Kinect hacked into Super Mario Bros. emulator controller
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 28th 2010 7:30PM
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:34PM tasteofink313 said
this is awesome, even tho i think this whole moving games with your body is silly. give me a controller and ill be content =]
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:46PM tasteofink313 said
@tasteofink313 pwned http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1FZpPKh20
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 9:22PM BoostChicken said
@tasteofink313
Let's see him do it without a controller on Castlevania. I thought it was impressive on the dance pad, but this will be a whole new level of power, and confidence.
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Let's see him do it without a controller on Castlevania. I thought it was impressive on the dance pad, but this will be a whole new level of power, and confidence.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 9:30PM tasteofink313 said
@BoostChicken lol dont get me wrong i love playing ddr, its just i couldnt see myself playing a platformer or any other game using my body for that long. im a gamer, im lazy, give me pizza and a dualshock and im good haha
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:06PM Invigilator said
@Jacksons
But...the future of gaming!
Pretending to run/jump in place, how can you resist that?
Really though, I'm anticipating the simulated reality future as much as anyone else. But until they find a way so that you can actually, you know, move, rather than just waggle your arms to control this motion stuff, it won't work at all.
Unless you think games where you stay in a virtual living room and can't move outside it are good. Because that's the only stuff you could accurately play using Kinect/Move/Wii right now.
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But...the future of gaming!
Pretending to run/jump in place, how can you resist that?
Really though, I'm anticipating the simulated reality future as much as anyone else. But until they find a way so that you can actually, you know, move, rather than just waggle your arms to control this motion stuff, it won't work at all.
Unless you think games where you stay in a virtual living room and can't move outside it are good. Because that's the only stuff you could accurately play using Kinect/Move/Wii right now.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:37PM Fermie Prime said
@Jacksons
This. But its still cool from a technical standpoint.
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This. But its still cool from a technical standpoint.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 3:32PM Atsui said
@Cleric go to http://www.kinecthacks.net/
They have made object recognition, robots that move around that can see you and follow your commands, and even 3d scanning...
So I wouldn't call this lame. It's amazing technology and it's amazing all the new things they are figuring out that they could do with it.
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They have made object recognition, robots that move around that can see you and follow your commands, and even 3d scanning...
So I wouldn't call this lame. It's amazing technology and it's amazing all the new things they are figuring out that they could do with it.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:01PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
@Cleric
Haha. I was just thinking something along those lines.
"Hell, I'm more interested in the stuff the hackers are doing than the games that are being released for it."
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Haha. I was just thinking something along those lines.
"Hell, I'm more interested in the stuff the hackers are doing than the games that are being released for it."
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:39PM GamingColt said
Although it doesn't work too well, developers who can make running and jumping in a game (precisely) in a side scroller would be pretty awesome
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:50PM Controlled Chaos said
For a prototype at what he's doing, this is actually pretty sweet. I mean, One can always trust in the people with interesting ideas to make things a little more fun for the remainder of gamers.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 7:58PM Shadowbender said
He looks like MC Hammer when he's walking for Mario.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:16PM SEGA Scream said
I'm a softie for retro gaming, but this video does nothing to increase my interest in Kinect. You can have my controller when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:30PM Riley Freeman said
"We've never seen anyone work so hard to grab that first mushroom before."
lol
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lol
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 8:42PM GewurztraminerX said
'Run for fun? What the hell kind of fun is that?'
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Posted: Nov 28th 2010 9:26PM SuperWoody64 said
@(Unverified)
This looks like a 2 year old playing it. It's got to be the kinect, that's the target audience. Also, this looks alot more fun than that uncaged fighting game.
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This looks like a 2 year old playing it. It's got to be the kinect, that's the target audience. Also, this looks alot more fun than that uncaged fighting game.
Posted: Nov 28th 2010 10:22PM Alexisonfire said
You can't teach an old game new control schemes.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 12:42AM mmendoza27 said
Awwwww crap..... this means Level 8 is gonna be a bitch to beat.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 1:03AM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
@annoyingposter4
I don't think I've ever seen a more accurate name. Who really gives a shit?
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I don't think I've ever seen a more accurate name. Who really gives a shit?
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 1:54AM Dees Double Droppin said
Further proof that kinect cant even control games we played on the NES.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 2:09PM Marco le Polo said
Give me some beer and I could have fun for hours AND I'd burn off all those calories.
Who needs damn MGD 64 when you got this!?
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Who needs damn MGD 64 when you got this!?
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 2:45PM s1l3n70n3 said
@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2
I was actually thinking the very same thing about the term "hacker." Why this guy is downvoted is slightly ridiculous. Yes, language flows like a river and we can change definitions as they suit us, but that is no reason to start using words outside of their meaning. This misuse of language by writers is what led many to think "akimbo" means "dual-wielding."
Believe it or not, I have two better terms to refer to the people who write software for the Kinect: "Programmer" and "Developer"
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I was actually thinking the very same thing about the term "hacker." Why this guy is downvoted is slightly ridiculous. Yes, language flows like a river and we can change definitions as they suit us, but that is no reason to start using words outside of their meaning. This misuse of language by writers is what led many to think "akimbo" means "dual-wielding."
Believe it or not, I have two better terms to refer to the people who write software for the Kinect: "Programmer" and "Developer"
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