For fans of Mario and Luigi, the moustachioed plumbers who began life as blocky 2D pixels in the early 1980s, the prospect of a $100m feature film stuffed with special effects and Hollywood stars including Chris Pratt, Jack Black and Seth Rogen could feel like defeating the boss in the final level of a platform game.
The box office-busting Super Mario Bros movie, alongside the The Last of Us, are likely to fuel a record decade for gaming adaptations, after years of film
