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New Super Mario Bros. Wii 5

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Reels in Nostalgic Gamers

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A game like New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a no-brainer for veteran gamers who grew up with and loved the classic Nintendo 2D platformers. Chances are, if you look back on Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World with fond memories, you won’t find much to complain about in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. But is that enough to make it a viable current generation game? The nostalgia value, combined with some minor improvements and enhancements to the core gameplay, along with the addition of 4 player co-op, makes New Super Mario…

Super Mario Galaxy 4.5

Mario and I, We Go Way Back

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Christmas 1986. I couldn’t have been more stoked when I saw that Santa had left me a Nintendo Entertainment System – yup, I was hella good that year! I played Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt for days on end. Over 20 years later, I find myself still passing the time with Mario. And while we’ve both changed over the years, I still see all of the qualities in him that brought us so close in the first place. He might have mis-lead me a few times here and there, but for the…

New Super Mario Bros. 5

New Super Mario Bros: Review

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Nintendo looks back to their roots and brings us a Super Mario Bros. mash-up that brings elements from all of the previous games in the series, as well as some new tricks and mini-games that will keep you playing for hours on end.

The Good: Pure old school, side scrolling Mario action. Best looking Mario platformer to date. Familiar music and sound effects incorporated into gameplay. Tons of mini-games that make great use of the touch-screen and mic. It retails for $15 less than most Nintendo DS games. It’s just plain fun!

The Bad: We…