Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Don't move, just listen: Automatic Mario goes anime musichttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/16/dont-move-just-listen-automatic-mario-goes-anime-music/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/16/dont-move-just-listen-automatic-mario-goes-anime-music/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/16/dont-move-just-listen-automatic-mario-goes-anime-music/#commentsFiled under: , ,

When we collected videos of Super Mario World levels that played themselves a few weeks back, we figured nothing could be more impressive. We were proven wrong when we stumbled across the below videos. Not only do these Mario World levels complete themselves without player input, but they also manage to approximate an anime soundtrack using in-game sound effects at the same time.

We know internet fads like this come and go like a summer breeze, but we're still giddy about the possibilities for the further evolution of this meme. If any Mario hackers are reading this, can we suggest some popular music for you? Stairway to Mario, anyone?

Continue reading for the videos, plus the anime intros they're culled form.

[Thanks, futamegawa]
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]]>animeautomaticmariomario worldMarioWorldmusicvideoKyle Orland2007-09-16T16:00:00+00:00Don't move! Hacked Mario World levels play themselveshttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/22/dont-move-hacked-mario-world-levels-play-themselves/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/22/dont-move-hacked-mario-world-levels-play-themselves/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/22/dont-move-hacked-mario-world-levels-play-themselves/#commentsFiled under: ,

When we first saw the video of a hacked Super Mario World level that could be completed without touching the controller, we figured it was a fluke -- the fevered creation of a singular obsessed mind, never to be duplicated.

We were wrong.

A bit of digging has turned up at least ten more examples of inevitable Mario movement, collected together below. Like the best Rube Goldberg devices, these videos stand as a mesmerizing testament to careful design and meticulous planning. We sit in awe.


















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