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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    06/04/09

    In reply to Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
    Wait, people actually think it is inspired by mario bros?


    Wow. It was just coincidence.

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    Image of Pitchswitch Pitchswitch
    06/04/09

    @NoBullet: Oh, so you designed it? Thanks for clarifying.
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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    06/04/09

    @Pitchswitch: "Oh a square, that has to be a green pipe!"


    This is what people like you actually think. And to go up to Reggie and say the background is from mario bros is pompous. The guy who did this had to reshape a lot of the mario stuff to fit in like the clouds and hills.


    Theyre all basic shapes and its an old style of hollywood deco. Get over yourself.

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    Image of Pitchswitch Pitchswitch
    06/04/09

    @NoBullet: Oh, so you designed it? Thanks for clarifying. I mean I wasn't sure if it was a coincidence or not, but evidently you somehow have a supreme knowledge since you made the set.
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    06/04/09

    @Pitchswitch: Well, being as the Mario landscape had to be contorted to fit the images, which depict basic geometric patterns, and that no admission has yet come from Conan's set crew, we go with "forced correlation definitely does not equal causation" and say it's unlikely.
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    Image of Pitchswitch Pitchswitch
    06/04/09

    @kagekiri: I'm fine with that. It's the ego of announcing a definitive truth without proof that I'm not fine with.


    It's not as if I will spontaneously combust if it is a mere coincidence.

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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    06/04/09

    @Pitchswitch: Oh so youre not fine with Kotaku going up to Reggie and saying this is definitely a super mario background? Because I dont see any proof there either.
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    Image of Pitchswitch Pitchswitch
    06/04/09

    @NoBullet: And seriously, because I pointed out what you did, now I have to point out every other case of it in order to justify myself? I was speaking about you, because you made the comment thread. Funny, how commenting works.
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    Image of AntiheroKing AntiheroKing
    06/05/09

    @Pitchswitch: Jesus fuck, you've got to be a troll. You're so dumb it hurts.
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    Image of Accordion Accordion
    06/04/09

    In reply to Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
    until we get confirmation from the designer i think its fair to say that its not possible to determine whether

    the set is the outline of a mario level montage

    or that the mario montage is a the oultine for the set design.
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/04/09

    @Accordion: The fact that he had to cut and paste scenes to MAKE IT FIT should be proof enough this is just an overzealous gamer.
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    Image of ShaSt One ShaSt One
    06/04/09

    @TRT-X: But the fact that he DID make it fit doesn't make him overzealous, it makes his "That looks kind of like..." supposition right, regardless of whether it was intended or not.
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/04/09

    @ShaSt One: So I was just watching Conan tonight, and he was talking about his new set. He pointed out a mural that runs across the top.


    It's a 1930's montage of California. The designs are very geometric, and carry over to the backdrop you see behind him, and if you take out the color you can see where the images behind him come from.

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    Image of Ethereus Ethereus
    06/04/09

    In reply to Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
    The original backdrop could be retooled to fit a lot of retro-sidescrolling games, it's not a Mario homage.
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    Image of Raziel66 Raziel66
    06/04/09

    @Ethereus: Looked straight up like Mario to me...
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    06/04/09

    @Raziel66: Because you looked at it along side a heavily modified series of Mario images.


    *sigh*


    It's a really cool photoshop, but it's hardly proof of connection.

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    Image of Etheris Etheris
    06/04/09

    @Ethereus: Hi Ethereus, what a cool name, starting with Ether and whatnot...
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    Image of Ethereus Ethereus
    06/04/09

    @Etheris:


    Hello my good man!


    But yeah, basically this could even be done with SNES Megaman backdrops or maybe even other stuff like Crush!

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    Image of iamerror37 iamerror37
    06/04/09

    In reply to Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
    "maybe we'll have to go play some Wii Sports Resort"


    ...of course

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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    06/04/09

    @iamerror37: At least he is not recommending that he play Brawl on the Tonight Show. ;)
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    Image of robbo_the_hood robbo_the_hood
    06/04/09

    @GohanGVO: I'd love that, Conan's colour commentary on being obliterated would be hilarious
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    06/04/09

    @robbo_the_hood: I was trying to make a reference to Reggie's "we just released SMG, Brawl and Mario Kart" line from a while back as a reason as to why Nintendo has been so slow to release content.


    I clearly failed! :(

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    Image of Numanoid: Derpatron Numanoid: Derpatron
    06/04/09

    In reply to Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
    What? Its just a fan photoshop...
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    06/04/09

    @Numanoid: Yeah, it sounds an awful lot like he misinterpreted the modified screen as coming directly from the show, rather than a fan.
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    Image of Raziel66 Raziel66
    06/04/09

    @kagekiri: @Numanoid:


    Obviously you both fail and haven't seen the unmodified picture previously written about on Kotaku earlier today.


    Fail.


    Once again.... Fail.

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    Raziel66 was starred Raziel66 was unstarred
    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    06/04/09

    @Raziel66: @Xhacker02: What are you talking about? The Mario stuff was modified to fit the backdrop, not the other way around. If you look at the source site, it's a modified picture, not from the show itself.
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    Image of ShaSt One ShaSt One
    06/04/09

    [2.bp.blogspot.com]


    The top picture.


    While it's obvious that the screens were taken from different Mario games to fit into all the places, have you ever seen that kind of geometry in much else? It screams Mario. What about the very real possibility that the set designer(s) for Conan leaked to some friends what they had done, what pictures they used?


    I'll still hold my judgment upon further details in the investigation emerge, but those hills and clouds just remind me of Mario so much.

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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    06/04/09

    @ShaSt One: The lines, the random square... The mario stuff was FORCED into those shapes... There is no Mario homage here, just someone that looked at some random lines and said "Woah, that kind of reminds me of mario world, let me drudge up my 10,000 mario picture collection and edit the crap out of it until it fits into that backdrop"
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Man, this movie was so freaking good. At first, I thought the ending was retarded, and I wanted to know what happened, but the more I let it simmer the more I realized just how perfect it was. It didn't matter the outcome, because you see him make his choice. The Bruce Springsteen song at the end only made it better. Fantastic movie. Was blown away at how it got snubbed for Best Picture/Director nominations, but it wouldn't have mattered. Slumdog was the better than The Wrestler anyways.
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    Image of Torokun Torokun
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I was hoping someone would write about this and of course Kotaku steps up!


    :)


    Thank you Mike.

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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I loved the movie and this bit right here made it even more special to me. One heck of a movie right there.
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    Image of fnool fnool
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    S and S? *And*? It's SAS. Special Air Service.
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    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    02/24/09

    @fnool: Yup. That's the film dialogue.
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Wow, I've seen the movie a few times now so I knew they must've done something special, made a game, or at least modded something to fit for the movie and the characters, but this is cool.


    Highly recommend the movie, wrestling fan or not. It is depressing though, probably moreso if you are a fan.

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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I really need to see the Wrestler...I want to, but my movie theater sucks and never gets any of those good, lesser known films. All we get is that popcorn movie schlock.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Rom dump this.
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    Image of Blorf Blorf
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I want to see an 8-bit game for Requiem.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    02/24/09

    @Blorf: Needle Jam?
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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Great article! I haven't seen the movie but I love Aronofsky. It sounds like a perfect scene; a great way to express the character in a nutshell.


    Also, I love the added layer of "vs. Middle East" sentiment in both games. In the '80s, you wrestled the Ayatollah. Now, you go out in the battlefield and mow 'em down with super-advanced weapons. Reality has even invaded our fantasies....

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    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    That is pretty cool.
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