When Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down to create a determined little sprite dubbed Mario for arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981, it’s hard to imagine he may have had an inkling of how enormous and definitive the Mario franchise would become.

Today the stocky little plumber with the curling mustachios is world-renowned as the company mascot of Nintendo. He has shifted more than 125 million units during his thirty-year reign as the star of over 200 games of various genres across multiple platforms.

It’s almost here! On the 23rd of April 2015 the second Downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8 will be released! With 8 new courses like Big Blue, Koopa City and even Baby Park, which are you wanting to play most?

Thankfully a couple of days ago Nintendo released a couple of trailers for the upcoming release to give us a sneak peak at the goods! Find the video trailers below!

The Mario Kart franchise is one of the best selling video game franchises of all time! What makes it so popular? I guess it’s Mario, colourful and outright awesome! Anyway I digress, like most Mario Kart fans I spent a lot longer than I care to admit playing the 64 version of it. But how much do you really know about this game? Take a stroll with us as we take a look at 7 interesting facts about Mario Kart 64!

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Bowser, King of the Koopa and arch nemesis of our mate Mario. Every good guy needs a bad guy to battle against and Bowser does a pretty awesome job of it! So it only seems fair that we delve a little deeper into the life of Bowser, for without him there would be no Princess to rescue or minions to jump on! So sit back, relax and enjoy these 7 Brutal Bowser facts! There is a video at the bottom for those of you that prefer your Mario’s in video form too!

Today we are going to take a look at some of Mario’s buddies that have helped us along in our journey through the Mushroom Kingdom! From helpful hounds to grateful Goomba’s we cover a few of the forgotten comrades that has helped Mario over the years. For those that prefer their Mario in video form, jump to the bottom of the post!

Take a ride with us as we look a little bit closer at the origins of Yoshi with these 10 facts!

For those of you that prefer Videos make sure to jump to the bottom of the post!

I’m sure I’m not the only one who holds a special place in their hearts just for the original Super Mario Brothers on the NES. No, I’m not talking about the very first “Mario bros” but rather our beloved first real Mario side scrolling platformer that has set the standard for the Super Mario Brothers series! Super Mario Bros.!

Today we have 14 awesome facts about Super Mario Brothers for you to enjoy! We also made a video on this topic too so if you prefer your Mario content in video form jump to the very bottom of the post!

Our friends over at slappedham.com have sent us over this fantastic Mario article for your amusement! What a bunch of legends! Check out these awesome and awesomely rare Mario Merchandise pieces and then don’t forget to check out their site and youtube too!

It all started back in the day with that crazy monkey Donkey Kong! Back in the old arcades when Mario was still “Jump Man” this now famous Gorilla was busy owning it up throwing barrels and kidnapping Pauline!

Anyway, here at Mario Mayhem we like to cover most things Nintendo and especially when they are closely related to the Mushroom Kingdom like DK is! This has lead us to create this list of 6 interesting facts you probably didn’t know about the legendary Donkey Kong!

If you are lazy or just like sweet jungle beats there is also a video compilation of these DK facts at the bottom!

As per usual fact is stranger than fiction and these 5 interesting points about Super Mario brothers are no exception! If you think you know everything there is to know about Super Mario then I implore you to read this article and check out the video, I would be really surprised if you already knew all of these 5 points about the Mushroom kingdom!