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W hen the original Super Mario Bros was released in 1985, it's safe to say game design was a little more basic – and that ...

Mario characters have evolved over time, with personalities and roles changing from their humble beginnings. Some characters, ...

The trailer revealed more than a dozen characters ... the likes of Mario Kart 8, Mario Tennis, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and more. The incredibly successful The Super Mario Bros.

2 / 7 We didn’t get a great look at all the characters ... his Mario Kart 8 model. Meanwhile, everyone seems a little bit more squished, like they appear in Super Mario Bros.

With the truly shocking confirmation that, alongside the new console, Nintendo is busy assembling a follow-up entry to the ...

With the truly shocking confirmation that, alongside the new console, Nintendo is busy assembling a follow-up entry to the best-selling game on Switch, it's got us thinking about what we really want ...

The new racing game could feature 24-player races on tracks filled with power-ups borrowed from other Mario games ...

The bigger, more powerful bit of kit will feature ... design of some of the characters, with Donkey Kong seemingly inspired by his appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Not only does Donkey ...

Rather than an actual race track, this area could instead be part of a hub world where 24 racers (double the number seen in Mario Kart 8 ... Super Mario Bros. 2, certainly backs that up a little bit.

With so many characters to choose from ... Despite its blocky 8-bit-ness, the original Super Mario Bros. still holds up today and holds firm as one of the best NES games of all time.