The Mario Bros Serenade Peach in Luigi's Ballad

It's been all quiet on the animation front for Egoraptor lately. It's understandable, what with the amount of time he devotes to producing Game Grumps and  the bizarre level detail/comic insanity he somehow crams into the average 2-minute short. His videos lately haven't really met the standard of guffaw-inducing, double-take WTF-ery his fans have come to expect from him in the past, but it's videos like Luigi Ballad that remind us why we keep the faith.

Will Luigi manage to get the girl, or is Mario still an unrepentant dick? The answer may surprise you.

Berserker Mario and Rubert Da Koopa

On this fine Sunday afternoon we've got two Mario related pieces here by Dorkly and NewGrounds member Rice Pirate for your consumption. In Dorkly's piece, you can observe Mario going into a murderous rampage, and pulling off his best Buffalo Bill impression by wearing a koopa as a head mask.

In Rubert Da Koopa, you'll find out exactly what happens to all those Mario lives, as seen through the aloof eyes of a Mushroom Kingdom minion. Enjoy these Mario flavored offerings.

Mari0 : Super Mario Portal Mashup Set To Make Waves

The choice of using 'The Wizard' to advertise this incredible looking mashup was an absolutely genius choice. 'Stabyourself,' a 2 man group consisting of Maurice Guegan and Saso Smolej came up with the concept of crossbreeding Super Mario Brothers and Portal, and executed the idea beautifully. The game is now out for free, so get your hands on it!

And as for additional features, they've also added 4 player coop, 33 hats to customize yourself, a level editor, game modifiers like bullet time, map packs and more. Go nuts.

Mario Party Gets A Little More Mature

Mario Party 9 was announced earlier this month, and unsurprisingly I couldn't care less. I still love the Mario Party games with all my heart and I'll continue to play them, but I highly doubt I'll ever get as excited as I once did. It's possible I'm getting a little too mature for the titles, and need something a little more mature. Such as a batsh*t insane Mario, drinking his eyes out. . . Nope!

Super Mario Beads

This awesome stop motion piece was created by using a pretty uncommon medium, perler beads to allow Mario to take off on a kickass adventure in some guys house. Remember those beads? You'd kind of clump them together and pass an iron on top to make them stick together. The creator took the concept of beads and treated them like sprite maps, creating multiple frames for Mario and Bowser's minions. Check out the first Super Mario Beads that Lefvandebilder created after the break!

We Want To Play Mario Portal

Oh man...Turns out that this is an actual project in development. Its not a clever parody, but an actual full game modification of Mario with a completely functional Portal gun. The creator, Jason Kottke plans to include multiplayer, a unique narrative for Mario Portal, and to release the source code for free so he doesn't get annihilated by Nintendo lawyers. Just from seeing him demo the possibilities, its pretty damn exciting to watch. Can't wait till this gets released.

Put Your Drink In A Warp Pipe

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Novelty mugs are a great commodity, not only do you feel cool drinking your beverage, but you look cool too. This Warp Pipe mug from Fangamer is the perfect addition to your already enormous mug collection, but completely worth it when you consider the awesome coasters included. While $34 is a bit steep, the novelty of the cup seems just about worth it.

The Incredible Luigi

Luigi is a drunk, especially when exposed to radiation (Via)

Luigi has never had a chance in video games. The only time he's ever shown his bravery and heroism was when he had a vacuum on his back or had to solve maths to save his far more famous brother. This made him mad. You wouldn't like Luigi when he is mad.

I'm a huge fan of the artist, Dan Hipp. If you like this art you can purchase it at his site, supplied above. It's worth every Hulk-ed out penny.

Making Of Kraft's Vintage Super Marios Bros.

If you grew up in the mid nineties in the US, and were born sometime in the eighties, there's no doubt that you probably saw this commercial at some point if you were watching any kids programming. This recently unearthed short takes a look at the insane amount of work that went into creating this creative thirty second ad by using a shot by shot breakdown. Its a fascinating look at the early days of CG and the widespread use of mixed media in advertising using some truly creative techniques. This is such a blast to the past, in the best was possible. The piece was created by Curious Pictures, a New York based studio that's still around and doing work in just about every visual medium.

Mario 64 Samples And Mass Amounts of Flow = Wax and EOM

Lately the forum has been getting quite a few awesome submissions, but this piece submitted by GFUNKALLSTAR is by the far the best (and so far the first) hip-hop track we've ever been given. The song which features a few samples from (correct me if I'm wrong) Mario 64, Luigi's Mansion and of course Super Mario World, all sampled by EOM. Wax on the other hand has some of the best flow I've heard in a while, mixing in some awesomely witty versus.

Thanks for the submissions guys, keep them coming over here!

Being Bad At Mario Has Never Been So Hard

Danger Dan, over on the Awesome Robo forums, submitted this impressive Mario feat. YouTube user, NotEntirelySure, manages to somehow beat Mario without dying while also getting the lowest possible score. Speed runs have always impressed me due to players finding anything and everything that will slim down their time, but this is on an entirely different level. Using a Goomba to purposely avoid coins is something I would normally find silly, but in an instance like this, its amazing.

Look At Me, Boo!

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That Boo, always such a heartbreaker.  You only want poor Mario when he doesn't want you.  Boo, please let me give you some advice: Don't take what you have for granted.

Choices, Mario. Choices.

Mario is such a player.....or should I say Jumpman!

Life Imitating Art

Well, until they start throwing hammers we having nothing to fear.

8-Bit Canned Section Aisle 5

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A 8-bit Mario recreated using cans in a supermarket. So cool, watch out for a Bowser made out of diapers.

Mario's Dark Secret

This comic might just put to rest where Mario get those extra lives from...A nearly infinite series of clones created by an evil, faceless corporation. Does the webcomic seem familiar to any of you guys though? You'll be surprised as to what its making fun of.

First Person Mario

Another great video by FreddieW, showing off what a first person Mario might look like if given the Call Of Duty treatment. Can't wait to get first plumber prestige.

Mario Party 2 Encourages Laziness

Mario Party is an EVIL series. Since the first game in 1998, me and my friends have had arguments, fights and even weeks of not talking to each other because of this friendship destroying, but fun and amazing multiplayer experience.

But we all love it so. But have you ever wondered how easy the mini-games would be if, in fact, you did NOTHING? As Youtube user KlydeStorm discovers......well, the hilarious answer will shock you. I know how my next game of Mario Party 2 will go.