Hodey is a published writer based out of the Rocky Mountains. He's had a passion for video games and literature since he was a child growing up along the beaches of California. With a graduate degree ...

Okay, this is one I think we can all agree with. Wet-dry World is just a slog and feels off when compared to the rest of the game. It lacks a discernable theme or look to it, other than just being ...

After almost 40 years, there have been a lot of Mario games, with hundreds of levels between them -- and, dare we say it, most of them are pretty great. So we decided it was time to comb through the ...

The Super Mario series has been going on ever since the NES, and as with any other long-running series of platformers, it hasn't been entirely perfect. It's usually pretty damn good, but when the ...

Mario has featured in over 200 games since first appearing in 1981's "Donkey Kong." Some of those games, like "Super Mario Maker" and "Super Mario Maker 2," allow players to create their own ...

Super Mario Discovering new Super Mario Bros levels that have "secretly been accessible" for over 30 years, "legendary Mario scientists" find themselves in a psychedelic cyberpunk hellscape hiding on ...

Above all else, the driving force behind Mario's success is exquisite game design – something that is acknowledged by players and game designers alike. "Mario games have a timeless charm and wide ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...