A single coder named Tobi attempted to squeeze the original N64 version of Super Mario 64 into a normal Nintendo DS. You know, the Nintendo DS that came with a copy of the game in 2004, complete with Yoshi and Luigi as playable characters.
Carl Llewellyn spends his days playing with tiny computers and classic gaming cartridges. Recently, he went far beyond what most people would dare to do, connecting a Nintendo 64 and a PlayStation 2 to play Super Mario 64 on the internet simultaneously. Players take control of their own Mario and progress through stages in real time.
SEGA’s Dreamcast may have met an early demise, but the console’s legacy lives on among fans. Now, a small crew has ported Super Mario 64 to the console. That’s right, programmer jnmartin84 finished what mrneo240 started in 2020, resulting in a game based on the original and burned onto a CD-R for crisper visuals as well as richer sound.
Tobi, a talented coder, took on the daunting task of fitting Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 onto the small screen of an Apple Watch. This 3D masterclass from 1996 was an unusual place to start, but it works. Super Mario 64, the beautifully chaotic 1996 frolic of jumps and stars, now comes to life on your wrist, sort of.
Nintendo just released the first official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie during a brief Direct on November 12, 2025. Fans have been waiting more than two years since the Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records, and this sequel promises to deliver the cosmic adventure they’ve been dreaming for. It’s being directed by Aaron Horvath as well as Michael Jelenic, and will be released in theaters in the United States on April 3, 2026.
Get out of those post-game slumps with a build that turns a plumber’s nightmare into your next desk companion. The LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant (71246) set puts you right into the underbelly of the Mushroom Kingdom where every click of a brick is the chomp of a familiar foe. This 540-piece kit costs $47.95 (was $59.99) and anyone who has used a joystick before will find plenty to work with.
Super Mario Bros. Remastered has just been released on PC and it’s a fan made project that feels like a full blown celebration of Mario’s 1985 debut. Available for free on Windows, Linux and even Steam Deck, the game requires an original NES ROM to run, a clever move to sidestep legal trouble from Nintendo’s watchful eye, or so the dev thinks.
Nintendo and Illumination just dropped the trailer for the sequel to their hit Super Mario Bros. Movie and it’s got enough to keep fans talking for months. Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the film is titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and takes Mario and the gang into uncharted cosmic territory.
Super Mario 64, released in 1996, is a nostalgic classic for many, but there’s a shocking truth beneath the surface: the game is memory hungry. Thanks to the work of modder Kaze Emanuar, we get to see how this legendary Nintendo 64 game used its 4 megabytes of RAM in ways that were, at times, surprisingly wasteful.
Nintendo has always been able to make Mario feel like an old friend and their latest initiative, It’s Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts, does just that in a new and familiar way. This series of one minute stop motion animations is part of the My Mario campaign which includes toys, clothing and apps for young children and their families.