One of the most influential video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. was released back in 1985 for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System. While many regard the game as the beginning of the Nintendo boom, Super Mario Bros. was actually going to be the last cartridge game released on the Famicom, which was moving toward a disk operating system. Of course, the extreme popularity of the game not only reignited interest in cartridge games, but in video gaming as a whole....

These days superhero shows come packed with Easter Eggs and references to various comic books and movies. Despite Marvel and DC TV having very different approaches towards their respective worlds, they both ensure that they don’t miss a chance to slip in a good Easter Egg for fans. Arrowverse shows like The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow are not set in the world of DC films, meaning that the events of any of the movies like Suicide Squad and Batman v....

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Imagine that it’s 2008. Iron Man has just launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, blowing up the box office and heralding the indisputable comeback of Robert Downey, Jr. Also, imagine that you are a Marvel executive in 2008. If you wanted to be fired as fast as possible, you would say, “How about we do a movie set in space starring Andy from Parks and Rec, Vin Diesel as a tree, and a particularly ornery raccoon?...

Is there anything quite like an on-set romance? We certainly don’t think so. While we swoon when our faves get together on screen, it seems to double when their actors are a couple off screen. While most of the time it doesn’t end well, at least it’s a nice ride. Nothing, however, is quite as sweet as an on-set Disney romance. For many of the young actors working with the House of Mouse, these are their first real relationships....

The visual nature of Instagram makes it a natural fit for influencer marketing. So, it comes as no surprise when you look at some of the following statistics to see how well influencer marketing and Instagram go together. 15 Mind Blowing Instagram Statistics You Don’t Know: 1. More Than 1 Billion Active Instagram Users Instagram began in 2010. It reached 100 million active users in February 2013 - a number that people considered excellent at the time....

The Legend of Zelda series has recently hit its thirtieth anniversary. It started with a basic game on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with a little Elf man running around on a field, stabbing enemies with a sword. The series evolved into one of the most acclaimed video game franchises of all time. It is one of Nintendo’s biggest first party properties, a distinction it shares with classic series like Mario and Pokémon....

By now, all serious gamers have likely tried their hand at Red Dead Redemption 2, the much-awaited prequel to the original game of the same name brought to us by Rockstar Games. The game is set in 1889 in the Old West and follows the story of Arthur Morgan, one of the top members of the Van der Linde gang, as he attempts to survive as an outlaw. In the game, players are faced with vengeful bounty hunters, fellow vigilantes, and a whole slew of out-of-the-box characters that make the game great....

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With two Star Trek movies in a row - Nemesis and Insurrection - receiving poor box office numbers and poorer reviews, Paramount’s decision to put the franchise on hiatus seemed detrimental. Would fans ever get another film? It seemed very possible that 2002 might be the last year of a Star Trek feature film. A Star Trek movie had been released every two to three years, on average, since 1979. There has never been a shortage of ideas for the franchise - in regards to movies or TV - and in 2005, the President of Paramount (Gail Berman) talked the chief executive of CBS into giving her and her team 18 months to get a concept together for a new movie....

For a lot of little girls, going to Disney World, dressing up like their favorite princess and meeting them is the dream. For a long time, there weren’t many princes to meet. However, these days, you can find most of the fan-favorite princes arm in arm with their princesses throughout the park. These characters have become heroes and heroines, each an icon in their own right. However, what if a few key details were changed?...

As one of the most popular teen dramas of the modern television era, over seven seasons Pretty Little Liars introduced its large fan base to a long list of outrageous storylines they couldn’t get enough of. On top of that, the show put together a large cast of characters that viewers came to care deeply about, especially as they found themselves in increasingly difficult situations. More often than not a pretty intense series, one of the show’s biggest draws was the hope that in any given episode viewers could find an answer to one of the show’s many mysteries....

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Thor has undergone some massive changes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his own solo movie franchise. What started as a Shakespearian tragedy in his first movie turned into a critical disaster in his follow-up Thor: Dark World. Then, when Thor: Ragnarok came around, everything looked and felt different, with the movie a quick and fun ride. The changes in the Thor movies to the comics are also just as striking, as the heroes seem like very different people....

With Warner Bros. and DC Comics ramping up their cinematic efforts to match Marvel’s line up, comic book titles are reporting their highest profits in decades. It seems fans can’t get enough. We want more superheroes, more crossovers, and an extended universe that is not bound by studio licensing. How long did it take to get Spider-Man in a movie with The Avengers? The buzz blazing up internet forums right now is DC and Marvel crossovers....

Neil Patrick Harris and celebrity chef, David Burtka, are two celebrity love birds who make just about everyone swoon with their adorable relationship. Harris and Burtka met, married, had children, and remained being just as successful in their similar, yet separate careers in the industry. Burtka and Harris take “family goals” to an all new level with their style, food, and extremely adorable twins, but not everything is as perfect as it may appear in the magazines....

With ABC’s Once Upon a Time all wrapped up after the final season aired last year, it’s left a gap in the television networks much like Game of Thrones has. So while the next big thing is being cooked up, this leaves Once Upon a Time fans wanting more. Fortunately, there are many shows with similar premises out there that got started following Once Upon a Time’s success and even beforehand....

It used to be an unwritten rule that any and all superheroes… and villains in a lot of cases, were required to wear capes. Capes have been seen less as comics have become more mainstream, which could have something to do with their proclivity in killing their wearers (see The Incredibles or Watchmen for reference on this phenomenon). Despite their objectionable standing in the 21st century fashion industry, most modern comic characters only wear them for specific purposes....

After 200 episodes, it’s a wonder that CW’s Supernatural has any monsters, ghoulies and other things that go bump in the night left to gank. But so many episodes were focused on angels and demons that lots of of fun creatures have merely received brief nods or been ignored entirely. It’s time to revisit the Monster of the Week with some good, old-fashioned Winchester hunting this season, and the best place to find sources for that are in classic urban legends....