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Dexterous feat: Super Mario Bros. beaten using DDR pad

by Alexander Sliwinski on May 6th 2010 11:30PM

Nick Hagman knows how to use his feet for a most unconventional purpose: completing games using a Dance Dance Revolution pad. He's done it before with Castlevania, and now he's used his talent to finish another classic, the original Super Mario Bros.

It took Hagman 14 attempts and plenty of practice to complete the classic. The 11-minute video documenting the feat can be found after the break, with certain sections sped up for sanity's sake. Now Hagman wants to know which game he should finish with his feet next: DuckTales or Mega Man 2?

[Via GiantBomb]

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Tags: ddr, mario, nes, nick-hagman, Nintendo, retro, super-mario-bros, Super-Mario-Bros-NES, Wii

Reader Comments (42)

"Dexterous feat"

Pun opportunity missed.

Woooshh! Right over your head..

Yeah, I think you're right. I blame finals week, term papers and projects, being overtired, other excuses, etc.

Don't forget the guy that completed Soul Calibur 1 on Ultra Hart with the Dreamcast Fishing Pole!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwvCl4mgG7g

Silver Surfer on the NES should be a worthy challenge.

what a leg-end!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o

Ducktales no doubt, Id be amazed if he could beat the jungle level without using the dexterity of fingers

I want to see contra done next, without the konami code of course.

Great feats of strength?
Au contraire, great strength of feet.

This comment made me want to finally register on Joystiq.

You sir, win with that reference.

I second this. Great comment!

Mega Man 2 would be awesome. Mega Man 1 would be even more impressive.

Though this is semi-impressive, there is no doubt in my mind that this guy is a pretentious douche of the highest order.

How come?

He seemed very down-to-earth and nice to me based on this 10-minute video-clip. He also seems to be able to take a joke and is aware of the fact he doesn't play amazingly. Overall, I think he's a genuinely cool guy.

Couch psychology time! What's your opinion?

Unfair assumptions are fun!

I know Nario (Nick) personally. He's probably one of the most eccentric, really awesome dudes I know.

I actually tried this a couple years ago myself, with Pac-man (regular, not Championship). I thought it would work well because you're always moving, you don't have to keep holding in the direction you're going to move, so you can just tap a direction arrow to move. But I couldn't get the quick direction changes fast enough. Of course, I suck at DDR, so no surprise I couldn't foot control Pac-man.

This reminds me of the time me and my friends play exhibition Street Fighter 4 matches using Rock Band instruments. We found that Blanka was a beast on Drums.

LOTS of electricity in those fights, I bet.

"Now Hagman wants to know which game he should finish with his feet next: DuckTales or Mega Man 2?"
How about mega man 9?

I actually tried this a long time ago playing Espgaluda, got to second stage and got pwned hardcore lol

Bro tried it on NBA Street V3. He won.

I've still never beaten SMB. Of course, I haven't really given it a serious effort in like 20 years.

*blinks*

Sir, please surrender your gamer card, we're done here.

I don't own the game and couldn't justify buying it again. It seemed like a waste of $5.

Actually, I was able to re-buy it for .25 cents a while back.

Lets see him complete Taz-mania for the Mega Drive. Try and finish that mine cart level on your precious dance mat, it will have your balls in a knot faster than you can shake a stick.

If he used warps it doesn't count.

Didn't see that coming.

It's commonly regarded as fact that talking like that makes you sound smart, funny, and generally cool.

Pretty cool. I'd pay good money to see someone tackle Ninja Gaiden Black on Master Ninja mode with the Tekki VT controller.

I don't really see the big deal. Years ago a friend and I used to time each other doing this on the NES Power Pad.

Granted, we didn't record a video and post the results to a website.

The best unintended use of a DDR pad is Mortal Kombat Armageddon. I normally hate MK's special move commands, but as they don't involve rotation, they're actually pretty easy to pull off with a DDR pad. As that game has the "create a fatality" system, you can also execute a fatality with your feet.

I remember playing some games with a dance pad before. Soul Calibur 3 actually wasn't that bad, but Metal Gear Solid 2? Hoo boy.

wonder if this is the same guy that beat Castlevania with a dance pad recently

"Hey Levi! RTFA!"

Yup :)

It is.

Seriously don't know how I missed that the first time

Wouldn't that take a very long time? :)

this is sort of embarrassing, but you guys are right to be offended. I don't know why aftee my initial viewing he came off that way. But I will simply say that I'm sorry for being the only douchebag in sight. :)

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