You wouldn't expect the Goomba ... Mario-themed sweaters would be like. But when the software gained popularity and notoriety, the company decided to allow players to create their own sweater ...

is a masterclass in game design. And now Shigeru ... learns how to stomp a goomba, and eats a mushroom to become super. But while most Mario fans have heard these stories, Miyamoto shares other ...

While jumping over the goomba, Mario smashes into a question ... This type of teaching through level design made Super Mario Bros. easy to pick up for all sorts. Even video game novices could ...

The first level of the original "Super Mario ... goomba' in Japanese, came about." So, why the word for chestnut when goombas are "evil mushrooms?" One hilariously simple reason: "The original ...

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Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system’s capabilities. With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups ...

Perhaps Nintendo’s ditched the idea over time, but it looks like Goombas had arms at some point, at least earlier on in the Mario universe. Have you subscribed to ComicBook Nation ...