While the games have changed drastically since those early NES days, one thing remains a staple of the series: Mario’s frequent use of power-ups. Over the years, Nintendo has introduced a lot of ...

Putting the best Super Mario power ups in ranked order is a trip through the long-running franchise’s history, a tale of failed experiments and surprisingly creative endeavors. Any series that ...

The plethora of Mario power-ups throughout the franchise adds variety and fun for players. From the Carrot to the Wing Cap, some power-ups have never returned after appearing in only one game.

Like any new Mario game, though, it also comes packing some brand-new power-ups alongside a handful of returning classics that everyone knows and loves. All of the power-ups have their unique uses ...

Through power-ups and abilities aided by detailed animations and excellent voice acting, Wonder’s Mario is the most expressive he’s ever been. Through power-ups and abilities aided by detailed ...

For nearly four decades, Nintendo’s mascot, Mario, has been fed an increasingly bizarre diet of items. The smorgasbord of power-ups is part of what keeps players coming back. Nintendo In his ...

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“The job,” adds production designer Guillaume Aretos, “was to make [power-ups] as spectacular as we could,” with Mario creator (and all-around Nintendo icon) Shigeru Miyamoto explaining ...

But by turning its star into an elephant, Nintendo is also acknowledging a simple fact of its Goomba-stomping, Koopa-kicking empire: Mario himself is a little boring. The smorgasbord of power-ups ...

and the Mario game introduces a whole bunch of new abilities for the game’s heroes to use. These take the form of both Power-Ups and Badges. The game offers a small number of power-ups ...