Super Mario games are all about skillful platforming and knowing exactly how to clear a gap at a moment’s notice. Having all the necessary skills is usually the difference between success and failure.

As the trailer shows, the game is going back in time with an 8-bit retro theme to ask the question, “What if someone made a Rugrats game that didn’t suck?” To do so the game is not just looking retro, ...

Mario Kart 8 is, perhaps, the finest example of the supremely popular Mario Kart series. It’s also a deeply weird one – which is good, because otherwise I wouldn’t have too much to write about. It ...