Have you ever wondered what a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Super Mario Bros. mashup would look like? Well, wonder no more as James Farr has put together an awesome video doing just that. James created his own popular web series XOMBIE and TRAINS-FORMERS. If you don’t know who James Farr is you can learn more about his work by visiting his website.
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First Person Goomba (Video)
Since the early days of Super Mario Bros we have been squashing Goombas with out any consideration as to what their story is. In this awesome video from pipocaVFX, we see life from a Goomba’s perspective and Mario doesn’t quite seem like the “superhero” we are used to.
Nintendo’s Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies at 85
Hiroshi Yamauchi was the third President of Nintendo joining in 1949 to 2002.
After being succeeded by President Satoru Iwata, he stayed on as adviser, but his role decreased throughout the years.
Yamauchi is credited with transforming Nintendo from a small card-making company in Japan to a successful multi-billion dollar video game company, including developing the early Family Computer consoles and Game Boy.
Sources tell us Yamauchi died Thursday September 19, 2013 of pneumonia at a hospital in central Japan. A funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
Can You Name All These Geeky Swords?
Sword Series
Can you name all of them without looking? The list is in order at the bottom of the page.
The creator of these awesome 3D renditions is Stuart Wade, he is a designer and artist in Philadelphia, PA.
You can find more of his 3D artwork on behance.
1.Cloud’s Buster from Final Fantasy VII
2.Conan’s Atlantean Sword
3.King Leonidas’ Spartan sword from 300
4.Bilbo’s Sting from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
5.He-Man’s Sword of Power
6.Finn’s Adventure Time Sword
7.Klingon Bat’leth from Star Trek
8.Soul Edge from the Soul Caliber series of games
9.The Bride’s Hatori Hanzo sword from Kill Bill
10.Diamond Minecraft Sword
11.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle gear
12.Link’s Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda games
13.Lion-O’s Sword of Omens from Thundercats
14.The Skeksis Ceremonial Haakskeeka sword from The Dark Crystal
15. Luke’s Lightsaber
Real Life Super Mario Brothers
Here’s an awesome for your Friday! With some clever camera work, amazing acrobatics (Parkour),slick special effects and an amazing soundtrack, this video of the Super Mario Bros. in real life is one of my favorites, it’s definitely fun to watch from start to finish.