Super Mario Galaxy Just Got A Browser Version With Mouse Controls

The Best 3D Mario Game Is Now Playable In Your Browser Published Oct 31, 2026, 5:46 AM EDT Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. Recent months have been great for video game historians and preservationists, but not so good for those of us who are not big fans of AI. Tools like Claude have made it easy to rapidly write complex software, and as a result, we've seen floods of AI-generated ports of older games hit PC and web browsers. The latest of these ports is one of the best Super Mario Games of all time, Super Mario Galaxy, and while it was developed with the help of AI, it does fix one of the game's most annoying features. Gone are the days of weird Flash games being what kids play in their browsers, as we're ushering in an era of full video games being available. The likes of Need for Speed: Underground 2, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, and Halo: Combat Evolved, with full multiplayer functionality, have all received browser versions. They come as decompilation has been made far easier. Historically, enthusiasts came together to manually decipher a game's binary code, convert it into C++, and create the ports. Naturally, understanding the 0s and 1s took a very long time. AI has streamlined this process to such an extent that these ports are flooding the internet. Plans to put roadblocks in place exist, but the damage is already done. Nintendo's lawyers are likely to be seething over this latest browser release, as Metacritic's fifth-highest-rated game of all time, Super Mario Galaxy, is now playable on the web. Super Mario Galaxy is a perfect example of Nintendo at its finest, with Mario stepping into outer space to, once again, rescue Princess Peach. The game was, and still is, lauded for its incredible physics, with different planets having different strengths of gravity, its movement, and its orchestral soundtrack. One thing has always held it back, though: It heavily relies on motion controls. This browser version removes that, swapping the Wii Remote or Switch Joy-Con motion controls for mouse controls, and after playing around with it, it works perfectly. Sure, you sacrifice a little bit of Mario's twitchy movements by using WASD to make him run, but it's a sacrifice that may well be worth it. These source ports exist in a legal gray area. Many PC versions of these ports require players to have their own ROM or a copy of the game, helping them skirt copyright infringement, since they aren't distributing illegal copies. The browser versions are a little more clear-cut, as they outright provide you with the game to play. As such, we won't be able to provide a link to it, but it does exist on the net. Systems Released November 1, 2007 ESRB E For Everyone due to Mild Cartoon Violence Developer(s) Nintendo Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine Super Mario Galaxy Engine Multiplayer Local Multiplayer, Local Co-Op Franchise Super Mario