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Mario Through the Ages on His 25th Birthday

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Over the past quarter-century, our favorite mustachioed plumber has gone through a few changes, as he’s made an appearance in more than 200 video games....  read more

Start Press: Pining is Evergreen

My most vivid childhood memory of my dad involves his obsession with classic rock. The '80s were winding down and our family had relocated from Ireland to Southern California. If there was music on his car radio, you better believe a DJ at K-Earth 101 FM was serving it up. My dad lost his mind every time they spun “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” a psychedelic slow-jam from 1969 by Tommy James and The Shondells. Singing along wasn’t enough; he compulsively slapped his fingers, tabla-style, on the steering wheel of his ’78 Toyota Celica. The loose fit of the horn buttons in...  read more

Start Press: All Hail The Minibosses

It’s not very often you’re at a sweaty, late-night rock show and hear the following seven words spill out of the PA: “This last song is called ‘Castlevania 2.’” At least you can imagine you were by listening to the Minibosses’ explosive Live at the Middle East album, recorded in 2004 at a Cambridge, Massachussetts nightclub. As the name of Konami’s 1988 whip-cracking classic leaves guitarist Aaron Burke’s lips, the crowd loses its Nintendo-loving mind, erupting in shrieks of euphoria. A few drum clicks later, the band descends into a savage heavy-metal opus full of blistering doubled guitar parts and...  read more

Top 10 NES Games of All Time

The Nintendo Entertainment System, in all its 8-bit glory, began my exciting love affair with the great indoors. The video games on this list kept me company through many an elementary-school sleepover at friends' houses, provided endless fodder for recess playground conversation and even inspired a few short stories from yours truly (each plot revolving around the fantasy of getting sucked inside a video game). In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I dedicate this list and to Shigeru Miyamoto and all the other folks at Nintendo who made all that fun possible...oh, and of course my beloved aunt Jean...  read more