Mario is a childhood staple character for many, along with his sidekicks Princess Peach, Yoshi, Luigi, and many more. The Super Mario Brothers video game was first launched in 1985, and is synonymous ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Of all the video game mascots, Mario is arguably the most well-known. His origin story is an endearing tale of Nintendo's ...

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As Nintendo preps for its upcoming console launch, it’s been going above and beyond to show players not only what the software can do but also what the games they can expect to be on will look like in ...

Geoff (He/Him) is a Contributor from Canada. He has been playing games since he walked into a random apartment with a super nintendo as a child with Super Mario World already inserted. Geoff has ...

Nearly every basic story has its established protagonists and antagonists, as typically supplemented by an eclectic cast of supporting characters to help progress, stall, or complicate events detailed ...

Julián F.L. is a Video Game & Anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He knows every single Pokémon by ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario was released in Japan 25 years ago today, August 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how the dynamic battle system and an unusual approach to ...