Super Mario
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My Mount Rushmore of video game consoles
As a longtime video game collector, I have a love and passion for just about all consoles – these are the four I’d take with me if I was forced to choose.
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The Super Mario Bros. 2 overworld theme is a musical masterpiece
Though far from the most recognized composition of the early Super Mario games, the SMB2 overworld theme shows inspiration from a range of genres while evoking a variety of feelings to players.
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Retro rewind: How Mario Superstar Baseball brought sports fans the best of both worlds
One of many Mario sports spin-offs, this 2005 release for the GameCube remains a highlight in the franchise.
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Retro rewind: How Super Mario All-Stars set a gold standard for remasters
The very first game I was ever introduced to, Super Mario All-Stars did much more than simply bring NES games to the SNES.
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Retro rewind: Ranking all 9 stages in original Super Smash Bros.
Originally released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64, the first installment of the Super Smash Bros. series features just 12 playable characters and nine stages.
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The 3 SNES games I’m looking to add to our collection the most
The first video game console I was ever introduced to, there are still several heavy hitters for the system that are absent from our collection.
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An ode to the GameCube: A timeless Christmas gift 22 years later
On this date in 2003, I received a Nintendo GameCube for Christmas – a gift that shaped my childhood and lifelong love of gaming.
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Tier list: Super Mario games by my skill level in them before trying to beat them all
In the first tier list on The Rubber Match, I rank the mainline console Super Mario games by my skill level in them before attempting to complete 100% playthroughs of all of them.
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Retro rewind: Ranking the 8 worlds in Super Mario Bros. 3
Introducing the concept of hub worlds to a wide array of video games, Super Mario Bros. 3 explores a variety of themes across its eight worlds. Long regarded as one of the signature titles of the Super Mario series, Super Mario Bros. 3 was revolutionary at the time of its…
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I’ll be streaming 100% runs of every console Super Mario game – here’s how to follow along
Perhaps the most consequential series in video game history, I’ll be looking to play through it all in its entirety for the first time – with plenty of rage and failure likely along the way.