Nintendo's Galaxy team simplified the way players move through the different worlds: it's now much more similar to the maps of the 2D Mario games, established first in Super Mario Bros.

After a lengthy hands-on with the E3 demo (plus a couple of extra levels), it becomes clear that Super Mario Galaxy is its own game: a blend of some of the best bits from both 3D and 2D Mario ...

At times, Galaxy feels more like 2001: A Space Odyssey or Cosmos than Super Mario. To mark its 15th anniversary, we take a look back at what made it unique among Mario games. GameSpot may get a ...

Super Mario 3D World, married Galaxy's freewheeling spirit with more traditional level designs, blurring the line between the series' 2D and 3D lineages. Even Super Mario Odyssey, which embraced ...