July 8, 2010

Super Mario Bros, The Way It Was Meant To Be Played: On A, Uh, Graffiti-Covered Wall?

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This is a video of several Super Mario levels being played on a city sidewalk. Except they weren't actually played on the sidewalk, the video was motion-tracked and then the Mario levels were superimposed to appear as if they were played on the sidewalk. Which, I bet if you asked Shigeru Miyamoto, is the way the game was meant to be played. Ooooor projected onto a bath-towel while you sit on the shitter. Which, no lie, is exactly how I beat Ocarina of Time.

Hit it for the video.

Vimeo
via
Hey Mario, Take a Walk on the Wild Side [gizmodo]

Thanks to Christian, who once played Kid Icarus on the side of skyscraper until a bird shat in his hair.