Nintendo sound effects: How did Nintendo get the sounds for some of the characters in Mario Kart Wii? Is there a person out there who sounds like Yoshi? [more inside]
posted by DMan on Jul 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Why do so many (most?) classic Japanese side-scrolling games scroll left to right? Mario, Sonic, R-type, Megaman and plenty of other big names all go in the same direction. Why? [more inside]
posted by Lorc on Jun 18, 2009 - 16 answers

Anyone know why "Buries It" is one of Mario Lemieux's nicknames, and the source of where it started?
posted by ajackson on Jun 15, 2009 - 10 answers

The "ssshw-oonk" sound when Mario falls in the pit about 1:20 into this video. I swear I've heard this sound used in other places, as it's fairly distinctive; is this a stock sound effect of some sort? What can you tell me about this sound? I don't need it for anything, I'm just consumed by curiosity.
posted by NMcCoy on Jun 10, 2009 - 12 answers

So how on earth do you get a three-star ranking on Mario Kart for Wii? [more inside]
posted by crapples on Apr 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Awesome tetris and dr mario game that isn't on a computer? Like on a TV? [more inside]
posted by Nighthawk3729 on Dec 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Are the Mario Brothers named after characters from "The Wages Of Fear"? [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Nov 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm looking for an Xbox game that will satisfy like Super Mario 64 did back in the day. What is an equivalent game for Xbox? [more inside]
posted by toftk on Jan 9, 2007 - 23 answers

My friend is selling his rare signed guitar... It's signed and played by Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo fame. What's the best way I can get the word out? I was thinking of submitting it to sites like BoingBoing and the like, places which would carry the story of a guitar with a nice story behind it being sold, but a lot of the places frown on "self-linking". Since it's not me selling it, I dunno if that would apply. Any suggestions?
posted by unrequited on Nov 27, 2005 - 10 answers