This charmingly lo-fi hack of the original Super Mario Bros. is the most hilariously mean-spirited video game I’ve ever seen. It’s really a rather brilliant Bizarro take on the basic philosophy of gaming: Instead of rewarding exploration, this game punishes it.The sadistic booby traps make that Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels thing look like a game on your nephew’s Leapfrog. When the floor dropped out from under the poor sap–that’s when I lost it. And when he eventually starts maneuvering through the level with evident fear, well, you’ll believe an avatar can cry.
Many more video clips can be found at Wiifanboy. Via the illustrious Justin Aclin.
Speaking of video games, I showed this astonishing unedited four-minute Tony Jaa steadicam slobberknocker to the Missus, who rather astutely pointed out that it’s like a video game: the guy navigates a multi-tiered environment, battling the bad guys who pop out at set intervals and benefiting from clever use of the environment they fight in.
And speaking of my ToyFare compadre Justin, Poe Ghostal has posted the final pair of interviews in his series of chats with TF staffers, photographer Dylan Brucie and Price Guide Editor/Twisted ToyFare Theater co-writer Jon Gutierrez.