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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Games Real-Life Mario Game

Posted by Sam Machkovech on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:30 PM

Imagine if this:

...was turned into this:

Some dudes want to make this happen with a "Nintendo Amusement Park" rig complete with jump-boosting harnesses. They have the concept and tech down, it appears; they just need the cash (and, obviously, a cast of midgets that likes dressing up and being jumped upon).

This kind of silly shit is the next generation's equivalent of rich tycoons paying to fly to space. And, well, what can I say? I want in.

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There was a Japanese game show that did this once; Extreme Elimination Challenge, I think. It was kind of amazing, and made me wish that they had turned that challenge into a carnival ride.

Posted by Sasha on November 16, 2008 at 3:28 PM

Nintendo Amusement Park is in open beta. Come play with us!

We will be scheduling trial time in the following weeks in the New York City area. Please send an email to team@nintendoamusementpark.com with your name, age, weight, email address, and phone number.

Otherwise, we are looking for other cities to travel to and need a certain number of testers to make it worth our effort. Please send an email to signup@nintendoamusementpark.com with your city, name, age, weight, email address, and phone number.

Hope to see you soon!

Posted by philly on November 16, 2008 at 3:30 PM

you can try it omg

Posted by philly on November 16, 2008 at 3:31 PM

But what about p-wings?

Posted by Darcy on November 16, 2008 at 3:48 PM

I wonder if everyone gets a paired up midget twin...just in case you get hit by a goomba half way through and need to call in "Little Mario".

Posted by Fleshy Man Toy on November 16, 2008 at 4:12 PM

Takeshi's Castle was the Japanese game show (one of them at least) that had elements almost straight out of the Mario games. It was dubbed over and turned into MXC for Spike TV in the US.

Posted by elysian on November 16, 2008 at 4:14 PM

Lots of full size Ms. Packmen gobbling up fruit.

I'm there.

Posted by John Bailo on November 16, 2008 at 4:15 PM

@1: Those games didn't rig up super-jump bungie rigs, did they? I've watched my fair share of Japanese shows and don't recall them going to THAT length, but I could be mistaken.

Posted by Sam M. on November 16, 2008 at 4:20 PM

Can we all agree that the game industry doesn't have a shred of originality and probably never will. Everything you will ever see in a game or related to games exists now, and has in fact been around for years. There is nothing new to report and if you write about games you are writing the same story endlessly on a mobius strip.

Posted by elenchos on November 16, 2008 at 4:34 PM

@9: I think that's the kind of shit some record label guy said about guitar-rock music when he passed on the Beatles.

Posted by Sam M. on November 16, 2008 at 4:43 PM

I just wish they could make a real life version of Contra.

Posted by choice on November 16, 2008 at 4:47 PM

@9, I've worked in the local game industry since 1993 (SNES era) and truer words have never been set in print.

Posted by My Name Here on November 16, 2008 at 4:48 PM

That analogy is spot on perfect.

Posted by elenchos on November 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM

as #1 said...been done

http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/1229…

Posted by egg on November 16, 2008 at 5:02 PM

#11:

You'd die in about 25 seconds. Konami Code is useless in real life. I've tried.

Posted by DJJC on November 16, 2008 at 5:20 PM

I got the Meggy Jr RGB for my sweetie cooch last month. Handling a soldering gun is more 'up her alley' since she basically 'wears the pants' in our relationship. For Christmas I'm now thinking of those Voda earphones Bailo mentioned. She'll be Hi-Fi heaven, while I'll be buried in bush.

Posted by Must Eat Pussy on November 16, 2008 at 6:15 PM

In my ideal dream super fantasy world, I think this would be the location of my first date with Paul Constant. Yep.

Posted by violet_dagrinder on November 16, 2008 at 6:59 PM

#9:

Wow, that's a really ignorant comment. I built my latest PC just so I could play Unreal Tournament 3 on it. To me, there is nothing before or since that is like UT3. The fluidity...the physics...the team play. It's unique. It's real.

Side tech note: Obama A Penguin?

http://you-read-it-here-first.com/viewto…

Posted by John Bailo on November 16, 2008 at 9:03 PM

I would rather travel into space thank you so very much.

Posted by Simone on November 16, 2008 at 10:10 PM

FAIL!!! this post has nothing to do with Obama's sweep or the Prop8 protests, so it has no right to be here on the Slog.

Posted by mb on November 17, 2008 at 1:55 AM

The amusement park has been "In progress on 2006.05.16."

http://www.nintendoamusementpark.com/bac…

Posted by Simone on November 17, 2008 at 7:52 AM

How will they simulate the fireballs?

Posted by Sleestak on November 17, 2008 at 8:51 AM

@22

Simulate? Put on some goggles an fire-retardant jammies and grow a pair. Fire is fun!

Posted by violet_dagrinder on November 17, 2008 at 9:06 AM

Seems like this would be pretty boring for the participant, at least visually. I mean, what would they be looking at exactly? There's a reason these game are referred to as "side scrollers", after all.

Posted by COMTE on November 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM

@11 - It's called war.

Posted by Callie on November 17, 2008 at 9:44 AM

See "One Flat Thing" Choreography, William Forsythe at Pacific Northwest Ballet. As game as a ballet can get.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXxKPbjL8…

Posted by inkweary on November 17, 2008 at 4:05 PM