As someone who grew up at the tail-end of Mario and Sonic's '90s video game rivalry, it's oddly poetic to see it recreated in cinematic form. Just like in video games, Mario got to movies first.

But there’s one relic of the ‘90s that always surprises me to see ... back when playgrounds at recess were divided between Mario fans and Sonic fans. “Sega does what Nintendon’t ...