Mario Reduced To 8x8 With Open Source and Arduino

adeelarshad82 writes "The open-source Arduino electronics platform has received a ton of attention from the hardware enthusiast community. And one more follower is joining the fray — Mario himself. The mustachioed plumber of console video game fame has been converted into an eight-by-eight LED matrix by Carnegie Mellon University student Chloe Fan. However, the game isn't quite the Mario you know from your legacy Nintendo Entertainment System. For starters, it's just lights. While one often sees the game's LED-backed grid used in devices like the open-source Monome, where it can function as a push-button toggle for music beats and effects, Fan's version of Mario uses the grid as a display only. Mario — or rather, a one-light representation of the game's hero — is controlled NES-style through the use of two buttons. One button makes Mario move forward; the other makes him leap into the air."

Two classic games combined

[suso]

This 8x8 version almost looks like a combination of Super Mario and Tetris.

Not Super Mario Bros.

[esaulgd]

Other than the music, there's nothing on the game to make it "Super Mario Bros.". The player character runs and jumps over generic obstacles without making any use of SMB physics or any other distinctive elements. If anything it's closer to Pitfall.
Then again, "8x8 platformer created with Arduino" wouldn't attract as much publicity.

Re:Two classic games combined

[Nefarious Wheel]

Thanks for that ;) I only really require it of myself.

Re:Who cares?

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

What's up with her voice? She's obviously intelligent, but she talks like she has down syndrome.

Thank you for helping maintain American stereotypes, jerk.