Open World Games Finally Got Out of Their Own Way in 2017
It was a good year for the sandbox adventure. Continue reading Open World Games Finally Got Out of Their Own Way in 2017
Category Archives: mario
This Forgotten Nintendo 64 Game Is One Part Photoshop, One Part ‘Mario Paint’
An obsolete memory card from the 90s made Mario’s foray into photoshopping inaccessible until now. Continue reading This Forgotten Nintendo 64 Game Is One Part Photoshop, One Part ‘Mario Paint’
Playing Mario on an Oscilliscope
Any display can be connected to a microcontroller and used as a display if you know the protocol to use and have enough power in your micro. Sometimes, an odd display is used just “because it’s there.” This seems to be the case for Reddit user [phckopper], who has used a STM32 and a PS2 joystick to play a version of a Mario game on an oscilloscope.
There’s not many technical details but [phckopper] lets us know that the rendering is done using the SPI on the STM, transferred via DMA, which is synchronized to two saw-tooth waves that are …read more
Why ‘Super Mario Maker’ Didn’t Kill the Mario Hacking Community
A niche community of heroes keeps the crude hacker spirit alive in Mario. Continue reading Why ‘Super Mario Maker’ Didn’t Kill the Mario Hacking Community
Watch the Emotional Moment This Streamer Beat the ‘Super Mario 64’ Speedrun Record
His grandma gets in on the party. Continue reading Watch the Emotional Moment This Streamer Beat the ‘Super Mario 64’ Speedrun Record
Here’s How Nintendo Can Turn the Switch Into a VR Headset
A YouTuber hacked together a proof of concept. Continue reading Here’s How Nintendo Can Turn the Switch Into a VR Headset
How Do These MIDI Drawings Even Work?
Sounds from a simpler time. Continue reading How Do These MIDI Drawings Even Work?
Nintendo: Play the Switch While You Poop
Nintendo knows what you want. Continue reading Nintendo: Play the Switch While You Poop
Super Mario Isn’t a Human Being
‘Super Mario Odyssey’ upsets much of what we know about the ‘Italian’ ‘plumber.’ Continue reading Super Mario Isn’t a Human Being
The Nintendo Switch Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined
Nintendo reveals the Switch’s price, release date, games, and some things we didn’t expect. Continue reading The Nintendo Switch Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined