That’s right, a Japanese gamer managed to hack Mario, creating a strange level that utilizes his hand — tracked by a webcam — to play the game. Continue reading for a video demonstration.

Since the technology of old Nintendo systems is roughly equivalent to the amount of processing power it takes to turn the power lights from green to red on my Xbox 360, many people have found it fairly easy to go into old Mario games and hack them.

[via Unrealitymag]

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