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    Super Mario Bros.

    Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Sep 13, 1985

    Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.

    The Secrets Of Super Mario Crossover Revealed

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    Edited By mattbodega

     Mega Man doesn't put his helmet on until you get a power-up.
     Mega Man doesn't put his helmet on until you get a power-up.
    Have you played Super Mario Crossover? Why not? You should. Crossover takes the classic levels from the original Super Mario Bros. and allows you to play them as Mario or as one of five other characters from classic NES franchises. What makes Crossover so interesting is that all of the playable characters feature the same control mechanics they had in their original games, except that now, instead of fighting octoroks or medusa heads, you're fighting the denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. If you've ever dreamed about seeing Bill from Contra shoot a goomba with a machine gun, or watch Samus kill a koopa with a bomb, then you should most definitely check the game out before Nintendo's lawyers do.
     
    It's a pretty cool little time waster, and now you can get a little inside information about how the game was made. Jay Pavlina, the man who developed the game, is developing a YouTube series where he plays through levels of Crossover and provides commentary about the various design, musical, and artistic decisions he made when developing the game. The first video in the series focuses on playing through level 1-1 with Simon Belmont
     
    Check it!
     
     
     
      
    Cool, huh? I really like hearing him talk about how he had to change the "physics" of Simon Belmont's jump so that he could reach the same heights as Mario. It's the weird, little details that you don't even really think about when you play the games that I enjoy hearing about. I also like Jay's hair and beard combo. It makes him look like a mad scientist. All game developers should look like mad scientists   
      
    What do you think, Bombers? Do you like seeing developer commentary for these types of games? And what classic NES character would you like to see grabbing the top of the flagpole?
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    #1  Edited By mattbodega

     Mega Man doesn't put his helmet on until you get a power-up.
     Mega Man doesn't put his helmet on until you get a power-up.
    Have you played Super Mario Crossover? Why not? You should. Crossover takes the classic levels from the original Super Mario Bros. and allows you to play them as Mario or as one of five other characters from classic NES franchises. What makes Crossover so interesting is that all of the playable characters feature the same control mechanics they had in their original games, except that now, instead of fighting octoroks or medusa heads, you're fighting the denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. If you've ever dreamed about seeing Bill from Contra shoot a goomba with a machine gun, or watch Samus kill a koopa with a bomb, then you should most definitely check the game out before Nintendo's lawyers do.
     
    It's a pretty cool little time waster, and now you can get a little inside information about how the game was made. Jay Pavlina, the man who developed the game, is developing a YouTube series where he plays through levels of Crossover and provides commentary about the various design, musical, and artistic decisions he made when developing the game. The first video in the series focuses on playing through level 1-1 with Simon Belmont
     
    Check it!
     
     
     
      
    Cool, huh? I really like hearing him talk about how he had to change the "physics" of Simon Belmont's jump so that he could reach the same heights as Mario. It's the weird, little details that you don't even really think about when you play the games that I enjoy hearing about. I also like Jay's hair and beard combo. It makes him look like a mad scientist. All game developers should look like mad scientists   
      
    What do you think, Bombers? Do you like seeing developer commentary for these types of games? And what classic NES character would you like to see grabbing the top of the flagpole?
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    #2  Edited By Dustpan

    :O
     
    Edit: Finally!

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    #3  Edited By lil_cheeks

    dang...almost 

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    #4  Edited By OmegaPirate

    Whoa - this seems worth a watch!

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    #5  Edited By Irish87

    I wonder if he has to register whenever he moves to a new neighborhood. 

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    #6  Edited By PLWolf

    That's awesome, now I know what I'll be doing later this afternoon.

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    #7  Edited By Shindiggah

    its a pretty cool flash game, playin as Bill R from Contra is really cheap but stupidly fun :P
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    #8  Edited By Zaapp1

    I wonder how the height differences play...

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    #9  Edited By ysselzor

    looks fun

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    #10  Edited By Scooper

    Played this weeks ago. It's really cool if you've got a pc compatible gamepad.

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    #11  Edited By nuclear_mouse

    The Ryu Hayabusa coming soon trailer is awesome:
     
     

     

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    #12  Edited By MayorFeedback

    I've been addicted to this game all week. Can't wait to play as Ryu.

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    #13  Edited By Jeffsekai

    Did you just call us Bombers?....

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    #14  Edited By btman

    is there a way to download it?

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    #15  Edited By Ghostiet

    Cool idea, played it sometime earlier. Simon and Link are pathetic, though.

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    #16  Edited By agentboolen

    Actually a lot of fun, wish it would be a NES rom though.

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    #17  Edited By skrutop

    My only (minor) gripe is that Link controls like Link from Zelda 2, yet they used the Zelda 1 sprite.

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    #18  Edited By nuclear_mouse
    @skrutop said:
    " My only (minor) gripe is that Link controls like Link from Zelda 2, yet they used the Zelda 1 sprite. "
    But doesn't getting the mushroom turn you into Zelda 2 Link? I could see why they wanted to keep the control consistent due to that.
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    @XNaphryz: Dude holy shit that looks awesome.
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    #20  Edited By skrutop
    @XNaphryz said:

    " @skrutop said:

    " My only (minor) gripe is that Link controls like Link from Zelda 2, yet they used the Zelda 1 sprite. "

    But doesn't getting the mushroom turn you into Zelda 2 Link? I could see why they wanted to keep the control consistent due to that. "
    Not the version I played; it just changed Link's color, like picking up the damage resisting rings.
     
    Also, is that dude recording from his mom's bedroom or something?  Creepy-looking guy.
     
    As cool as Ryu will be, I'd like to see them put Rad Spencer in the game.
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    #21  Edited By BrandNameC

    Definitely worth the watch. Still hadn't played the actual game yet, but hearing him talk about it, I definitely have to download it. Hopefully he does more of these, and also expands on the original premise.
    I want more high quality NES crossovers!

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    #22  Edited By crushed

    The more coverage this dude gets, the faster Nintendo is gonna beat his ass down.

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    #23  Edited By Jedted

    I played a little bit of it as Mega Man and it looks really well done.  Kudos to the guy who made it! 
     
    I wish we could see more video game crossovers that are not just lame marketing gimmicks. 
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    cool beans

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    #25  Edited By MysteriousBob

    This isn't gaming news. Stop treating this site like Destructoid.

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    #26  Edited By eillothebadger
    @Irish87: what is it about that look that children find so sexy?
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    #27  Edited By Willy105

    This shows how much detail goes into making a game fun.

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    #28  Edited By rNilla

    Good stuff. Seems like a cool dude.

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    #29  Edited By auspiciousqueue

     The game would be fun, plus it has a great nostalgic quality.
     
    On another note: Why is this dude not being funded to build a time machine?

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    #30  Edited By landon

    What do you think Bombers? Is that the user nick name now? I don't know how to feel about that...

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    #31  Edited By Muttinus_Rump
    @MysteriousBob said:
    " This isn't gaming news. Stop treating this site like Destructoid. "
    So you'd rather have nothing? Cause that's what we'd get if the new guys weren't here.
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    #32  Edited By CyleMoore

    Love this game

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    @Landon said:
    " What do you think Bombers? Is that the user nick name now? I don't know how to feel about that... "
    Agreed. I will not stand for being called a "bomber."
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    @MysteriousBob said:
    " This isn't gaming news. Stop treating this site like Destructoid. "
    Yeah I don't know if I like where Giant Bomb is heading with the new people. The front page has so many rumors now. I want news, not rumors and youtube video links.
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    #35  Edited By JackiJinx
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    #36  Edited By TheHendenpeter
    @MysteriousBob: This is a story about gaming culture which is more than acceptable on a site like gb. I think what you mean to say is you do not want pretentious, cynical articles written by hipsters who care less about playing games than having a soap box to stand on. As far as I can tell, Mr. Kessler is just a nerd happy to be writing about video games, which is all gb has ever really been about.
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    #37  Edited By Hyuzen

    i don't know how i feel about being called bombers. but i'm sure i'd get used to it 
     
    as for the game, i tried it and it was pretty fun, i wish there was a way to save

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    #38  Edited By Protonguy

    Awesome,, enjoyed that alot.

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    #39  Edited By Milkman

    Woah, I like the new look of the news pages.

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    #40  Edited By Pkshields

    Bombers is a great name for Giant Bomb fans.

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    #41  Edited By jacksukeru

    That was a really cool game, Now I just want even more crossovers. 
     
    Stop saying Bombers though, seriously. *cringe

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    #42  Edited By Video_Game_King
    @XNaphryz: 
     
    AWESOME OVERLOAD, I REPEAT, AWESOME OVERLOAD!!!....Also, how is this a story? Just trying to wonder in as non-flaming a way as possible, even thought I've already failed.

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    #43  Edited By Metroid545

    sure go for it crew I recommend samus all the way

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    @MysteriousBob: This site needs some more new activity.  Stop complaining, until now, I have been getting my gaming updates from other sites.  This is a good change.  This will up Giantbomb traffic for sure.  Thumbs up
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    #45  Edited By Coombs

    Awesome,    I wish I could download this before it gets pulled.
     
    Edit:  Nevermind, I figured out how.....
    Now I want the damn source code

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    #46  Edited By iSylence
    @Irish87 said:
    " I wonder if he has to register whenever he moves to a new neighborhood.  "
    lol nice
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    #47  Edited By John1912
    @DrFreeman said:
    " @Irish87 said:
    " I wonder if he has to register whenever he moves to a new neighborhood.  "
    lol nice "
    Is he in his mothers, or grandmothers bedroom?  I cant tell....
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    #48  Edited By n8
    @MysteriousBob: eat poo sir.  i didn't about this guy until GB made a post about him, and couldn't be happier that they did so.  he's a game developer...  and this is a website about video games.  see the correlation?

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