Super Mario games They may be geezers of gaming history, but the New * Bros. edition for the Nintendo DS shows Mario and Luigi are still in prime shell-stomping form. Play through eight worlds of volcanoes, islands, mountains, and pipes. Using wireless technology two players may play cooperatively, or go head to head in Mario vs. Luigi mode. Mini-games allow up to four players...

A launch title for the Nintendo DS handheld system, this remake of the breakthrough N64 3D platformer adds new multiplayer game modes that make use of the handheld's wireless technology. Players can take the roles of Mario, Luigi, Wario, or Yoshi -- each with a different special ability -- in competition against other nearby DS gamers to collect the most stars. Super ...

Super Paper Mario begins a new chapter in Nintendo's whimsical hand-drawn adventure series, one that finds the mustachioed mascot in a familiar quest to rescue Princess Peach from the claws of one big, bad Bowser. Things quickly take a turn for the worse, however, when Mario and pals find themselves trapped in an alternate dimension called Flipside. In order to prevent the ...

Nintendo offers classic, old-fashioned Mario platform action on a brand new system with Mario Advance. Produced as a launch title for the Game Boy Advance, * Advance marks the first appearance of the Mario franchise on the 32-bit handheld system. The game is based on the classic * Bros. 2, released for the original Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Although...

Released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the hugely influential Nintendo Entertainment System console (which first appeared in Japan as the Famicom, in 1984), the "Classic NES Series" of Game Boy Advance cartridges present accurate versions of original NES games, for play on the handheld. Former plumbers Mario and Luigi have been sent to rescue to Princess Toadstool and restore peace to ...

The evil Magikoopa Kamek has hatched a plot to kidnap the newborn Mario brothers, and his toadies are dispatched to rob the stork of this precious cargo. They succeed in capturing only Luigi, however, and the baby Mario falls to the ground. There he is found by Yoshi, who sets out on a great adventure to rescue Luigi and return the brothers ...

Fly through the air, make a special new friend, and rescue Princess Toadstool in this portable version of 1993's acclaimed * World. The Super NES classic that first paired Mario and Luigi with the cute little dinosaur Yoshi comes to the Game Boy Advance in this faithful remake. Gameplay is in the defining platform style of traditional Mario Bros. adventures. In addition...

Mario's first Game Boy adventure, * Land looks and plays much like the original, groundbreaking * Bros.. Mario is out to save Princess Daisy instead of Princess Toadstool, and he can throw superballs instead of fireballs, but the side-scrolling, turtle-trouncing, coin-collecting action is much the same. * Land owners will notice several additions to the SMB formula, including stone...

The largest Game Boy cartridge at the time of its release, * Land 2 nearly doubles the number of levels found in its side-scrolling predecessor and features a revamped visual style influenced by 1991's * World. Mario will travel on land, under water, and in outer space to find the six golden coins needed to save the land from his diabolical doppelganger, Wario....