don't belong in any museum.
Video Game Cheats 'n Beatums #21: BIG SALAD
It’s too big...
Video Game Cheats 'n Beatums #15: Small Mario
Man, why you even got to do a thing?
Video Game Cheats 'n Beatums #14: A Friendly Race
It's completely safe...
25 Years Ago, Super Mario Bros. 3 Made Video Game Launches Monumental
Long before midnight GameStop lines and pre-order madness, Nintendo introduced the world to pre-release hype.
Video Game Cheats 'n Beatums #1: Security System
USgamer's new weekly comic about very important video game matters begins now.
Super Mario's Maestro: A Q&A with Nintendo's Koji Kondo
The composer behind some of gaming's most legendary tunes reflects on the many changes he's experienced in his 30-year career at Nintendo.