Above all else, the driving force behind Mario's success is exquisite game design – something that is acknowledged by players and game designers alike. "Mario games have a timeless charm and wide ...

I’ve had Super Mario Maker for just a few days, so, of course, I already feel qualified to give everyone advice on designing levels. Prepare to get schooled, kids! I’ve made about four-and-a-half ...

Humans are so last century; this century is all about machines and the imminent robot apocalypse. Until then, though, machines still have a lot to learn. Programmer Adam Geitgey, and his fellow ...

Playtonic Games is celebrating the release of their Yooka Laylee sequel by designing and uploading their own Super Mario Maker 2 level. Fittingly, it’s also called the Impossible Layer, even if the ...

Video Games used to have really hard level designs. We don’t get to see that much in the era of modern gaming, as most of the gaming design has moved on to the culture of making things easy with ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...