Kyle Orland

Co-Founder, Business Manager, Elder Statesman, and Co-Webmaster of SMBHQ

E-mail: kyle.orland@gmail.com
Location: Maryland, USA
About: Kyle started up SMBHQ along with Jay way back in 1997. Back then the web wasn't full of great Mario pages and Kyle's life wasn't full with a 40-hour/week job and freelance opportunities. He still posts increasingly rare updates, but his role now resembles a business manager more than a content manager. Kyle also provides general oversight of SMBHQ and sometimes barks seemingly random orders at the webmasters (who roll their eyes and say, "Crazy Kyle's at it again," under their breath). One of these days he's resolved to get the Game Info. pages up to date...

Other websites:

• Kyle`s Personal Website
• Kyle @ Joystiq
• Press Start Podcast

Sean Patrick Kelly

Co-Webmaster, Primary Web Design, Graphics, General Site Maintence, Creator of Super Mario Mysteries

E-mail: sean.p.kelly@sympatico.ca
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
About: Sean is the oldest non-founding staff member on the site. He joined in 1998 as the Game Guides editor and helped Kyle and Jay behind the scenes before he was promoted to co-webmaster in 2004. While busy with the site's day-to-day needs, he still finds time to do the mailbag and occasionally update his Super Mario Mysteries section. In the real world, Sean holds a diploma in Computer Programming and is currently studying for a BA in Film Studies.

Other websites:

• Sean's Personal Website
• Sean Kelly on Movies

Jay Resop

Co-Founder of SMBHQ, Occasional Webmaster, and Creator of Neglected Mario Characters

E-mail: EWJim4@aol.com
Location: Maryland, USA
About: Jay Resop was born a Mario fan. He received the Nintendo Entertainment System for his first grade birthday and was hooked on it. When he got Super Mario Bros. 3, he knew nothing would ever top it, and so far nothing has. From the start he was a die-hard Luigi fan. He bought the SNES a year after it came out, with regret, but soon became hooked on the newer system. He has not yet bought the N64 (Not True as of Summer 2000. He caved.). His Marioism grew steadily, and reached it's peak around middle school. It has faded slightly because of the lack of new games for the SNES.

Other websites:

• Kevin's Watch

Jonathan Lipszyc

Cartoons Editor

E-mail: jlipszyc@rogers.com
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
About: Jonathan have been interested in Mario ever since he received a NES console when he was 3 yrs. old. He has every single console Nintendo has ever released - even Virtual Boy! His Favorite video game is "Super Mario RPG." His favorite television shows are Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond. Of course, nothing beats the Super Mario Bros. cartoons ;-)

Ryan "RJ" Jean

Movies Editor

E-mail: MarioZeldaCN@aol.com
Location: Michigan, USA
About: RJ has been a SMBHQ veteran for a while. He began by submitting images of Mario and Zelda media he had around his home, then was promoted to continuing the Cartoons section. He then took on the History of Super Mario Bros. Logos. In the shuffle, that section was lost and Jonathan Lipszyc took over the Cartoons section. Soon after, RJ came up with the idea to create a Movies section. After a year hiatus, he has returned to enhance his section.

Other websites:

• BehindTheShells.com
• RobPaulsen.com
• Dorian Gray - The Musical
• Comic Relief

Beth "PeachFan" Blakeslee

Comics Editor, Mailbag Responder

E-mail: beth.lynn.b@gmail.com
Location: New York, USA
About: Peachfan has been a fan of video gaming since she was little, with her first system being an Atari 2600 she got from her aunt when she was six. Now, she's owned almost every Nintendo system, and a few other systems that aren't made by Nintendo. Peachfan has been a loyal fan of SMBHQ for many years (and can point out all the times she's gotten onto the site outside of staff work), and is thrilled to have a part on the staff.

Thomas O'Rourke

Fan Fiction Editor, Super Mario Productions Assistant Director

E-mail: nintendoexpert89@gmail.com
Location: Rhode Island, USA
About: Tom worked with SMBHQ Productions since 2003 and became the editor of the Fan Fiction section in 2007.

Eric "Super Toad" Marcarelli

Game Ideas Editor, Mailbag Responder

E-mail: eric@toadscastle.net
Location: Connecticut, USA
About: Eric is doubleplusungood at writing about himself.

Other websites:

• Toad's Castle

Samuel "Game Guru" Maine

Head Superpower of Super Smash Stadium, Mailbag Responder

E-mail: the_gameguru@hotmail.com
Location: Tennessee, USA
About: I am a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so when I saw a TMNT video game for sale I pestered my dad to buy it. However, this video game was for the Nintendo Entertainment System and I didn't own one. However, my dad got me an NES for my 5th birthday and it came with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt. I have been a Mario Fan ever since. When my dad got an internet connection, I began searching for Nintendo sites under the alias of "Game Guru," and I stumbled onto SMBHQ and SSS. I have taken on the role of Head SP that VGW and Zer had. I tend to motivate the other SPs into working.

Other websites:

• Maine's Page

Patrick VanDusen

Sprites Editor

E-mail: patquackssb@hotmail.com
Location: USA

Jeff "GM_Link" Volpe

Super Mario Productions Director

E-mail: gmlink@gmail.com
Location: Maryland, USA
About: Jeff, otherwise known as GM_Link, has been up and around the net since his 13th birthday. He started off as Link on the TMK message boards, but expanded to other areas, including SMBHQ. In 2000, Jeff and a couple of his friends decided to start a website called Game Master. The site only lasted a couple of months, but it was around then he created the Mega Man Battle Network RPG. Jeff expanded his website skills with the replacement of Game Master called Sprite HQ. After Sprite HQ, Jeff joined the Mailbag staff, yet left after misplacing some questions by accident. Eventually Sprite HQ died out too. So finally, he created the SMBHQ Productions, with Jay's permission. SMBHQ Productions might not be doing strong, but at least it's doing. He also is into journalism and the video game aspect of it and hopes to continue with it as a career.

Nathan "PenguinMan26" Garcia

Mailbag Responder

E-mail: penguinman26@yahoo.com
Location: USA

Other websites:

• Nintendo Black Hole

"Crazyswordsman"

Mailbag Responder

E-mail: ads2@cec.wustl.edu
Location: Booyaville (yeah!)

Gage

News Reporter, Odd Jobs

E-mail: snesguy15@aim.com
Location: Malone, NY
About: Gage first stumbled upon SMBHQ in the middle of last year but became more involved around August 2006 by talking to Kyle a little bit (no doubt annoying him). He never really ran his own section prior to becoming a part of the staff. It was around December 2006 when he requested to help out Sean with stuff around the website. Eventually SK and Kyle came to the decision to let me run the Headline News section. As of now Gage posts news, tests games for SMBHQ Productions, and Thomas hired me as the new Art Director.