If you’re a fan of video games and you’re familiar with Sega’s line of consoles, you’ve probably heard about Sonic the Hedgehog. This friendly character as been featured in countless video games on different consoles and is still popular to this day. In this article, I will give you a quick history of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and some facts on this lovable character.

Tired of the regular SMB2 whackyness? Maybe it’s game genie time! From the classic Princess Toadstool infinite float, to some of the more obscure fan discovered Game Genie codes, we do our best to break Super Mario Bros 2 on the NES! It’s fun, I think…

Today it’s “the legend of Zelda and it’s really rad, those creatures from gannon are pretty bad”, so we better not muck around and delve straight into the dungeon and find out what’s happening in Hyrule as we take a closer look at some facts, trivia and Easter eggs from the original Legend of Zelda from the NES!

Today I thought we would reflect a little at the wonders of the human brain. Why is it that I can’t remember calculus but I can remember that there is a secret coin block in Super Mario Brothers 1 right here randomly in these bricks?

There is something about cheats and secrets in video games that gets seared into our brains! Whether it’s the classic Konami Code or the location of that hidden bean stalk, there are some things us gamers are just going to take to the crypt! And leading the pack in this intense cheat brain searing race? Super Mario of course! So join me if you will as we explore some of the classic Super Mario cheats and tricks that our brains won’t let us forget!

A month or so ago I had a bit of fun trying out a number of different game genie codes for Super Mario Bros 1 on the NES! These weren’t your standard codes however and as a result the game gets pretty…broken shall we say? Join me as I delve into the seedy underworld of game modification and hack up Super Mario Bros 1 on the NES!

During the NES era bootleg games were a plenty. From direct game ports to hackers own creations Super Mario was most certainly not spared from imitation!

We all know and love the Koopalings but who are they and where did they really come from? Join us as we take a closer look at these bizarre Koopa’s and find out more about their mysterious origins with these 6 Koopaling Facts!

Video at the bottom for those that enjoy them!

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!

This would have taken a seriously long time to make! Sure it is a tool assisted play through but along with the maps, editing and actual play time this is an amazing effort! This video shows you an almost complete play through of Super Mario bros 3 on the NES! No warp pipes are used but the hammer does help skip a couple of levels. If you ever wanted to learn how to play SMB3 like a pro this might give you some tips!

If you have a spare 49.30 or if you just really like SMB3 then this video is for you!

Thanks to Chris for sending this in!