Want to know the real problem with the warp whistles? They’re just too darn powerful, to the point of transporting Mario directly to bowser, skipping all the fun worlds along the way. Continue reading for the video.
Called the “Pit of Death”, this custom Super Mario World is definitely the world’s toughest. Featuring an endless amount of traps and impossible to reach areas. Continue reading for a speed run.
Nearly all gamers have heard of the Mario game, you know the one that Nintendo released in arcades during 1983. Well, here’s 13 things you may not have known about the famous plumber. Did you know that the original game was intended to only be a spinoff of Donkey Kong? Or, that the game was originally called Jumpman? If not, continue reading for those facts and more.
Teppei Okada is an incredibly skilled violinist that wanted to combine his love for video games and music. So, he decided to score classic video games — Super Mario Bros. 3, etc. — in real-time. Videos after the break.
Okada’s musical timing is so impeccable that I only wish these had been the soundtracks to the original games.
If it’s Paper Mario you want, there’s nothing more realistic than this creative stop-motion animation clip. It was created by a Nintendo fan in Japan at a local school, and on a budget of just $55USD. Continue reading to watch.
Mario jumps over bookcases, flattens Goombas, navigates chalkboards and even makes his way downstairs to the nurse’s office.
[via Kotaku]
Remember Super Mario Crossover, that online-based game that added a bunch of famous gaming characters to the classic title? Well, Ninja Gaiden’s Ryu Hayabusa is going to be the next newcomer in version 1.1. Video after the break.
If Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. on the original NES this year, it would most certainly be filled with plenty of social options, including Facebook integration, Nintendo pionts, and more. Click here to see the entire World 1-1 sequence.
Using eight images, game designer Zack Hiwiller shows us what Super Mario Bros. might look like, if it was made with modern sensibilities.
If you’ve got a jailbroken iPad, all it takes is a few apps (from Cydia) and you’re ready to play Super Mario World using a Wiimote via Bluetooth. Continue reading to see just how well it runs.
After jailbreaking your iPad, you can install SNES4iPhone, which will not only play SNES romz – it will open the Bluetooth stack, allowing you to play Mario with a Wiimote.
[via Gizmodo – Swaglikeme]