Five Heartwarming Video Game Couples
Love is all around - even in your favourite video games. Here are five heartwarming in-game relationships.
A Robot Finished Super Mario Bros. 3 In Just Two Seconds
As part of the tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) block at Summer Games Done Quick, competitor ais523 used a newly found glitch for his robot to beat Super Mario Bros. 3 in JUST two seconds. Not content with ending human civilisation, it seems the cyborgs are dominating our video games too!
Team Creates 101-Player Game Of Mario Kart
Mario Kart is well known for its racing mayhem around Super Mario-themed tracks. Things can get busy with competitors on track, but what if the maximum amount was raised from six on the SNEX version to 100?
Tiny 'Mario Maker' Computer Puts Nintendo's Own Level Design Skills To Shame
Nintendo's creativity is always at full force when it comes to Mario level design, but they have never made a tiny computer inside the game.
Super Mario World AI Listens To Your Advice And Learns How To Play
The red plumber has become self-aware. Mario AI, a project created by students from the University of Tubingen in Germany, makes Nintendo's mascot both aware of his environment and responsive to your advice.
Fans Working On Super Mario 64 HD Remake
When it comes to platforming games, many people look to Super Mario 64 as one of the best. Get excited, as a group of fans are giving the classic Nintendo 64 game a HD makeover, and it looks bloody gorgeous!
Watch This Guy Play Three Classic N64 Games At The Same Time, And Beat Them In Less Than An Hour
Speedrunning mastermind Karl Jobst has played Goldeneye, Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time at the same time, and has completed them all in under an hour. This is actually insane.
Super Mario Recreated In Stop-Motion With 7,000 Post-it Notes
The Post-it note: great for jotting down reminders, leaving notes for other people and pixelated art, recreating the characters of old. But taking this a step further into filmic existence, Zach King has created an amazing stop-motion clip focused on Super Mario.
PETA protests use of Mario's Tanooki suit
Some call it one of the best power-ups in Mario, allowing you to fly in the air for extended periods of time and do tail spins. Others (namely PETA) call it a metaphorical 'green light' to wear animal fur, in a statment made recently by the organisation for ethical animal treatment.