Kotaku: super mario brothers

Super Mario Mural: And ... Mario's Already Missed a Coin

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:00:00 MDT

Am I the only one looking at this with an OCD urge to rip back the controller and go hit the first coinbox? Come on, this is World 1-1. And it's painted on a concrete wall, although Mr. Juandrful over at Kezins doesn't say exactly where.

I wanted it to be a self-esteem project painted by a group of at-risk Goombas, but no, it's the handiwork of an artist who goes by BPAK. It's a "Quikrete infused" mural that took three weeks to complete.

Super Mario Outdoor Wall o' Art [Kezins.com]

Fear and Loathing in World 1-1

Owen Good — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:00:00 MDT

With great apologies to the late Hunter S. Thompson, for the out-of-context riffing.

"Luigi had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest. ... We had two bags of fire flowers, 75 mushrooms, five invincibility stars ... And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge winged turtles, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car ...

Update: The picture's artist is suzyage4. He says he drew the above image back in 2005. It's still timely — Mario is timeless after all.

Super Mario Las Vegas [The Off Topic Forum]

The Super Mario Brothers Wall Clock

fdemarco — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:00:00 MDT

Website Tokyo Times took a trip to Japan's nerd gamer nirvana town, Akihabara and snapped a bunch of photos of the various gaming knicks and knacks for sale. The one that stood out the most for me was this awesome Super Mario Brothers wall clock. It's a bit hard to see in this photo, but the face is an underwater scene featuring a Blooper and a Cheep-Cheep along with the requisite Mario bricks and a second hand made to look like a flame bar.

At the moment I am furiously dialing Ashcraft so that I can wake him from his slumber and beg him to go buy me one. Hopefully he won't kick his wife in the face again in an attempt to answer the phone. Flynn De Marco

Timeless Tokyo [Tokyo Times]
[via The Tanooki]

Keeping Time With Mario

brownlee — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:40:54 MDT

Matt over at Press the Buttons has posted a nostalgic look back at one of those crappy, rubber-banded LCD video game watches so popular in the late 80's amongst ten year olds in geography class. Specifically, the Super Mario watch.

When I first saw the picture to the right, my heart heaved with fond remembrance. I actually owned this watch. My parents believed that video games rotted the mind (they had a point), so never would buy me an NES... forcing me to invest my allowance in crappy devices like this watch (or a Tiger Electronics LCD version of Castlevania II) to get my gaming fix.

And man, do I ever remember this little quirk:

Oddly enough, the "left" directional button is always used to move Mario forward. That works fine on levels one and three, but since level two requires moving to the right, this quirk can be confusing.

It didn't make any more sense even at the time, Matt. But we persevered, because we were desperate, idiot kids. Just what Nintendo was counting on! Florian Eckhardt

Keeping Time With Mario [Press the Buttons]

NES Super Mario Brothers: Adventures in the Third Dimension

egauger — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:40:00 MDT

NickMade games has put together a 3D-rendered rendition of Super Mario Brothers for the NES. Looks like they just yoinked the graphics and mapped them onto some simple models and let 'er rip.

Super Mario Bros 2.5D is a remake of the classic, Super Mario Bros... in 3D. How can you remake a 2D game in 3D? Add depth! Defeat enemies as Mario in a whole new way with 3D views and 3D graphics!

So I downloaded it and played for about thirty seconds. Aside from being hideously ugly, the game is sorta floaty-feeling. None of the snappiness of the original. And the levels are not identical, either. This is a cute idea, but needs some serious work. Eliza Gauger

More pics and a download link here. [DESTRUCTOID]

New Remote Mario, Toad Control My Wallet

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:02:02 MST

Looks like the Famicom pad controlled lil' Mario and Goomba were a success, as Banpresto is issuing a sequel of sorts, this time with a fireball-throwing Mario (note: does not throw fireballs) and everyone's favorite Mushroom Kingdom pal, Toad.

Must. Get. Useless. Toys. Bank account... crumbling... Urge to spend... RISING!

Tiny Walkin' Fire Flower Mario and Toad [Banpresto]
Remote-Control Mario And Friends

Super Mario Bros. Free Running

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:05:00 MST

If you don't know about Parkour, often referred to as Free Running, it's the hip, urban thing to do when you want to jump off of things. Buildings, stairwells, parking decks — there is nothing these crazy kids won't jump off of! It's been popularized in commercials for Reebok, Madonna videos, and now, properly I might add, with Super Mario Bros. music and sound effects.

There's something quite satisfying about accomplishing a twenty foot drop, then shaking hands with spectators to bonus chimes.

David Belle in Super Mario Parkour [Google Video]

Super Mario's Hack Adventure

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:56:38 MST

Simon from GameSetWatch points the gaming world to Vintage Computing and Gaming's preview of "The Best NES Game Hack of All Time", Mario Adventure. Admittedly, there isn't much competition, as dick jokes, pot references, and Nazi-mapped plumbers abound in the NES ROM hack domain. But it does sound special, featuring new enemies, new power-ups, weather effects, progress saving, and updated graphical changes to the Super Mario Bros. 3 game engine.

The .nes file is available at VC&G but you'll need an emulator to play the game. I'm certainly not going to do this, but a friend of mine will. Maybe he'll post his own impressions in the comments.

Mario Adventure: The Best NES Game Hack of All Time [Vintage Computing and Gaming]

Hey Mario! Hey Luigi! Superstar DJ!

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:07:19 MST

Looking for a Saturday morning diversion? Like clicking things? How about clicking things that make sounds? Super Mario Bros. sounds? Well 4ColorRebellion has exactly what you're lookin' for! The Super Mario Bros. Super Synth soundboard lets you get your hands dirty with four classic SMB tunes, and every single sound effect the cart had to offer. You'll definitely find yourself thinking "Wow! How did I listen to these same four background tracks over and over and over and..."

Super Mario Bros. Super Synth [4CR]

MIT Hacked, Culprits Might Be Plumbers

lsmith — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:40:57 MST

Okay, in Academia a prank can't be just a prank. At MIT a prank isn't just a prank - it's a hack. This most recent hack turned a hall in MIT into a Super Mario Bros. level. Instead of what I, and many others may think of as a "hack" (involving computers, viruses and anger), the hack at MIT involved a lot of time, energy, construction paper and sleep deprivation. I have to admit though, I do like what they've done with the place.

Yay a Hack! [Life of a Tecker]

Super Mario Speed Run Video

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:13:58 MST

Five minutes and 30 seconds. If you were Luke you could use that time to have sex with a beautiful women and smoke a pack of cigarettes or if you're the guy in the linked video you could beat Super Mario Brothers.

Triple Zing Score!

Mario Speed Runs [Google Video, thanks Alex]