See, in Japan, the character that I (and, depending on where you live, you) know as Bowser is actually named “Koopa.” In some older Super Mario media, the character is referred to as “Great ...

The latest instalment of Nintendo’s colourful racing extravaganza, Mario Kart, is released later this week on its Wii U console. Metro asks what makes the series so special and whether Mario ...

Classic enemy. Green-shelled Koopa Troopas walk in a straight direction forever unless they hit an obstacle, causing them to even walk off cliffs at times. Red-shelled Koopa Troopas will walk in a ...

would be the one to show us the cruelty of one of our most basic in-game maneuvers: the Koopa Bounce Pipe Trap. What happens to that poor creature after you've left him bouncing between two pipes?

The hard-shelled Koopa creatures originally appeared as bosses leading up to Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3, and then they appeared again in Super Mario World. Since then, they back story has been ...