Blaise Santi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts majoring in Dramatic Writing. He's had experience writing not only for screen and stage, but also for sketch and late-night. His ...

This ROM hack, created by Kaze Emanuar, is widely regarded as one of the most technically impressive and well-designed hacks available. It features 12 new power-ups, a plethora of custom assets, and ...

Stephen is an avid Nintendo, Indie, and retro gamer of 30 years who dabbles in Xbox, mainly in the form of binge sessions of Overwatch. He's a history buff, an aspiring writer of short fiction, and a ...

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Seeing ROM hacks for Mario games, or indeed any Nintendo classic is hardly unusual. For those unaware of the term, this is essentially where existing assets from a game are taken and ‘jumbled up’ to ...