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Jordan Minor is a veteran entertainment and technology journalist and the author of video game history books Video Game of the Year and Super Mario Galaxy. He writes about tech for PCMag, and has bylines at Kotaku, The A.V. Club, Paste, and more.

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Rosalina, a white human with light blonde hair, a silver bejeweled crown, a wand with a star on the end, and a light blue gown hovers over a patch of grass in the middle of a starry galaxy.

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On Rosalina, the heart of Super Mario Galaxy

An excerpt from Super Mario Galaxy, the upcoming retrospective from author Jordan Minor and Boss Fight Books

Jordan Minor Nov 12, 2026