<![CDATA[io9: Super Mario Bros]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Super Mario Bros]]> http://io9.com/tag/super mario bros http://io9.com/tag/super mario bros <![CDATA[Is Obi-Wan Kenobi the toughest Bounty Hunter in the Star Wars Universe?]]> This week, the Regular Show comes to Saturday Morning Cartoons and John Belushi returns from the dead! Clone Wars heats up with a trial to test Obi-Wan's undercover bounty hunter skills as well - minor spoilers ahead!
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]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881973&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How does Nintendo protect the image of their saintly plumber? A Super Mario historian tells us]]> In his new book Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, Jeff Ryan examines the history of the video game manufacturer using the company's unassuming corporate logo Super Mario. We spoke with Ryan about how Nintendo has crafted this de facto global video game spokesman, who's become venerated by millions. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5835123&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[In which our critic embraces the Super Mario Bros. movie]]> In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5801500&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 20 Dinosaurs Who Wouldn't Die]]> Forget the gene splicing of Jurassic Park — the best dinosaurs in science fiction are hyper-evolved reptosapiens or confused, time-displaced beasts. Here are 20 fantastic saurians who just wouldn't go extinct. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5686914&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The science fiction roles of Dennis Hopper]]> The great Dennis Hopper died today in Venice, California after battling cancer. Hopper was incredibly prolific and starred in numerous scifi films. Even if a film was flawed, Hopper's mere presence made it memorable. Here are Hopper's forays into scifi. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5550986&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Bar For AI Gets Lowered]]> Once upon a time, we hoped for robots that could beat humans at cultured, highbrow games like chess. But as society falters and falls around us, it's another game that we hope our robot overlords will master: Super Mario Bros. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5330745&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Realistic Look at the Truth Behind Super Mario Bros.]]> The true nature of our warrior plumbers and the mushroom people they destroyed is revealed in this amazing tee from Dr. McNinja. More truth-telling tees await you below. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5207277&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dennis Hopper with a Deevolution Machine — What Could Go Wrong?]]> The curse of videogame movies goes far beyond the horror of Uwe "Bloodreign" Boll's oeuvre. The Super Mario Bros. movie, made in the early 1990s and starring the most unlikely Bros ever: Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. The filmmakers took a lot of liberties in adapting the videogame, creating a parallel Earth where dinosaurs evolved into intelligent beings but resources are scarce, germs are rampant, and King Koopa (Dennis Hopper) controls everybody with his de-evolution machine. This is a great clip of the machine in action. More »
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