GamesRadar - GameCube Featureshttp://www.gamesradar.com/gc/features/l-M/s-a-zTop 10 cover athletes with criminal records (Madden NFL 06)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/top-10-cover-athletes-with-criminal-records/a-2009070917628109094<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/07/Cover%20Athlete%20Criminals/Finished/071009_coverathletes_obs02--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>It seems that character matters little when it comes to deciding who will be the public face of your sports franchise. As a result, the history of sports games that have featured past, current, and future criminals on their covers is extensive. That is why we&#8217;ve picked ten cover athletes/criminals and ranked them in order of least-criminal to most-criminal. ...</p>GC featureJul 10, 2009Madden NFL 07 - Producer Interview (Madden NFL 07)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/madden-nfl-07-producer-interview/a-20060817145133715000So, you're one of the millions and millions of potential Madden 07 players who have yet to fork over the cash for a shiny, new Xbox 360, and you'd like to hear a little about how Madden is going to play on your system this year? We've got you covered. We were given time in a windowless room to brain-beat Associate Producer Josh Looman, and he started singing like a canary before we even rolled up our sleeves. We're actually really lucky he was so coopoerative - it turns out, guys who hang with ...<br/>GC featureAug 17, 2006Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009The Sexual Politics Of The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-sexual-politics-of-the-mushroom-kingdom/a-200801081516434680199th Dec, 2008 Just what in the hell is going on with Mario and Peach? It was so simple back in the old NES days of Super Mario Bros. She got herself kidnapped, he went after her with the help of Luigi, and all ended happily ever after. Or so we thought. The thing is that it didn't really. It's become ever more apparent that since that first rescue things have only ever got messier, dirtier and more manipulative in their relationship. Far from the innocent damsel and hero set-up that appeared ...<br/>GC featureJan 9, 2008Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009Beloved games we hate (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/beloved-games-we-hate/a-20090320114310208068<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/03/Week%20of%20Hate%202009/Beloved%20games%20we%20hate/Finished/031609_belovedgames_blogimage--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Gamers are a diverse and extremely opinionated bunch. If you love something with all your heart and soul, we guarantee you that someone else hates it with an equal amount of passion. Chances are good, in fact, that the person who despises your&#160;precious favorite is a person you know, like or even <em>trust</em>. Your favorite GamesRadar editor, for example&#8230; ...</p>GC featureMar 25, 2009The ever-changing sizes of Mario and Bowser (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-ever-changing-sizes-of-mario-and-bowser/a-20081008112917635057<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/10/Mario%20Bowser%20comparison/BossOBS--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>It&#8217;s no surprise Nintendo would alter Mario and Bowser as time wears on, especially when their first appearances are crude sprites that barely convey what they&#8217;re supposed to be. If you study the duo&#8217;s evolution over the course of 23 years, it&#8217;s just plain funny how much Bowser has shifted sizes, from roughly comparable to Mario to Godzilla-sized beast of fury. ...</p>GC featureOct 8, 2008The Top 7... Worst Parts of Best Games (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-worst-parts-of-best-games/a-200806161050968082<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/06/Top%207%20Worst%20Parts%20of%20Best%20Games/Art/Finished/061608_t7worstparts_blogview--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Nothing's perfect. Stare closely enough at anything - even a masterpiece - and you're bound to find flaws sooner or later. They might be small. They might be insignificant. They might not detract from the overall quality of the piece at all...</p> <p>Except when they really, really do. With these seven games, in fact, you don't need to stare. Their flaws are so huge, so obvious, so frustrating and so effing obnoxious that you can't help but ...</p>GC featureJun 16, 2008The Sexual Politics Of The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-sexual-politics-of-the-mushroom-kingdom/a-200801081516434680199th Dec, 2008 Just what in the hell is going on with Mario and Peach? It was so simple back in the old NES days of Super Mario Bros. She got herself kidnapped, he went after her with the help of Luigi, and all ended happily ever after. Or so we thought. The thing is that it didn't really. It's become ever more apparent that since that first rescue things have only ever got messier, dirtier and more manipulative in their relationship. Far from the innocent damsel and hero set-up that appeared ...<br/>GC featureJan 9, 2008The games that shaped a generation: GameCube (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-that-shaped-a-generation-gamecube/a-200703051121689406515. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendo | Nintendo | 2003 So what if this mascot racer feels a lot like its predecessors? The fast and frantic gameplay is still perfect What made it so great? Double Dash didn't revolutionize the Mario Kart franchise like many hoped it would, but the improvements here go beyond surface deep. The character and vehicle selection is huge, the new weapons are appropriately insane complements to returning classics and the tracks themselves have never been this ...<br/>GC featureMar 7, 2007Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Party 4)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009Mario Party Hits (Mario Party 4)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mario-party-hits/a-2007062811298485005Thanks to its staggered - some may say relentless - release dates, every year since 1998 has been a Mario Party year somewhere in the world. Some years have even been multi-Party years, and while few of the many hundreds of minigames that comprise Nintendos critically maligned - yet hugely successful - series have been particularly memorable, the age of the Mario Party has rarely been dull. Minigame Island The very first N64 version included the Minigame Island mode, which was a compilation ...<br/>GC featureJun 28, 2007Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Party 5)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009Mario Party Hits (Mario Party 5)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mario-party-hits/a-2007062811298485005Thanks to its staggered - some may say relentless - release dates, every year since 1998 has been a Mario Party year somewhere in the world. Some years have even been multi-Party years, and while few of the many hundreds of minigames that comprise Nintendos critically maligned - yet hugely successful - series have been particularly memorable, the age of the Mario Party has rarely been dull. Minigame Island The very first N64 version included the Minigame Island mode, which was a compilation ...<br/>GC featureJun 28, 2007Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Party 6)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009Mario Party Hits (Mario Party 6)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mario-party-hits/a-2007062811298485005Thanks to its staggered - some may say relentless - release dates, every year since 1998 has been a Mario Party year somewhere in the world. Some years have even been multi-Party years, and while few of the many hundreds of minigames that comprise Nintendos critically maligned - yet hugely successful - series have been particularly memorable, the age of the Mario Party has rarely been dull. Minigame Island The very first N64 version included the Minigame Island mode, which was a compilation ...<br/>GC featureJun 28, 2007Nintendo's most-failingest peripherals (Mario Party 7)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/nintendos-most-failingest-peripherals/a-200907081084532066<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/07/Nintendo%20peripherals/scope6--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Long before we had stacks of plastic guitars and enough withered dance mats to blanket all of San Francisco&#8217;s homeless, Nintendo was dropping superfluous add-ons at an alarming rate. And each time they shoved a new one out there, we lapped it up like a delicious treat, fully expecting longtime support for this latest and surely greatest peripheral. ...</p>GC featureJul 8, 2009Which version of Mario is the best version of Mario? (Mario Party 7)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/which-version-of-mario-is-the-best-version-of-mario/a-2009040215633484065<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Best%20Mario%20Sprite/SunshineInset--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Earlier in the week, we published an article showing some 50 versions of&#160;Sonic the Hedgehog&#160;to see which one is the 'best' to play as. But you can't do one without the other, so here are nearly 70 versions of Mario for your eyes to boggle at. ...</p>GC featureApr 3, 2009The Sexual Politics Of The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario Party 7)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-sexual-politics-of-the-mushroom-kingdom/a-200801081516434680199th Dec, 2008 Just what in the hell is going on with Mario and Peach? It was so simple back in the old NES days of Super Mario Bros. She got herself kidnapped, he went after her with the help of Luigi, and all ended happily ever after. Or so we thought. The thing is that it didn't really. It's become ever more apparent that since that first rescue things have only ever got messier, dirtier and more manipulative in their relationship. Far from the innocent damsel and hero set-up that appeared ...<br/>GC featureJan 9, 2008Mario Party Hits (Mario Party 7)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mario-party-hits/a-2007062811298485005Thanks to its staggered - some may say relentless - release dates, every year since 1998 has been a Mario Party year somewhere in the world. Some years have even been multi-Party years, and while few of the many hundreds of minigames that comprise Nintendos critically maligned - yet hugely successful - series have been particularly memorable, the age of the Mario Party has rarely been dull. Minigame Island The very first N64 version included the Minigame Island mode, which was a compilation ...<br/>GC featureJun 28, 2007