This is one of those mods that is cool in that ‘oh-that’s-neat’ kinda way but is completely useless. I still don’t understand why people mod old Nintendos to do pointless things – I’m still on the bandwagon of just make them work consistently. Then I’ll be impressed. But if you’re so inclined to do this [...]
Archive for March 19th, 2011
NEStalgia Brings 8bit and MMO Worlds Together
This might be the coolest 8bit news in awhile. NEStalgia is an original, and free to play, MORPG that combines the classic 8bit RPG feel with an online community. Pretty awesome. Check out the trailer video first then head over to the official site to download. [joystiq]
Super Mario Bros. with Real World Sound Effects
The Mario continues…this time with real world sound effects. Amazing how it changes the feel of such a simple game. This was put together by Jake Kaufman, a sound designer from LA, using sound effect libraries for games.
It’s a Mario Day, Starting with Super Mario as a First Person Game
This is an interesting re-imagining of the classic Super Mario Bros. as a first-person title. Guess it could be a FPS with fireballs but we’ll leave that alone. This 3D video was made by the same guys who brought us Jedi A-holes – check out more videos on freddiew’s youtube channel. It took aproximately 60 man hours [...]

