Mario Moves into Meatspace
Written by admin on February 7th, 2008 in gadgets.
Maker Keith Lam has recreated World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros, and he’s done it in meatspace. Instead of the level scrolling by, the TV itself moves along the background and the player has to follow. It’s superbly low tech, from the wobbling screen to the pulley-operated paper Mario (no, not that Paper Mario).
Lam gets a little caught up in the fact that video gamers don’t actually control the character, but the background. In fact, he seems to see it as a big conspiracy that has been perpetrated over the years. If you can make it through that part of the video, though, you’ll get to see some of inner workings of his Moving Mario setup.
Moving Mario [The-Demos via Make]
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