MetaFilter posts tagged with mario

Toe Jam and Earl Jam

joshwa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:38:24 -0800

Os Gameboys are a band from Brazil who play only music from classic videogames. They are really, really good. (via waxy: "the best live Mario cover I've ever seen")

Do The Mario!

The Whelk — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:24:42 -0800

Hey Paisanos! It's the Super Mario Brother's Super Show! Hosted by Captain Lou Albano ( previously ) as Mario and Danny Wells as Lugi, the show boasted an unusual list of guest stars including Elvira, Magic Johnson, Erine Hudson, Moon Zappa, Regina Williams (with Capt. Lou in drag) , and in a meta-twist, Cyndi Lauper trying to find Captain Lou himself. Extra SMBSS Goodness The First Episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon (1 2) The First episode of Captain N: The Game Master ( 1 2 3)

Kind of Bloop

felix betachat — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:05:48 -0800

Thank you Miles, but your apotheosis is in another castle. MetaFilter's own waxpancake commissioned an 8-bit homage to the greatest album ever made. [previously]

We will be dropped into world 1-1, dressed as plumbers.

piratebowling — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:36:26 -0800

Inglourious Basterds + Mario = Inglourious Plummers. Side by side comparison, for the curious.

Kicking koopas and stomping goombas, for Science!

tybeet — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:20:30 -0800

A couple of professors, in collaboration with two upcoming IEEE conferences, have organized a Mario A.I. Competition (via), inviting programmers to create controllers for a modified version of Infinite Mario Brothers (previously). One contender has stepped up and posted a demo of his controller in action. Overview (from the site): "This competition is about learning, or otherwise developing, the best controller (agent) for a version of Super Mario Bros. The controller's job is to win as many levels (of increasing difficulty) as possible. Each time step (24 per second in simualated time) the controller has to decide what action to take (left, right, jump etc) in response to the environment around Mario. We are basing the competition on a heavily modified version of the Infinite Mario Bros game by Markus Persson. That game is an all-Java tribute to the Nintendo's seminal Super Mario Bros game, with the added benefit of endless random level generation. We believe that playing this game well is a challenge worthy of the best players, the best programmers and the best learning algorithms alike."

Video Game Marathons for Charity

Otis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:09:43 -0800

The 2009 Super Mario Marathon will kick off this Friday as three gamers from Lafayette, Indiana jump their way through 25 years of Mario games to benefit the Child's Play Charity. The marathon will be broadcast live online and you can track their level progress at the site. Viewers of the event will have the opportunity to win some Mario-themed prizes. If old-school RPGs are more your thing, the Final Fantasy Marathon, also live online, also with prizes, will be kicking off July 17 to benefit ACT Today.

It's-a-them!

EatTheWeak — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:47:35 -0800

45 pictures of Mario & Luigi!

"It's a Secret to Everybody"

empath — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:26:00 -0800

"It's a secret to everybody" -- an unbelievably comprehensive blog post about the etymologies of the names of famous (and not-so-famous) video game characters.

I QUIT

desjardins — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:28:38 -0800

A game developer resigns in style [possibly autoplaying music]

Toys have lives too

Brandon Blatcher — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:00:00 -0800

The private life of your favorite toys.

Super Obama World

KokuRyu — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:27:54 -0800

Super Obama World

The most moving Super Mario-inspired song.

PM — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:54:16 -0800

Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is in Another Castle. John Darnielle (of the Mountain Goats) and Kaki King perform a song, sung from the point of view of Toad from the Super Mario Brothers video game franchise.

The Doom of Super Mario

ignorantguru — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:43:50 -0800

I didn't think this would be cool but after seeing the video I am converted. Experience the original Super Mario in 3d... with a shotgun?

Download - Print - Cut - Fold

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:46:15 -0800

Cubecraft - Stormtrooper, The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Iron Man, Mario etc. More (Sonic, Ninja Turtles etc) here.

Mario Paint Hero

grandsham — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:05:17 -0800

Mario Paint Composer emulates and extends the composer function from Mario Paint for the SNES. It has been used extensively to cover classic game music, popular hits both old and new, some of the greatest songs on earth, and even the occasional classical piece

It's a me, out-of-context Mario!

ignignokt — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:48:15 -0800

Mario outside of his usual context is often weird and disturbing.

Fancy pants flash game

tellurian — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:37:42 -0800

The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2 [flash] by Brad Borne. [previously]

Genocide of the Marios

JHarris — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:44:18 -0800

Remember Super Mario Frustration? Kaizo Mario World is another of those super-hard Mario level hacks, this one of Super Mario World. Someone played through its first level 134 times, with save states, recording all his deaths, then digitally composited them into one trip through the level. The result was Many-Worlds Mario. (For those interested, here's a video of a tool-assisted perfect run of much of the game. Here's the rest. Here's some more.)

The History of the Super Mario Franchise.

Effigy2000 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:44:45 -0800

With the release of Super Mario Galaxy on Wii, now is a perfect time to look back at the History of the Super Mario Brothers.

A giant puzzle and practical joke

tepidmonkey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:26:10 -0800

“In most games, you trust that the designer is guiding you, through the usual signposts and landmarks, in the direction that you ought to go. In the Real Super Mario Bros. 2, you have no such faith. Here, [game designer] Miyamoto is not God but the devil.” Slate assesses the true sequel to Super Mario Bros.

these ppl better hope they don't find themselves on the moon!

Laugh_track — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:22:03 -0800

Problem: How to get laid. Solution: Edit Super Mario World. I got the idea from About.com. Baby.

Lost Nintendo sex ed tape

rxrfrx — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:14:55 -0800

You need a trip to Nintendoland for a crash course in knowledge! NSFW

Line Rider does Mario Bros.

reklaw — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:28:50 -0800

Line Rider does Mario Bros.

Baer's Odyssey

NationalKato — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:01:53 -0800

Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming. Inventor Ralph Baer designed the first videogame console for the home. In May 1967 he played the first-ever two-player game. "I lost!" Baer notes. At times offensive and controversial, console videogames have survived hard times to remain at the forefront of videogame history, and at times a reflection of ourselves.

WORLD -1

Blazecock Pileon — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:36:35 -0800

Super Mario Bros. in 5'32'