If you know anything about gaming, you probably know the name ‘Mario Kart.’ Since 1992, the series has been a pillar of Nintendo’s output and a quintessential example of the company’s “easy to pick up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the somewhat underwhelming Super Mario 3D All-Stars back ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Like the humble banana, Donkey Kong has been the good, old trusty treat in Nintendo’s overflowing lunch box of mascot-driven games. Yes, the big ape has carried some noteworthy classics prior to the ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Sports are foundational to gaming as a medium. From Pong to NES Baseball, the infancy of the medium was littered with just-about-recognisable renditions of real-life sports in an attempt to conjure a ...