Published Oct 25, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT

Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku , where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon , and as a reporter at The Verge . Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories.

Shigeru Miyamoto reveals new insight into the NES classic

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The original side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. is widely considered to be one of the best games of all time, and the list of reasons justifying that assertion is long. The NES game made Nintendo into a household name, and Mario into a media icon as recognizable as Mickey Mouse. The 1985 video game helped bring games into the mainstream, and it defined platforming as a video game genre. Super Mario Bros. remains one of the best-selling games of all time.…