Tag: Mario

Super Mario Sunshine-Hated for Being Different

Super Mario Sunshine was originally released back in 2002 on the Nintendo Gamecube. It was criticized for being different from its predecessor, Super Mario 64. Change can be a good thing, but I just don’t think anyone was expecting Sunshine. Super Mario Sunshine gets a lot of criticism, ...

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Made Me Enjoy Mario Kart Again

Mario Kart 8 was originally released on the Wii U back in 2014 to critical acclaim. This was the first Mario Kart game that had a huge graphical upgrade while also adding many new features. Sadly, the console that it was on, the Wii U, failed. When the Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 201...

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury- The Game That Got a Second Chance

Super Mario 3D World originally released on the Wii U in 2013. This is a game that many Nintendo Switch owners have wanted ported onto the console. Back when Nintendo announced there would be a new 3D Mario game, many fans were hoping it would be Super Mario Galaxy 3, after the success of the fir...

We All Need Mario Baseball for the Nintendo Switch

On June 21 of this year, Nintendo hosted one of their “Direct” sessions, which is basically a recurring, triannual “Hall H” event for the company to announce updates to existing games and developments for new games. Among the news at the most recent Nintendo Direct were new&n...

Mario Kart Rules

I have grown up playing the game Mario Kart for over 20 years now. I can still remember playing the game on the GameCube for the first time with my mother and Uncle and his now ex-wife. I treasured that gaming device so much. The GameCube has always been one of my favourite consoles. Probably bec...

Falling Flat | Paper Mario: Color Splash Is The Worst Game In The Series And Here’s Why

If you clicked on this editorial, I assume you’ve at least heard of Paper Mario. You know, the franchise people claim “lost its way” despite only having its so-called “formula” for two games? The franchise that people will randomly regain faith in as long as t...

Super Mario RPG: 25 years after the meteor shower

The arrival of the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 1996 was a most exciting year for Mario, but especially for his fans. It was the year that the Nintendo 64 hit stores, bundled with the highly anticipated Super Mario 64. The new console achieved the impossible, showing us a 3D Mario f...

This Super Mario 64 Level Freaks People Out

The Wet-Dry World level is unlike any other level in Super Mario 64. Everything from the image in the sky, to the soundtrack playing in the background leaves you with an eerie feeling. I first heard people talking about this negative emotional aura on YouTube, and I realized that I felt...

Getting Mario Back into the Gym: Setting up Super Mario Bros. in OpenAI’s gym

It’s been a few years since I was first exposed to reinforcement learning. What got me into it was seeing this video that had trained a neural network to play Mario. As someone who grew up playing Mario, seeing deep learning being applied to something I knew so well seemed to provide...

Is Mario Universal’s Mickey Mouse?

Mickey Mouse has been a character and icon for not just The Walt Disney Company, but the entire world for decades now. Likewise, Mario has been an icon in his own right for the world, but especially for the video game industry. Now with Nintendo’s partnership with Universal, Mario is stepping ...

The Super Mario Bros Movie: Disney Should Be Terrified

Nintendo fanboys like myself in general felt cautiously skeptic from the very first moment we heard someone was making a “Mario Movie”. After all and unlike book-readers, most gamers have no idea what a good adaptation of their beloved material looks like. Then the second trailer re...

The Fascinating Longevity of Mario

Nintendo’s most iconic and beloved character continues to appeal to fans of all ages over four decades after his introduction to the world Why is it that we as a society can’t get enough of an animated Italian plumber named Mario? In 2023, a reintroduction of Nintendo’s icon...

What Happened To The Super Mario Sisters

No spoilers here. So don’t worry if you haven’t seen the movie… But I was just watching an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Super Mario Brothers) at the Variety Magazine’s office shortly after the launch of the Super Mario movie. And he was talking about:...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder: A Joyful Journey into Nostalgia

Hey there, fellow gamers! Today, let’s take a trip down memory lane and talk about the classic that never gets old: Super Mario Bros. Wonder. If you’re looking for a game that’s not just an adventure but a warm, fuzzy hug of nostalgia, this one’s for you! Jumping Back...

The Super Mario Bros Movie: brand power is as important as ever

Come on, let’s be honest about all this: most of us expected an animated film based on Nintendo’s famous characters to do well, sure, but… that well? It feels surreal to even type it: Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to hit $1 ...

Deploying Mario game on Docker container

Take an Ec2 (ubuntu-linux)instance machine with instance type as t2micro from AWS console We will first start by installing Docker : Update the package database: -> sudo apt update 2. Download the latest version of Docker, and install it: -> curl https://get.d...

Mario Dedivanovic: From humble beginnings to makeup artistry stardom

Mario Dedivanovic is one of the most influential makeup artists and brand founders of this generation. His chic and snatched makeup looks on celebrities is what helped him make a name for himself, these looks are seen on stars like Jennifer Lopez to Priyanka Chopra to his most frequent muse, Kim Kar...