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Non-Sogna/VIPER Discussion => Non-Hentai Video Games => Topic started by: HMD on November 17, 2006, 01:25:59 am
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This was a hard topic to make. I mean, does it go into Super Arts or into REVENGE OF THE MUH FUCKIN' D-PAD? I eventually chose the former, since this is art I'm going to be speaking about.
Anyways, for those not in the know, a Canadian artist by the name of Myfawnwy Ashmore (http://www.student.ocad.on.ca/~myfanwyashmore/) created three rom hacks of the original Super Mario Brothers. However, unlike most rom hacks, which feature meditations on the penis and ass, and a few pot leaves, these are a bit different. Allow me to link and explain.
Mario Battle No 1 (http://www.student.ocad.on.ca/%7emyfanwyashmore/mario.html)
This is a hack of world 1-1 from the original Mario. HOWEVER, all of the enemies, items and architecture have been removed, leaving only Mario, the ground and the time limit. During this time, the only thing you can do is walk, run or jump forward until time runs out and you die. The art part of this comes from how players react to this; some jump in time with the music, some simply run or walk forward, some focus on the ? box placed inside the ground at the very beginning of the level (which is also never seen again after walking past it).
Mario Is Drowning (http://www.student.ocad.on.ca/%7emyfanwyashmore/mario_drowning.html)
Similar to the first hack; all of the obstacles have been removed, leaving Mario to swim forward until he runs out of air and drowns. A terrible way to go.
Mario Does Time (http://www.student.ocad.on.ca/%7emyfanwyashmore/mario_doing_time.html)
Again, like the first two, Mario is trapped behind a giant wall, unable to do anything besides run forward. Since this is a prison Mario is in, he and the player can do nothing but live out the rest of the "sentence" behind this giant, inescapable wall.
Before you ask, why yes, I have jumped onto the New Games Are Art Journalism bandwagon. One of these days I'll write my article on why Final Fight is an allegory for the struggles we face in life.
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¬_¬ http://fusoya.panicus.org/lm/dwshots.html
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So from what I understand, people are taking their artistic creativity out on a new medium of rom hacks of Mario?
.. I really don't know what else to say.
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In a completely unrelated note:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/308690
I can't stop watching these retarded flashes.
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I can't stop looking at your picture @__@
Unrelated to the topic but related to the above post:
Son of a peach: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/196510
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I can't stop looking at your picture @__@
That's because it's a self-portrait.