"Landscape" by Antoinette J. Citizen is a mockup of the world of Super Mario where the "mystery" boxes even make the "cha-ching" sound when you press a momentary switch underneath them. Pretty fun idea that most little kids today would say is too "low-rez", but would make grown-up kids giggle with nostalgia.
Posted by: charlie on December 16, 2008 at 9:10 PM
wow! yes! that is inexplicably awesome. it brings back memories and emotions of past times indirectly associated but concurrent with the times spent in the super mario world. it's like when i listen to a pink floyd album, or smell fresh baked cookies. i must do this in my bedroom!
I see the clouds up where I would expect the ceiling to be but then there's the vine going up from there and you can see the shadow of the corner going off the frame.
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should be used for storage. When you hit the bottom, a little elevator inside pushes the contents to the surface.
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wow! yes! that is inexplicably awesome. it brings back memories and emotions of past times indirectly associated but concurrent with the times spent in the super mario world. it's like when i listen to a pink floyd album, or smell fresh baked cookies. i must do this in my bedroom!
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I want that room. Kids of today don't know what they're missing.
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just looks super awesome. Needed to get that out.
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I see the clouds up where I would expect the ceiling to be but then there's the vine going up from there and you can see the shadow of the corner going off the frame.
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