First-Person Mario Take-a No Prisoners
There have been so many weird-ass things done to World 1-1 of the original Super Mario Bros., I was originally hesitant to check out this “first-person version” of the game. I’m glad I changed my mind, because this is fantastically done. Sure, it would be a nightmare to actually play (the idea of trying to punch a block with an enemy standing on it when you can only look forward is insane), but the graphics, the sounds, the dialogue and achievements are all spot-on. I’m glad I watched it. I never want to actually play it, but I’m glad I watched it. Thanks to shc1970 for the tip.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.