January2015

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  10

  News Mario Bros. Coin-Op High Score World Record Is Smashed

  Steven Kleisath bags 5,424,290 points on the 1983 classic

  Before Mario became Super he starred in Donkey Kong and the 1983 arcade title Mario Bros., which would later be ported to the NES console. Like so many of Nintendo's classic arcade releases, Mario Bros. continues to attract high-level players who aim to bag the world's best score. The...

  • Tue 6th Jan 2015
  • High Scores
  • Arcade
  • Retro
  • Mario Bros

June2014

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  29

  News Someone Has Beaten The Super Mario Bros. Speedrun World Record

  Game completed in less than five minutes

  Think you're a pretty hot Super Mario Bros. player? You're probably not as good as speedrunner Blubbler, who has just finished the game in 4:57.69, beating the previous record of 4:58.09. Blubber is clearly a talented individual, and in the video below you can see just how perfect this particular run is —...

  • Fri 27th Jun 2014
  • Retro
  • Mario Bros
  • NES

August2013

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  29

  Weirdness Mario Bros. Parkour Action Is All The Rage

  Christian Russell and Ronnie Shalvis show-off some skillz, erm, skills

  At the weekend we brought you Nintendo of America's latest example of marketing for Luigi, with it's Parkour mockumentary in honour of "L-Man". Freerunning fun is naturally pretty popular on YouTube, and the relatively well-known Christian Russell and Ronnie Shalvis have...

  • Tue 27th Aug 2013
  • Weirdness
  • Video
  • Awesome
  • Mario Bros