Mario and Sonic, Better Together
For years, Nintendo’s Mario and Sega’s Sonic existed in an adversarial relationship … as the mascots for their respective console platforms, the idea that we’d ever see them team up […]
Paper Mario and a Deeper Experience
The “Paper Mario” series of games represent a massive departure from the simple, run and jump, side-scrolling adventures of a standard Mario game… these titles feature a real story with […]
Dr. Mario and “Overcoming Evil With Good”
While most of Mario’s adventures involve acts of physical acrobatics, his exploits as Dr. Mario allows him to show his more cerebral side by carefully matching doses of medication with […]
Faith, Works, and Super Mario: Happy “MAR10 Day”!
Thanks to the alignment of the calendar abbreviation for March and the tenth of that same month each year, we have the annual gaming holiday known as “Mar10 Day” (or […]
The Truth About Mario: Mario Under the Magnifying Glass
I am not sure there is a video game character who is more intrinsically woven into the fabric of the gaming world than Mario, the gaming icon who has spanned […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: A “Common” Complication
Well… after seeing the Super Mario Bros. Movie achieve over 1.3 BILLION dollars in box office money before turning its’ attention to streaming and physical media releases, it is safe […]
Super Mario 3D World and Post-Game Content: Saving the Best for Last
Finishing a video game can be a bittersweet experience… the characters and story that we may have been enjoying for hours, days, months, or sometimes even YEARS is suddenly over, […]
The Undefeated Adversary… Never Enough Time: “The Endgame” (Part 2)
We all know the sound… I can’t fully articulate in a manner that will adequately convey it, but when we hear it, we just KNOW. Let me try… it goes […]
From Hero to Zero… Rayman’s “Rabbid” Journey and a Crisis of Faith
I try not to start these out with a “once upon a time” vibe, but it is kind of hard to take a look back at Rayman and his slow […]
Breaking the Game?: The Beating of the Donkey (Numbers 22)
I can’t quite put my finger on why this is true, but for as long as video games have existed gamers have been committed to finding a way to “break” […]
Finding God in Video Games 