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15 Years of Wario, part 2

15 Years of Wario, part 2

Originally posted on Kombo. For Part 1 of this feature, click here. Battered, Beaten, Never Defeated After enough fun (and spoiling others’ fun), Wario rolled up his sleeves and got back to work doing what he does best: gathering treasure. With all his success up to this point, he surely must have felt invincible… which […]

by | May 22, 2008 | Video Games

Originally posted on Kombo. For Part 1 of this feature, click here. Battered, Beaten, Never Defeated After enough fun (and spoiling others’ fun), Wario rolled up his sleeves and got back to work doing what he does best: gathering treasure. With all his success...
15 Years of Wario, part 2

15 Years of Wario, part 1

Originally posted on Kombo. It all began with a Foreman named Spike. Appearing in the 1985 Nintendo game Wrecking Crew, Spike appeared as a rival to Mario and Luigi, wreaking havoc around the construction sites at which they worked, and periodically racing the players to find hidden gold coins in bonus stages. While whether or […]

by | Feb 1, 2008 | Video Games

Originally posted on Kombo. It all began with a Foreman named Spike. Appearing in the 1985 Nintendo game Wrecking Crew, Spike appeared as a rival to Mario and Luigi, wreaking havoc around the construction sites at which they worked, and periodically racing the players...
15 Years of Wario, part 2

The PMO Super Mario Bros. 2 Anniversary Special Feature Presentation

For many, it all began in 1985 with Super Mario Bros., the title packed in with many of the Nintendo Entertainment Systems sold throughout the later half of the eighties and into the nineties. It was a title which revived an industry that many had written off as forever gone, and gave the world a […]

by | Nov 2, 2006 | Commentary, Video Games

For many, it all began in 1985 with Super Mario Bros., the title packed in with many of the Nintendo Entertainment Systems sold throughout the later half of the eighties and into the nineties. It was a title which revived an industry that many had written off as...