Welcome to Newsbytes, a post where I scour the interwebs for quick news items that are related to the wonderful world of arcades and pinball machines. If you’re new here, yes, arcades still exist, and there are more than just Chuck E. Cheeses and Dave & Busters out there. Let’s take a look at what’s [...]
When Nintendo revealed the movie trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie this week, they prefaced it by having some brief introductions from the actors. In that, Mario voice actor Chris Pratt brought up that the first time he encountered Nintendo’s working man mascot character was at the arcade. While it wasn’t clear which exact [...]
Often considered a quintessential video game genre, platformers are actually a relatively recent invention – at least in the span of video game history. Many people consider the 1982 game from Activision, Pitfall, to be the first platforming game. Of course, it wasn’t long after Pitfall’s release that the Super Mario Bros. series would make [...]
Starting out life as nothing more than a palette swap of his brother Mario, Luigi has since gone on to star in his own games and make a name for himself outside of his uber-famous sibling. But that doesn’t mean he’s gone too far. Sticking pretty much to his root as a Super Mario Bros. [...]