Items tagged with Super Mario
There are plenty of gadgets you can play games on—PCs, dedicated game consoles, tablets, smartphones, and so forth. Will wearables represent the next gaming frontier? We'll have to wait and see, but Tag Heuer has taken a step in that general direction with its Connected Super Mario Limited Edition smartwatch. A themed smartwatch is one thing, but this takes things a little bit further. This limited run timepiece designed in collaboration with Nintendo infuses the iconic plumber and other related characters, as you might expect. But it does not stop there. Tag Heuer has implement a "gamification rewards system" to nudge users into being more active. It's largely about the animations. Mario...
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It doesn't matter where geeks and gamers come from; we all tend to have some of the same likes. Many gamers have a soft spot in their heart for Super Mario as gamers of a certain age probably cut their console gaming teeth in the 80s trying to defeat Super Mario Bros. enemies on the original Nintendo. Geeks and gamers also tend to have a fondness for LEGO, often starting from childhood and sticking with them into adulthood. Fans of Nintendo and LEGO should be excited to hear that the two companies have teamed up and will be producing Super Mario LEGO building kits that will launch later this year. The creation the two companies have come up with is described as neither a video game nor a traditional...
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Today's date is Mar 10, otherwise known as Mario Day (Mar10...get it?), and in celebration of this once-a-year event, there are some delightful discounts to be had on several Nintendo Switch games. Most of them feature the world's most famous plumber, though some of the game discounts also focus on his companions, such as Yoshi and Captain Toad. Price cuts from Nintendo are far more sporadic than from other publishers, so it is always nice when something like this happens. Some of them can be bought and downloaded from Nintendo's Switch eShop, others are available at places like Amazon and Best Buy. Sitting high on the list is Super Mario Maker 2. The popular sequel to the first Super Mario Maker...
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Admit it, at some point in your life (past or present), you have fantasized about jumping into a video game and interacting with whatever virtual world tickled your imaginative fancy. Many gamers who grew up playing on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) may have wished they could hop into the console and join Mario and Luigi in their efforts to save Princess Peach. Well, that might not be possible, but Nintendo is doing the next best thing by opening up an Super Nintendo World theme park at Universal Studios Japan. Nintendo describes the theme park as a "life size experience of the game world," with the promise of combining games and attractions with "the world's most advanced technology."...
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If you grabbed the free Super Mario Odyssey DLC that landed this week and have encountered what appear to be cheaters in Nintendo's Luigi's Balloon World game, you know the frustration that some folks are likely going through right now. These cheating players are using a glitch in a game that allows them to move through walls to hide the balloons, that players are tasked with finding, in areas that are out of bounds to honest players that are not exploiting the glitch. If you are unfamiliar with the Balloon World mode, it's sort of like a game of hide and seek from your childhood, only the hider is placing balloons in the worlds of the game and then the seekers must go and find them. If...
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For many old-school gamers, few games hold a place in their heart quite like the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Today, the game might look primitive - because it is obviously, comparatively to today's title - but back then, it proved oh-so satisfying, and not to mention challenging. However, despite the game now being 31 years old, it's still played by many, reminding us of simpler times, or at least to giving us that nostalgic glow. While you might have completed the game a handful of times since its release over three decades ago, there are some folks out there who are hugely dedicated to completing and competing with finishing the game as quickly as...
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Hardcore Nintendo fans will soon be able to slap a piece of nostalgia on their wrist, one that will remind them of an era long before social media brought out everyone's sensitive side. It's a Super Mario Bros. timepiece, made by luxury watch maker Romain Jerome, which isn't shying away from the famous plumber's affinity for taking mushrooms to induce strange effects.The three-dimensional scene captured on the watch face has Super Mario in mid air, legs kicked out and arms pumped in familiar fashion, as he no doubt chases the mushroom on the lower third of the scene. A cloud and bush complete the background, and all the elements are properly pixelated, just as they were when Super Mario Bros....
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You no longer have to wonder what Super Mario would look like if he was rendered in 3D using the Unreal Engine 4. What, the thought never crossed your mind? Well it did for YouTube user aryoksini, the same cat who showed off samples Super Mario 64 remade in HD using the Blender engine. As nifty as that was, his newest project is even better. Using the Unreal Engine 4, aryoksini created a 3D world in which you see Mario like you've never seen him before. Not that we haven't seen Mario in 3D before, just not as well rendered as this -- it's equal parts awesome and disturbing to see Nintendo's iconic character all grown up into a modern sprite. "Here is Mario running in Unreal Engine 4, all the...
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Nintendo may not be selling as many Wii U consoles as it anticipated, but in the handheld market, the company's 3DS line is doing very well. Since that's where the money trail leads, Nintendo has decided to launch a brand new, limited edition 3DS XL console for the holiday shopping season. The limited edition handheld features Mario and Luigi emblazoned on the silver-colored lid, though that's not the only place you'll find these two plumber brothers. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the fourth game in the Mario & Luigi role playing series, comes pre-installed on the limited edition console. In the game, you're thrust into Luigi's dreams and tasked with saving Pi'illo Island from a mysterious...
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Forget about your classic Air Jordan sneakers from Nike, or your Kobe 7 kicks and Lebron 9 shoes (both also from Nike). Arguably the coolest pair of sneakers ever were the Converse Weapons, which could be bought about two-and-a-half decades ago in obnoxious yellow or garish green, depending on whether you favored Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. I don't care what anyone says, if I owned a pair today, I'd lace them up every time I step on the basketball court. Unfortunately, the Converse Weapon has long since been retired, just like the two legends who endorsed them. But if you're like me and are determined to let your geek side show with a nod towards nostalgia, Converse has another pair of awesome...
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