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Mario Pinball Land Mario Pinball Land is a 2004 pinball-action game for the Game Boy Advance by Fuse Games and published by Nintendo, combining traditional pinball mechanics with Mario-themed levels…

Mario Power Tennis A GameCube-era arcade tennis game in Nintendo's Mario series, known for character-based play, special shots and party multiplayer; later reissued on Wii with motion controls via Ne…

Mario Sports Mix Mario Sports Mix is a 2010 arcade-style party sports game for the Wii featuring Mario cast members and Square Enix mascots across five sports, local multiplayer, and stylized, powe…

Mario Strikers Charged An arcade-style football (soccer) video game for the Wii released in 2007, developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo. Known for fast-paced, item-driven matches and on…

Mario Super Sluggers Mario Super Sluggers is a 2008 baseball video game for the Wii starring characters from the Mario franchise. It expands on Mario Superstar Baseball with motion controls, larger ros…

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64 video game) Mario Tennis Mario Tennis is a 2000 sports video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Camelot. It blends accessible arcade tennis with characters from the Mario universe and supports both sing…

Marlfox — a Redwall novel by Brian Jacques Marlfox Marlfox is a 1998 fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, the eleventh book in the Redwall series. It features a mysterious group of antagonists and explores themes of greed, courage and c…

Martian Successor Nadesico A late-1990s Japanese mecha series that blends space opera, character drama and parody. Created for television and expanded into manga and a feature film, it is noted for its meta-…

Martin the Warrior — novel and legend from the Redwall series Martin the Warrior A 1993 fantasy novel by Brian Jacques that recounts the origins of Martin the Warrior and his place in the Redwall saga; adventure, moral themes, and its place in children's fantas…

Marvel: comics, characters, and global media franchise Marvel Marvel is an American entertainment brand known for its comic-book superheroes and a vast shared universe spanning comics, film, television, games and merchandise.

Marvel Universe The Marvel Universe is the shared setting for Marvel Comics' stories, centered on Earth-616 and a wider multiverse of alternate realities that host superheroes, villains, teams, an…

Masoretic Text Authoritative medieval Hebrew text of the Bible with vocalization and accents added by Masoretes; foundation for most modern Hebrew Old Testament editions and translations.

Massa's in de Cold Ground — Stephen Foster song Massa's in de Cold Ground A mid-19th-century minstrel song by Stephen Foster about enslaved people mourning their master; notable for its plaintive melody, dialect lyrics, and role in American popular theat…

Master boot record (MBR) Master boot record The master boot record is the initial sector of a partitioned storage device that contains bootstrap code, the partition table and a signature; it has defined limits and is succeed…

Master Roshi (Kame Sennin) — Turtle Hermit from Dragon Ball Master Roshi Master Roshi, also called the Turtle Hermit or Muten Roshi, is a fictional martial arts master in Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series. He trains Goku and others and created the Kam…

Masterpieces (album) Masterpieces is HammerFall's second compilation album, gathering cover versions, B-sides and rarities that highlight the band's influences in classic heavy metal and hard rock.

Matchbox: design, history, types, and uses Matchbox A matchbox is a small container for matches, typically a sliding tray in a cardboard sleeve with a striking surface. This article explains construction, history, types, uses and no…

Matched (novel) Matched (book) Matched is a 2010 young-adult dystopian novel by Ally Condie about Cassia Reyes confronting a rigidly controlled society that dictates love, work and lifespan; it explores choice,…

Max and Moritz — Wilhelm Busch's illustrated tale of seven pranks Max and Moritz Overview of Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz (1865): form in rhymed couplets with drawings, seven episodic pranks, moral ending, reception, adaptations and its role in the history of…

Max Rockatansky — the protagonist of the Mad Max films Max Rockatansky Max Rockatansky is the lone, often taciturn antihero of the Mad Max post‑apocalyptic films, a former police officer whose story of loss, survival and vengeance shaped modern action…

Maximum Overload (DragonForce album) Maximum Overload Maximum Overload is the sixth studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released 18 August 2014. It mixes the group's speedy guitar work with more concise songwriting a…

Maximum Ride: James Patterson’s Young Adult Science Fiction Series Maximum Ride Overview of the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson: premise, main characters, publication history, adaptations, themes and its place in young adult fiction.

Maxinquaye — Tricky's debut album (1995) Maxinquaye Maxinquaye is Tricky's 1995 debut album. A landmark of the Bristol scene, it blends hip hop, dub, soul and electronica with intimate vocals and shadowy production; Martina Topley-B…

Me & My Katamari A handheld entry in the Katamari Damacy series for Sony's PSP by Namco. A third-person action-puzzle game where players roll a sticky ball to gather objects, adapted for portable p…

Me Against the World (Tupac Shakur album) Me Against the World Third studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, released March 14, 1995. Debuted at No. 1 while he was incarcerated; noted for introspective lyrics, social themes and multiple…

Mean Mr. Mustard (Beatles song) Mean Mr. Mustard A concise character song by John Lennon on the Beatles' Abbey Road album, known for its place in the album medley and its brief, narrative portrayal of an eccentric, miserly figure…

Mechagodzilla — Godzilla's Robotic Doppelgänger Mechagodzilla Mechagodzilla is a recurring giant robotic kaiju in Toho's Godzilla franchise, portrayed as an artificial counterpart and frequent antagonist to Godzilla across multiple eras and a…

Meddle (Pink Floyd album) Meddle Meddle is Pink Floyd's sixth studio album, released in 1971. A transitional record blending experimental soundscapes and concise songs, it features the extended composition "Echoes…

Mefistofele — opera by Arrigo Boito Mefistofele Mefistofele is an Italian opera by Arrigo Boito based on Goethe's Faust. First staged in Milan in 1868 and revised in 1875, it is notable for its cosmological prologue, expansive c…

Mega Man (1987 video game) Action-platformer by Capcom for the NES, first in the Mega Man series (known as Rockman in Japan). Introduced selectable stages and boss weapons; spawned a long-running franchise a…

Mega Man 2 — Overview, Gameplay, and Legacy Mega Man 2 Mega Man 2 is a landmark side‑scrolling platform game by Capcom for the NES, known for its eight Robot Masters, inventive boss‑weapons system, memorable soundtrack, and lasting inf…

Mega Man 4 Mega Man 4 is a 1991 side-scrolling action platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Capcom, notable for introducing the chargeable Mega Buster and continuing the long-ru…

Mega Man 5: NES action-platformer in Capcom's classic series Mega Man 5 Mega Man 5 is the fifth main entry in Capcom's original Mega Man series for the Nintendo Entertainment System, continuing its non-linear stage design, boss-based weapons and platfo…

Mega Man 8 (Rockman 8) — overview, gameplay, and legacy Mega Man 8 Mega Man 8 is a mid-1990s platform action game by Capcom for PlayStation and Sega Saturn, noted for animated cutscenes, voiced dialogue, and classic Mega Man stage-and-boss structu…

Mega Man X (video game) Mega Man X is a 16‑bit action-platformer by Capcom that launched the Mega Man X subseries. It introduced new mechanics, a darker setting, and spawned many sequels and re-releases.

Mega Man X6 Mega Man X6 is a 2D action-platform game by Capcom for the PlayStation, a direct sequel in the Mega Man X series noted for traditional stage-based gameplay and a divisive critical…

Mega Man X7 Mega Man X7 is a 3D-era entry in Capcom’s Mega Man X series for the PlayStation 2, notable for introducing Axl and mixing traditional side‑scrolling with fully 3D stages; it receiv…

Mega Man X8: overview, gameplay, history and legacy Mega Man X8 Mega Man X8 is a 2D/3D action-platformer by Capcom for PlayStation 2, continuing the Mega Man X series with multiple playable characters, stage-based bosses, and a mix of classic a…

Mein Kampf: origin, content, editions, and historical legacy Mein Kampf An overview of Mein Kampf: its creation, structure, themes, publication history, legal status, reception, and role in 20th‑century history and extremist studies.

Mélanie (Céline Dion album) Mélanie Mélanie is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, a 1984 French-language pop record from her early career that helped strengthen her profile in Quebec and francop…

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (album) Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Twelfth studio album by Mariah Carey, released September 25, 2009. A moody R&B-tinged pop record led by the single "Obsessed," exploring love, longing and personal reflection.

Memories of My Melancholy Whores Brief overview of Gabriel García Márquez’s final novella, its themes, publication history and the reception—including praise for its prose and controversy over its subject matter.

Merry Christmas II You — Mariah Carey album (2010) Merry Christmas II You Second holiday album by Mariah Carey, released November 1, 2010. It combines newly written songs with fresh arrangements of classic carols and features the lead single "Oh Santa!".

Merry Christmas with Love — Clay Aiken (2004) album Merry Christmas with Love Clay Aiken's first holiday album, released in 2004. Overview of its recording, release, chart performance, certifications, notable tracks and legacy as a best-selling Christmas rec…

Metal Gear: overview of the stealth action franchise and its legacy Metal Gear Metal Gear is a long-running stealth action video game series created by Hideo Kojima and published by Konami, noted for its cinematic storytelling, complex themes and iconic walki…

Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game) Metal Gear Solid Metal Gear Solid is a 1998 stealth action-adventure game by Hideo Kojima for the PlayStation that popularized cinematic storytelling and refined stealth gameplay in mainstream cons…

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — overview, innovations, and legacy Metal Gear Solid 3 An accessible overview of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater—its Cold War setting, gameplay innovations (camouflage, survival, CQC), role as a prequel, and its influence on stealth ga…

Metamorphoses (Ovid) — Epic poem of mythic change Metamorphoses A Roman epic poem in 15 books by Ovid (c. 1–8 CE) that weaves together myths of transformation from Greek and Roman tradition and shaped Western art and literature.