This month marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most glorious Mario spin-offs to ever exist, and that game is none other than the masterpiece that is Mario Paint. Most people think of platforming ...

At its heart, Mario Paint wasn’t really a video game. There was no defined end point players raced towards, no one to stomp on, and definitely no helpless princess in peril. Like educational software, ...

There are no quests, storylines or villains to be defeated. When it was first released 30 years ago, in July 1992, “Mario Paint” challenged gamers to design rather than destroy. Nintendo, which ...