"Brian Brinegar, a 29-year-old web developer from Lafayette, Indiana, and two of his avid gamers friends, Dan May and John Groth, decided to get together and play seven Super Mario Brothers games straight through the weekend for a good cause, the Child’s Play Charity.

The trio have been playing the original Super Mario Bro. all the way through to Super Mario Galaxy. Check out the fun while it lasts at Super Mario Marathon; and please give what you can, if you’re apt to do so! To date they’v..."

It's Tuesday, so it's Japan's turn to shine with the Wii Shop Channel. Can they top what North America got? Unfortunately for those in that hemisphere, Japan churns out one of its best weeks as of yet, with the dream combo that highlighted this month. That's right, folks: this is the week that we see Super Mario RPG and Phantasy Star IV.

For the uninformed, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a game highly praised and has been a fan-favorite since its release for the Super Fam...

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The train just keeps on rolling.

The fan-favorite and ever-popular Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the SNES was rated by Australia's review and rating board, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).

The game, at first being thought to be a pipe dream due to Square's reluctance to release its games on the Virtual Console, is one step closer to reaching North American Virtual Console shores. It is already set to release this month in Japan.

Nintendo has released its release list for the Virtual Console in Japan for the month of June, and there are some show-stoppers on that list. It is looking to be another great month for the Japanese VC.

Famicom:

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

Transformers: Convoy no Nazo [Wiki]

Nekketsu Koukou Dodge Ball Bu (Super Dodge Ball)

Yoshi's Cookie [Wiki]

Super Famicom:

Super Mario RPG [Wiki]

N64:
-Nothing

Master System:

Ashura (Secret Command in Europe, Rambo: First Blood Part II in the...

"10. Hey You, Pikachu! - Nintendo 64, 2000

Being the poster boy for a worldwide phenomenon can’t be easy; Pikachu’s face is slapped on every Pokémon game, toy, waffle maker and plane as the once insignificant yellow mouse was cherry picked to headline the franchise.

Hey You came with a microphone adapter for the N64 that let you talk to Pikachu and give him instructions. Despite only having roughly 200 voice commands, the game had various secret words like “Fry the garden!” (which made P..."