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Super Mario Bros. Beaten With A Dance Mat

Will this reign of dance mat terror ever end???

By Jeff Gerstmann  |  May 5, 2010

If you've been listening to the podcast, you might have heard us talking about a fellow named Nick Hagman, who recently beat Castlevania using a dance mat instead of a regular controller.

Well, he's completed his next task. He's beaten Super Mario Bros. with a dance mat. Total madness, I know.

If you'd like to watch his run, it's embedded below. He's sped-up some of the slower parts to make the video size a bit more manageable, which is nice.
  
  
Not going to lie here, dudes, I'm pretty impressed... which is why I'm posting it here, now. Congratulations, Mr. Hagman!
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156 Comments
drac96on May 5, 2010 at 10:47 p.m.
This is just awesome! It makes me want to try it out.
JJOR64on May 5, 2010 at 10:48 p.m.
This dude is an animal.  I tried to play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with a dance pad before and I did really bad.
Linkyshinkson May 5, 2010 at 10:48 p.m.
It's scary, the level of commitment needed to do something like this is mind blowing.
capthavicon May 5, 2010 at 10:48 p.m.

awesome
JJWeathermanon May 5, 2010 at 10:50 p.m.
Cool bro. I wish I could do something this nerdy/cool.  :P
DryvByon May 5, 2010 at 10:51 p.m.
I beat someone in Soul Calibur II using a dance mat at a gaming hot-spot in Texas once. It was a life achievement. Sadly, my real-life "gamer score" sucks for other life achievements.
Fbombon May 5, 2010 at 10:54 p.m.
Dude's toes are freaky looking
Spoonybard37on May 5, 2010 at 10:55 p.m.
Supa smooth!
Undeadpoolon May 5, 2010 at 10:55 p.m.
Holy crap in a hat!
Brackynewson May 5, 2010 at 10:56 p.m.
If this keeps up at its current pace, in a couple years someone is actually going to beat Dance Dance Revolution with a dance mat.  And for the first time it will seem like a cool idea. :-p
MarkWahlbergon May 5, 2010 at 10:57 p.m.
Daaaance the night away...
SpikeSpiegelon May 5, 2010 at 10:59 p.m.
Dang. Nice!
harvey_the_pookaon May 5, 2010 at 11:02 p.m.
W   O   W
cooljammer00on May 5, 2010 at 11:03 p.m.
But why
Relyson May 5, 2010 at 11:06 p.m.
That was awesome!
Sjuppon May 5, 2010 at 11:06 p.m.
Damn.. That's wack.
whospilgrimon May 5, 2010 at 11:07 p.m.
If this mother hubbard beats either of those 2 other games with a dance pad I'll be pissed.  Impressed, but pissed.  I spent so many hours as a youth losing my life to those two games amongst others.
BenderUnit22on May 5, 2010 at 11:07 p.m.
Fun fact: Starcraft pros actually hotkey all their units on a dance pad.
Siepheron May 5, 2010 at 11:09 p.m.
@BenderUnit22 said:
" Fun fact: Starcraft pros actually hotkey all their units on a dance pad. "
... 
 
Seriously? It wouldn't surprise me.
killzeekon May 5, 2010 at 11:12 p.m.
Interesting yet fascinating 

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