It's-a-them!

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

Nintendo Demo Mode: Optional Walkthroughs on the Wii

filthy light thief — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:31:08 -0800

At this year's E3, Shigeru Miyamoto told Kotaku (video interview included) and USA Today that the "Kind Code" patent (noticed back in January 2009, and well summarized on Kotaku) will be implemented in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The tentatively named "Demo Mode" was discussed by developers and received early approval from a teacher. With this new, slightly more solid information, feelings are mixed. As noted in Red Herring,

The actual patent that was filed offered three modes to demo play (then referred to as the “kind code”): a video of gameplay that does not interrupt the action on screen; a full automatically controlled walkthrough that players could jump into at any time; and a DVD-esque scene selection mode that would allow players to choose where to start. The patent also notes that if players jumps ahead with the full video walkthrough, they will not be able to save their progress.

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.

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It's-a-them!

Nintendo Demo Mode: Optional Walkthroughs on the Wii

The History of the Super Mario Franchise.