Mar 17 2008Yikes!: What A Human Mario Would Look Like
A designer on the website Pixeloo made a rendering of what Mario might look like as a human. It was "created with Photoshop CS2 and a bunch of random faces pasted over a 3d render of Mario from Nintendo." Wow, scary. Trust me, I know what you're thinking -- and I can't believe I spent so many hours of my childhood playing with that pederast either.
The real face of the Mario [notcot]
Thanks to phuzzygish, who is both phuzzy and gishy, for the tip
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Reader Comments
1. Billy Avenue - March 17, 2008 2:41 PM
that is just way too creepy. Mario isn't meant to exist in the real world.
2. SimonJester - March 17, 2008 2:41 PM
~Pederast~ What a great word. I think I just fell in love with you!
3. Eddie Aitken - March 17, 2008 2:52 PM
To be honest, that scared the SHIT out of me. Good game sir.
4. Sarah - March 17, 2008 3:39 PM
I totally second Eddie.
Also: his moustache looks like the tail of a dead cat. Or is that just me?
5. Liz - March 17, 2008 4:00 PM
He looks like Kevin Kline! That's freaky.
6. effinchrist - March 17, 2008 4:41 PM
effin' christ. mario needs a shower and a shave. and about ten years of sleep.
7. tmhs - March 17, 2008 4:42 PM
Actually, if he shaved and they cleared up some of the wrinkles around his eyes, I could see this on the Wii 2 or 3.
8. Ethan - March 17, 2008 4:53 PM
I wasn't aware humans eyes were 3 inches tall.
9. Hmmm... - March 17, 2008 5:28 PM
Fuzigish are a South African ska band...
phuzzygish?
Hmmm...
10. guate6 - March 17, 2008 8:22 PM
Oh please. Everyone knows that the real Mario looks like Bob Hoskins. C'mon now. I will say it's a neat render, but not as realistic as Mr. Mario himself.
11. Cyberwulf - March 17, 2008 9:11 PM
I think I peed a little... he looks like that mailman who got too friendly...
12. Nat - March 18, 2008 2:09 AM
I always just imagined Mario would look like Ron Jeremy if he was human.
http://growabrain.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/ron_jeremy_mario.jpg
13. phuzzygish - March 18, 2008 5:48 AM
Hmmm...
Yes they are. Although truth be told, they'd stopped playing together when I nicked their name.
And then came the reunion tour.
Which made things fairly embarassing.
14. guate6 - March 18, 2008 10:53 AM
Oh c'mon, tell me someone got the Bob Hoskins reference? Anyone?
15. SmokingGirl - March 18, 2008 10:58 AM
If this is supposed to be the "human" Mario, why in the world did they give him Gollum eyes? Is Mario posessed by the power of the one Ring? Has Mario been collecting coins in his Misty Mountain?
And yes, that mustache looks like the tail of a cat. Not necessarily a dead cat, but a cat nonetheless, dead or not. Specifically, a Maine Coon cat tail.
I'm going to stop before the nice people in the white coats show up...
16. Nat - March 18, 2008 4:49 PM
guate6, I got it. Wooo. :p
17. iliana - March 19, 2008 12:37 AM
it isn't that scary, i like how it looks...kinda haha, it's not to far away from the game
18. Peas and Nuts - April 23, 2008 5:56 PM
I say Kevin Kline or Joe Pesci.