1/20/2008 - Bizarro Super Mario Bros. (2 videos)

Most gamers have played the original Super Mario Bros. so many times that they can play through Stage 1-1 with their eyes closed. Oh wait, here is an example:



But wait... as cool as it is, this is not the video I wanted to feature today. It's just an example of how we can be hard-wired to complete a stage of a video game through repeated play. I can time my jumps on the multiple-coined blocks to collect the maximum amount of coins, for example. I know where the 1-UP is after the fourth pipe. I know when the invincibility wears off after collecting the Star-Man.

Well, what if someone took Stage 1-1 of Super Mario Bros., recreated it, but completely made it hell to play... ESPECIALLY for those who is all too familiar with the game. For example, instead of spawning a power-up mushroom by hitting a certain block, how about spawning an enemy instead. That's just one of the dozens of devious, dastardly changes in this Super Mario mod:



The missile coming out of the flagpole is just plain evil.