The 3D platformer is quintessentially Nintendo. As famous as games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Astro Bot are, they all live in the shadow of (and often owe a debt of gratitude to) the big N.

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The Mario Kart series has helped define racing games for more than 30 years. After spending the past decade showing what was possible with the Mario Kart 8 generation, it was hard to imagine where ...

The Mario Kart franchise sat an an interesting crossroads at the end of the Nintendo Switch generation. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best-selling game on the platform, and it was pretty much the ...

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Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System hit North American shores, singlehandedly resurrecting the video-game market after its infamous post-Atari crash in 1983. To do so, it needed a heavy ...

Some undiscovered Mario levels have been found. After thirty-nine years, a speedrunner discovered a bunch of previously unseen levels in the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros 2, better known as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the somewhat underwhelming Super Mario 3D All-Stars back ...

The 3D Super Mario series is arguably Nintendo’s flagship franchise. Following the shift to 3D visuals with the Nintendo 64, virtually every Nintendo console has gone on to receive a new platforming ...

by Chris Harper — Wednesday, October 01, 2025, 03:47 PM EDT One of the most infamous game glitches of all time is arguably the Minus World glitch in the original Super Mario Bros. on NES, which ...

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Super Mario Galaxy games are widely considered to be among the crown jewels of 3D Mario platforming. Fans may differ on which Galaxy game is ...