Friday, September 11, 2026
Issue 233 of The 'Shroom has been released!
Featured Article
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Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling platformer video game released for the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. It shifted the gameplay away from its single-screen arcade predecessor, Mario Bros., by featuring scrolling screens which allowed for longer levels. While not the first game of the Super Mario franchise (the first being Donkey Kong), Super Mario Bros. is the most iconic, and it introduced various series staples, including power-ups, Mushroom Kingdom, classic enemies such as Goombas, and the basic premise of rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser. As well as kicking off an entire series of Super Mario platform games, the wild success of Super Mario Bros. popularized the side-scrolling genre as a whole, helped revive the North American gaming industry after the video game crash of 1983, and was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, with which it was bundled as a launch title. Until it was eventually surpassed by Wii Sports, Super Mario Bros. was the best-selling video game of all time for nearly three decades, with over 40 million copies sold worldwide.
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Mario & Nintendo News
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- Mario Kart World (pictured) was updated to Ver. 1.8.0 on September 9, 2026, adding the Propeller and Turnip Rally to Knockout Tour and enabling races on the courses from Super Mario Kart found in the open world.
- The soundtrack for Paper Mario was made available on the Nintendo Music app on September 3, 2026.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was updated to Ver. 4.0.0 on September 1, 2026, adding enhanced support for Nintendo Switch 2, including improved load times and visuals, support for up to 8 players locally in Multiplayer, and CameraPlay support, along with several gameplay adjustments.
- 26 music tracks from Mario Kart World that arrange music from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and 2 bonus tracks were made available on the Nintendo Music app on August 24, 2026, completing the soundtrack.
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