Celebrate gaming's biggest star with classic articles from Retro Gamer as well as brand-new features that cover everything from Mario's many spin-offs to his latest adventure, Super Mario Odyssey. If you're a fan of Nintendo's platforming superstar you'll find this fantastic new book to be unmissable.
WELCOME TO THE BOOK OF MARIO
Retro Gamer Book of Mario
THE GREATEST SUPER MARIO MOMENTS • The Super Mario Bros series has been defining gaming since the Eighties. We've selected 30 of your favourite moments and asked developers to share their memories about the evergreen franchise
CLASSIC MOMENTS Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels • THE DARK SOULS OF MY YOUTH
MR VIDEO GAME THe compLeTe HISTORY oF MARIo • To celebrate Nintendo's most popular mascot, Retro Gamer asks reknowned industry legends to offer up their memories of the character and gives you the complete lowdown on the plumber's career from Popeye replacement to cultural icon
SuPeR MARIO HIGHLIGHTS
PRoFeSSIonS oF A PLumBeR • The versatile hero has appeared in a string of occupational cameos for Nintendo over the years…
HonouRABLe MenTIonS • Here are some of the more unusual Mario games, which aren't part of the Super Mario canon
A FRIenDLY RIVALRY… EVenTuALLY
Super Mario Bros 2 • THE PLUMBER OF PERSIA
MARIO KART THE UNTOLD STORY • IN 1992, THE ULTIMATE VIDEOGAME SPINOFF WAS UNLEASHED UPON UNSUSPECTING SNES OWNERS. 26 YEARS ON, SHIGERU MIYAMOTO, HIDEKI KONNO AND TADASHI SUGIYAMA TELL US HOW IT WAS MADE. JOIN NICK THORPE ON THE STARTING GRID…
STARTING GRID • Your guide to the eight racers found in Super Mario Kart
TEAM PICKS • Everyone's got a favourite track in Super Mario Kart – here are the ones we particularly like…
HIT STOP • Mario Kart, and kart racers in general, just wouldn't be the same without the ability to attack your fellow racers or close the gap with a boost. We take a look at the items that were on off er in 1992…
TIMELINE ATTACK • Here's how the legacy of Super Mario Kart unfolded over the 25 years since its launch…
BATTLING BACK
SUPER MARIO LAND • One of the monochrome Game Boy's earliest releases, Super Mario Land displayed a clever understanding of the hardware's inherent abilities. It contained bold and ingenious design decisions which were promptly ignored by nearly all future GB developers. Despite being a Classic Game, why didn't more follow its example?
Mario Is Missing! • CALL OFF THE SEARCH
SuPeR MARIO BROS 3 • Many consider Mario's third NES adventure to be one of his greatest. Join Ashley Day as he makes a case for why those fans are probably still correct
Pixel Perfect • The many sumptuous sprites of Super Mario Bros 3
Power Ups • Mario is famed for his power-ups, and Super Mario Bros 3 had some of the greatest ever seen in the whole series
Memorable Moments • We present the best bits of the best NES game Nintendo ever made
World Tour
Dr Mario • BORED OF TETRIS? WE PRESCRIBE A DOSE OF DR MARIO
SUPER MARIO RPG Legend Of The Seven Stars • 1996 marked the end of the road for the SNES, but Nintendo wasn't about to let it go down without a fight. Sorrel Tilley caught up with director Chihiro Fujioka to get the scoop on Super Mario's super swansong
MOONLIGHTING MARIO • Is there a genre that Mario hasn't dabbled in? No…
MORE MARIO RPG SPIN-OFFS • When Square got into bed with Sony, Mario's role-playing future looked uncertain. Fans were overjoyed, then, when they got not one but two spin-off series
HUDSON'S LOST MARIO TRILOGY • When Super Mario All-Stars was released in 1993, the Western world became acutely aware of a Mario title it was...