You may have heard me grouse here or there about the fact that I've never played Super Mario Land 2 for the GameBoy. It's my ow...

There's no question the Nintendo Switch has taken over my gaming life since I finally nabbed one in late September. (Read my early impr...

I almost can't believe Super Mario 64  made its way onto Japanese store shelves 20 years ago today. I say almost because, well, it som...

Those of you who've been coming here for a bit should be well aware of my love for the artist who calls himself OSKUNK! (Don't wor...

I need a little adorableness in my life today, so rather than present all of you with yet another rambling post about an unheralded GameBoy ...

Although scores of people have produced illustrations, paintings and other pieces of art that depict Nintendo's characters in various st...

Please note: I'm not anti-scarf because I think they're too girly or hipster or twee or anything like that. I'm just an overly w...

What would King Boo, Birdo and all sorts of other Nintendo characters--yes, including Mario, Luigi, Link, Peach and Zelda--look like in the ...

I know there are a lot of gamers in the world who no longer care about Mario or his pixelated or polygonal exploits--if they ever cared abou...

I'm currently feeling under the weather due to the cold my husband gave me, so please excuse the lazy-ish posts you're sure to see f...

I love pretty much every aspect of the following piece of art , produced by the always creative Oskunk, but my favorite part, it has to be s...

The following game-inspired illustration was produced by artist Glen Brogan of the Albino Raven blog for his just-closed Gallery1988 show. ...

You want to know why I've long been fascinated by Square Enix's vaunted  Dragon Quest series? Take in the illustration below , wh...

OK, so the "Sexy Spa Mario" seen in the photo below (and here ) isn't quite as studly as the one showcased in  this pair of ...

Considering my initially negative reaction to Super Mario Sunshine , I think it's pretty amazing that I lived up to my promise and playe...

If you follow me on Twitter , you likely already know that I've had at least a slight change of heart when it comes to Super Mario Sunsh...

... Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube. Yep, I'm going to jump back into this " Bye-Bye, Backlog " project that was rath...

I don't know about you, but my Facebook wall has been awash in pink-and-red equal signs like the one below since early yesterday. For ...

Looking for a feel-good story to wrap up the weekend? You can't get much better than this one: someone calling himself "Mike Mika...

As any long-suffering Nintendo fan knows, the company's "Nintendo Direct" broadcasts tend to be hit-or-miss affairs. Although ...