So you might be pretty good at Mario, but how well can you play if your controller and console is replaced with a shoebox, paper cut-outs, some magnets and an Arduino? More »
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to do a DIY project more than this one. It’s a real life coin block lifted straight from Super Mario. So when you punch the bottom of the box, like Mario so often did, coins shoot out of the top (it even makes that classic sound!). More »
< When you think about it, Zelda and Peach did let themselves get kidnapped a surprisingly high number of times. Call it Stockholm Syndrome, call it love; those princesses are literally asking for it. More »
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This guy thought it would be a good idea to hack Kinect to play Super Mario Bros. You know, actually run to make Mario run. Jump to make him jump. Duck to get into pipes. Bad move. More »
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Just like sitting too close to the TV will ruin your eyes, playing too much Mario might just take over your reality. Or at least fill it with a bunch of shiny gold coins. More »
Given the sense of horror I experienced when I dropped and shattered my iPhone 4 a few weeks ago, I wouldn’t go anywhere with an iOS device unless it was safely ensconced in some form of case. And these iPad cases from Melbourne-based Etsy designer HoobyGroovy are my favourite cases ever. More »
On September 13, 1985, Super Mario Bros was released in Japan, meaning the world’s most famous plumber’s most famous game is now 25 years old. Happy birthday! More »
This is both completely cool and totally useless: A group of engineers going by Waterloo Labs in Austin, Texas, created a way of controlling an original NES by simply moving your eyes. More »
