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Which Mario Kart game? Arcade GP or Arcade GP 2 or Arcade GP DX?

Mario Kart DS was the first video game I ever played, and I played it endlessly for hours on end for years. So I guess I had gotten so used to the controls for that game that I was expecting them to be the same for Super Mario Kart. Heck, it's not just Super Mario Kart. I actually started by...

I've been playing Super Mario Kart at my local library recently, and dear God, the controls stink. The drifting is inconsistent as hell. When I want to turn slightly, I go crashing into the inner wall, but when I want to drift sharp, I veer wildly and end up off-road. I've gotten better, but...

I don't know what you were thinking by putting both Bullet Box and Cannon Box in the same poll because they're the same item. Either way, I think the Cannon Box should be introduced into 2D Mario. I love using the item and the feeling of power it gives me from being able to just blow everything...

Mario. He's the second best Mario Brother of all time.

OK, thanks. I always assumed both attacks instantly KO'd Luigi if not countered.

In Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, in the final phase of the giant boss fight against Giant Bowser, where Bowser grows extra large from Kamek's magic, what happens if you fail to counter the attack by Giant Bowser, both the fireball and the stomp?

Yep. Easily the thing that could have given the game a better reputation, if you've seen my posts regarding the game.

It's not a bad game by any means, but it's also not great. And with a New Super Mario Bros series that had the potential to be celebrated as classics, it needed to be great. Instead, it was mostly a compilation of recycled content from previous games that didn't build on its core strengths, and...

Saltalamacchia? You mean like Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the catcher for the Boston Red Sox? I remember he was involved in the obstruction play at the end of Game 3 of the 2013 World Series that gave the Cardinals the win.

Happy anniversary indeed to such a beloved game. The New Super Mario Bros games are among my favorite games ever and some of the best 2D platformers ever. For us kids who grew up with the DS and Wii generation, they defined our childhoods. Abso-fucking-lutely. Do you have any idea how much I...

I'm a huge fan of UrinatingTree. He posts about sports and regularly gives his takes on teams, players, games, and sports history based on the facts. He's a cynical asshole who swears, yells loudly, and often pokes fun at teams and players who perform terribly. But he shows a genuine faith in...

Whoa now, that would lead to way too many sub-series in the franchise for Nintendo to keep track of. We already have Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong. That should be enough for now, unless Nintendo decides to give another major Mario character their own series of games.

I actually like what people call the NSMB formula--great graphics, great level design, great mechanics, great gameplay, great presentation. As such, I don't think the conservatism of NSMB2 was bad by itself, but how and where they chose to emphasize it. I'm especially talking about the boss...

You've got to listen to this music. Very powerful and emotional.