Technabob » marc sciglimpaglia http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Thumb Callouses Are So Over: Super Mario Bros Controlled With Music http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/13/super-mario-bros-controlled-with-music/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/13/super-mario-bros-controlled-with-music/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 12:03:51 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=12917 old. I’ve played ‘em a million times, and even though Super Mario Bros… is a classic, it’s always fun to spice it up a little. I just never thought I’d see a musically-driven]]> I love Mario, but even I have to admit that the old school games are, well, old. I’ve played ‘em a million times, and even though Super Mario Bros is a classic, it’s always fun to spice it up a little. I just never thought I’d see a musically-driven Mario Bros.

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You read that right–this Super Mario Bros shuns the traditional controller and instead relies on music (clapping, drumming, singing) to get to that other castle. Artists Marc Sciglimpaglia and Phoenix Toews, the minds behind this remix, used “nin.reflux” software to hack the ROM in order to produce the effect.

And lo! There is even a video. Super Mario Hero-Band? I’d try it.

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