The 16-bit era brought more than new graphics. It let games evolve, telling more complex stories with an early dash of spectacle. These games defined the times.

I'm not quite old enough to have the same level of appreciation for the 16-bit Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis video game era as I do for the Nintendo 64's heyday in the late 90s and early 2000s.

In the fourth console generation, we started getting 16-bit games, released on globally renowned systems like the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive worldwide. There were ...

Images of LEGO’s unannounced 16-bit Super Mario World set have leaked online. Jay’s Brick Blog spotted a listing for the Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set, which is based on Nintendo’s 1990 SNES ...

Nothing illustrates the differences between 1993's Super Mario Kart and 2025's Mario Kart World than a new kart racer that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO. Of all the world’s best-known video game characters, Mario is the most ...

Nathan is a lifelong gamer, harkening back to a misspent youth blasting Kirby Superstar and Super Mario All-Stars on his bedroom floor. Some of us are that old. This began a long-term love affair with ...