Enlarge / The many faces of Mario. (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) It’s a good day for fans of both Nintendo and calendar-based puns, as Thursday marks another “Mario Day,” Nintendo’s annual March 10 (or Mar10, get it?) event designed to celebrate its most popular plumber, princess saver, kart driver, soccer player, boxing ref, typing instructor, […]
Enlarge / Mario loves us. We love Mario. (credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI / Getty Images) Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher has a rule: If you have a dumb, fun conversation in the Ars Slack that lasts for more than 10 minutes, it’s probably worth turning that conversation into some kind of article. And that’s how a weekday […]
That friend of yours who thinks he’s smarter than your entire fantasy football league can finally drop Michael Thomas from their bench now. The Saints receiver had a season-ending setback while recovering from ankle surgery, and announced the news himself via Twitter: Read more…
The Super Mario watch. [credit: TAG Heuer ] The unlikely combination of TAG Heuer and Nintendo has announced the ” TAG Heuer Connected ✕ Super Mario Limited Edition ” smartwatch. Like previous TAG Heuer Connected watches, this is an extremely expensive ($2, 150) Wear OS smartwatch with extremely dated internals. You’ll mostly be paying for the […]
Two logos you do not expect to see together… [credit: Andrew Borman / Strong Museum of Play ] The Strong National Museum of Play has obtained a rare demo of Super Mario Bros. 3 that a pre-Doom id Software coded for MS-DOS PCs back in 1990. The acquisition will ensure the historical curiosity will be […]
The English are the Chicago Bears of international soccer. Even though they basically created the sport, and have one of the biggest fan bases as well, they have sat by and watched others pass them as the game changed and evolved, still clinging to what they believed, all the while bleating about their divine right […]
It’s hardly news that Connor McDavid is the best player in the NHL. And perhaps it shouldn’t be news that McDavid is one of the greatest players of all time. And yet, due to his being tucked away in Edmonton, and hockey’s general struggle to cut out a foothold in the general sporting consciousness, it […]
A Pulsar heavy-duty portable dual fuel generator and a sale on Greenworks outdoor power tools lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more…
A Samsung 70-inch smart 4K tv and a Grepro jump starter lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more…
You’ll likely never see a human beat Super Mario Bros. faster than this. Earlier this week, speedrunner Niftski became the first player to ever beat Super Mario Bros. in under four minutes and 55 seconds (4:54.948, to be precise). That might not sound too impressive on the surface; it’s only about a quarter-second under the […]