In 1983, the Mario Bros. faced Italian plumbing brothers Mario and Luigi against a batch of creatures, and was soundtracked by a portion of Mozart’s 1987 classical composition “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

The music, which you can hear in a video that dataminer RSolidSnake11 uploaded to YouTube, doesn’t sound like it would have played during any point during the game. It only includes the simple, synth ...

As announced by the Library of Congress, the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros. has officially become the first video game song to be inducted into the National Recording Registry. For those ...

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Anyone who owned a Nintendo Entertainment System as a kid likely has the Super Mario Bros. theme song committed to memory—or at least part of it, anyway. In 1985, Nintendo confirmed that the iconic, 8 ...

Is there a more iconic video game theme song than the one composed by Koji Kondo for the original Super Mario Bros. title? Not likely! Nearly all of the film's major players — Chris Pratt (Mario), ...

The Library of Congress has announced the latest batch of 25 recordings that are joining the National Recording Registry. There are many notable songs among the lineup, including “Like a Virgin,” "All ...

This shift in appearance manifests in multiple ways. When the eShop loads up, the red background behind the menu has various Super Mario logos and iconography. When you go to a new page or search, a ...

Two uppity plumbers aren't the only timeless tributes to "Super Mario Bros." What about that classic tune? The opening beats of "ba-da-bop-ba-da-bap ... bom" can transform anyone into an instant gamer ...

The ultra-recognizable Super Mario theme music, originally introduced in 1985 on the Famicom and NES, is one of 25 recordings being inducted into the Library of Congress. The ultra-recognizable Super ...