Would this be the Nintendo 4DS?

August 28, 2013 7:01 PM

LET'S-A GO! Super Mario Parkour (slyt) : Exactly what you think it is, plus cool augmented-reality effects.
posted by Strange Interlude (17 comments total)

On a possibly-related note, I give you... the 2ds.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 7:04 PM on August 28, 2013

Parkour seems like a contest to expend the most energy possible getting from point A to B.
posted by dumbland at 7:07 PM on August 28, 2013 [1 favorite]

A bit of fishing line attached to the hat and running under the chin would have made such a difference...
posted by Hatashran at 7:13 PM on August 28, 2013

Mario is in dire need of a chinstrap.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 7:13 PM on August 28, 2013 [7 favorites]

I actually really liked that they made absolutely no attempt to secure the hats.
posted by 256 at 7:21 PM on August 28, 2013 [7 favorites]

This is even more dangerous than it looks because Mario takes double damage without his cap.
posted by Winnemac at 7:27 PM on August 28, 2013 [7 favorites]

Feet trials!
posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear at 7:42 PM on August 28, 2013

Finding Luigi: Legend of Parkour.
posted by Smart Dalek at 7:56 PM on August 28, 2013

>dumbland: Parkour seems like a contest to expend the most energy possible getting from point A to B.


Which is funny because I think the original point was to try to go from point A to point B in the straightest line possible, independent of the obstacles in front of you. That's what leads to the jumps of what not.

Or maybe that is freerunning. I forget the distinction.
posted by mulligan at 8:26 PM on August 28, 2013

>Or maybe that is freerunning. I forget the distinction.

These guys are doing freerunning, in the Sébastien Foucan definition of the word, which focuses on free expression. (Hence the flips and nonsense.) Parkour, as espoused by David Belle, is about efficiency and exploiting the urban environment.
posted by fifthrider at 9:48 PM on August 28, 2013 [3 favorites]

Mod note: A couple of comments deleted; perfectly fine if it's not your thing, but maybe go participate in a thread more to your tastes rather than just signify your lack of interest.
posted by taz (staff) at 10:28 PM on August 28, 2013 [2 favorites]

Man, awesome graphics mod bro. N64's come a long way.
posted by GoingToShopping at 10:37 PM on August 28, 2013

On a possibly-related note, I give you... the 2ds.

Which got it's own FPP as well.
posted by emptythought at 12:04 AM on August 29, 2013

The flipping in place is sort of boring, but the blind hop over a concrete wall on top of another narrow concrete wall 6 ft distant was... crazy.
posted by smidgen at 12:26 AM on August 29, 2013

It does get repetitive in a few spots, but it's also pretty creative and damn cool. Thanks for posting!
posted by cribcage at 3:34 AM on August 29, 2013

I don't know why, but for whatever reason, this video led me to the sudden realization that "Mario Is Missing!" for the SNES, despite claims it was an "educational" title, was just directly trying to rip off the Carmen San Diego games.

Cool vid tho.
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 1:36 PM on August 29, 2013

I heard that in Mario can use his hat in a similar fashion to flame balls but can't smash any blocks (regardless of size) until he retrieves it.
posted by Howisstifflucky at 10:28 AM on August 30, 2013