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Tag: mario
BP meets Mario
When Mario went out to fix an underwater pipe he discovered it was spilling gallons and gallons of oil. From here.
If Mario were created today
Once upon a time you picked up a game and figured out how to play it all by yourself. These days the first ten levels end up functioning as a tutorial and you only get about four levels of actual gameplay with all your moves. Here’s what Mario, an incredibly simple game, would have looked like if it were designed today:
He’s not the Messiah…
Just an Italian plumber featured in Nintendo games…
Though this sculpture may cause some confusion…
The original:
Via Gearfuse.
Mario, you’re toast.
Literally. Here’s Mario rendered in bread toasted to various degrees.
Super Mario Origins
Ever wondered how Mario got his name? No? Well now you know, a real estate baron in Seattle is an undercover 8-bit plumber.
Mario A. Segale, real estate developer, was indeed the namesake of Nintendo’s Mario character, and he was indeed the landlord of Nintendo’s Tukwila, Washington warehouse in 1981 when employees of the then very small Nintendo of America named the protagonist in Donkey Kong after him. Many details beyond that still remain in the realm of speculation and will remain so unless the parties involved talk to the press in more detail (and reporters do their part by reporting it accurately).
This is what he looked like in high school.
You know this thanks to this rather detailed Technologizer article.
Paper Mario Bros
This Mario is made entirely out of paper. Which is pretty awesome. And if you want to make your own (but who would? Seriously?) then you can get the template file here.
What to do when the plumbing industry dries up
When the bottom fell out of the plumbing industry Mario and Luigi went into hospitality.
Via Geekologie
Don’t stop Mario now
I’m not a big Queen fan – but I am a big Mario fan – so this video is right up my alley. Four levels of Mario have been cleverly overlaid to create Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now. It seems Queen is good fodder for musically inclined geeks. This reminds me of that other thing I posted of computer peripherals playing Bohemian Rhapsody.
Super Mario Mac
Mac decals are fun. I’m not sure if I’d ever deface my beautiful computer. But this one’s a cracker.
From Etsy.
Bacteria future
This little picture of Mario might look like any old picture of an old time game character…
But looks, as we know, can be deceiving.
This little Mario is made from bacteria.
Tuper Tario
I have written a lot about Tetris. I have written a lot about Mario. This site went one better. It combined the two into an online flash game. You build the level for Mario using Tetris. Awesome.
Pacman v Mario
Have you ever wondered what would happen if some sort of video game worm hole opened up and Pacman ended up in Super Mario World?
Me neither.
Rationalising video games
Video games are so unrealistic it’s hard to imagine why there are people out there dedicated to stamping them out on the basis that they cause crime.
Not only is gravity in Mario’s world in an iterative state of flux – it’s completely implausible that an Italian plumber could run around bashing his head into blocks of bricks. Bricks that are suspended by nothing more than skyhooks…
Cracked set its readers the task of bringing reality back to the gaming world.
And ghosts are totally irrational…
No Duck Hunt is complete without a PETA protest…
Shirt of the Day: Mario in the morning
Mario’s Closet design @ © SplitReason.com
This picture has the possibility of becoming an awesome shirt for those days when you’re not sure what you want to wear… it’s being voted on at that link above.
And Andrew from Daily Vowel Movements sent it my way.
If you’ve got anything you think would be good blog fodder for me – send it my way.
My email address is in the footer (down the bottom of the page). Sometime this week I’ll try to replace the two pictures of coffee cups that are down there with something a little less repetitive.