Two Mario games I am looking forward to playing later this year

I am really looking forward to getting my hands on the next two Mario games due out on the Nintendo Wii U console: "Super Mario 3D World" (the follow-on to the 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land) which will be released in November, and "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games" (the follow-on to the Wii and 3DS game Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games", which will be released at the end of the year.

I suspect I'm not the only person eagerly awaiting the games either, especially the first one - it looks like "Super Mario 3D World" is going to be the biggest and best Mario game ever, even better than the awesome Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Friday the 13th fun and games

Today is Friday the 13th of September, 2013. Although I don't actually believe in superstitious things such as Friday the 13th "bad luck", I do like the horror movie series based on the day.

Just for the fun of it, I have posted links to some great free horror-themed online games for you to play today (or any other day for that matter) over on my WordPress Personal Blog. Enjoy!

MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com - Part 3

Here is part 3 of my short series of game recommendations highlighting the best of MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com (see also part 1 and part 2):

MarioWebGames.com

  Mario's Adventure 2

  Bullet Bill 2


SonicWebGames.com

  Sonic Match-It

  Sonic Chaos Crush (Sonic Breakout)

New Super Luigi U is released in Europe today

"New Super Luigi U" is out on the Nintendo Wii U in Europe today. It will be released in Australasia tomorrow and North America later next month.

It is a downloadable content package for "New Super Mario Bros. U" that changes Luigi into the main character, replaces Mario with Nabbit (who is a bad guy in the original game), and alters all the game levels to have their time limit reduced by 100 seconds. Sounds like great fun!

If you like "freebies", you will be delighted to know that there are loads of great free Flash online games featuring Luigi in the MarioSonicGames.com and MarioWebGames.com websites, five of which you can play here:

  Luigi's Revenge

  Luigi's Day

  Luigi - Castle on Fire

  Luigi Vlax

  Luigi's Mansion

Flash(y) Online Games

Built by a very good friend of mine, here is a totally awesome free Flash online games site that I am absolutely certain you will love to visit over and over again:

FlashyOnlineGames.com - Play the best free Flash games on the internet, and download free Wallpaper

The main reason you will like this site so much is because it contains the very best collection of Cartoon and Movie games on the web, in addition to all the traditional arcade and puzzle games you would expect from a free Flash online games site. For example, you will find many brilliant games in the following sections:

Disney Games
(including Bolt: Run Bolt, Run)

Pixar Games
(including Toy Story: Operation Alien Rescue)

DreamWorks Games
(including Shrek: Shrek Shreds)

Cartoon Network Games
(including Tom and Jerry: Tom's Trap'o'Matic)

Nickelodeon Games
(including Power Rangers: Red Hot Rescue)

Oh, and just in case you want to play even more great free games, FlasyOnlineGames.com has a "sister" site too - LightningCarsGames.com.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is out on the Nintendo 3DS in the UK today

The latest Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS, "Mario & Luigi: Dream Team", is released in the UK and the rest of Europe today. It will be released in Australasia tomorrow and North America early next month.

It is the fourth entry in the "Mario & Luigi" series of Mario RPG games, which feature turn-based gameplay rather than the traditional platforming/free-roaming style of regular Mario games. One of the biggest changes in this game compared to previous versions is that players are now able to save their game progress anywhere on the overworld, as well as via Save Blocks.

Presumably you're a Mario and Luigi fan since you are reading this blog, so you might like to know that there are loads of great free Mario and Luigi Flash games for you to play in the MarioWebGames.com website.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX will be released next month

Nintendo's latest Mario arcade game, "Mario Kart Arcade GP DX", will be launched in Japan next month. It is the third "Mario Kart Arcade GP" title. It will have 10 newly designed courses and incorporate features of Mario Kart 7 such as the ability to use hang-gliding attachments for the karts, and the ability to drive underwater.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move is out tomorrow

The first Nintendo 3DS Mario game released exclusively via download from the Nintendo eShop, "Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move", is released in the UK, the rest of Europe and North America tomorrow. It is the fifth installment in the "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" series.

I am a massive Donkey Kong fan - I still own the wonderful "Donkey Kong Game & Watch" LCD handheld game made by Nintendo in 1982 - so I am always happy when new official games featuring the character are released. Some great free Donkey Kong Flash games are listed below for your enjoyment, and there are loads of great free Mario games for you to play in the MarioWebGames.com website:

  Donkey Kong: Banana Barrage

  Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch

  Donkey Kong II Game & Watch

MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com - Part 2

Here, as promised last month in part 1, is part 2 of my game recommendations highlighting the best of MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com:

MarioWebGames.com

  Paper Mario World

  Super Smash Bros. Flash

  Tuper Tario Tros

  Super Mario Remix


SonicWebGames.com

  Sonic Xtreme 2

  Sonic Sky Chase Zone

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is released on the 3DS in the UK today

"Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon" for the Nintendo 3DS is out in the UK, the rest of Europe and Australasia today, having already been released in North America at the end of last week.

The game is the direct sequel to 2001's "Luigi's Mansion" for the Nintendo GameCube. It includes a cooperative multiplayer mode that can either be played locally or online via the Nintendo Network.

Since you're currently online reading this, you might like to have a quick play of the excellent free Luigi (and Mario) online games in the MarioWebGames.com website.

MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com - Part 1

Further to my post in January about two great new Mario and Sonic online game sites - MarioWebGames.com and SonicWebGames.com - I thought I'd run a short series of game recommendations highlighting the best of both sites. So, without further ado, here is part 1 for you to have a play with:

MarioWebGames.com

  New Super Mario Bros. Flash

  Super Mario 63

  Super Mario Sunshine 64

  Super Mario Crossover


SonicWebGames.com

  Ultimate Flash Sonic

  Sonic Lost in Mario World

  Shadow the Hedgehog

  Super Sonic Pinball

Part 2 will follow soon.

Two great new Mario and Sonic sites

Hopefully, since you're reading this blog, you have already visited the MarioSonicGames.com site and played all the free Mario and Sonic online games there.

If you want to play even more of those games, check out these two great new sites - one is just for Mario games, the other is just for Sonic games, and both have lots of new releases:

Play Super Mario Bros. games at MarioWebGames.com

Play Sonic the Hedgehog games at SonicWebGames.com

Enjoy!