One game is the nostalgia-filled Nintendo 3DS outing of an iconic character with a long-running series, that incorporates elements from various installments in the character’s history, and was released in November 2011. The other is– oh, wait.

Mario and Sonic have had a long-standing rivalry ever since the blue hedgehog first appeared back in 1991. While the rivalry has cooled off slightly since Sega stopped making consoles, when both characters came out with their own glasses-free 3D nod to the past just a week apart, it became almost irresistible not to stand the two games up side-by-side.

How do they compare? Is one clearly the better handheld trip down memory lane? This is VS. MODE! Continue reading »

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