Mario's Universe A Fake!

Old Skool · 06-11-2002, 11:27 AM

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MARIO'S UNIVERSE IS "NOT NINTENDO GAME"

Amazing. Some people definitely have too much time on their hands. A new 2D Mario game for GameCube or GBA? Don't hold your breath...

15:52 Denied. Nintendo Japan has just confirmed that a highly convincing movie [see story]doing the rounds of a game calling itself Super Mario's Universe "is not footage of a Nintendo game". That, young friends of ours, is a very good fake indeed.
The movie appeared on American sites yesterday, showing a Game Boy Advance loading sequence; a cel-shaded intro sequence involving what appeared to be Princess Peach, Bowser and Mario; and a short piece with what looked to be Mario running along in two dimensions then leaping into a Paper Mario-esque pipe. Speculation ran rife that the title was a new GameCube platformer in the illustrious series.

Suspicions were immediately raised. The Game Boy Advance sequence at the beginning of the movie span towards the camera as a finale, unlike the actual GBA logo which fades out. Also, the name of the title contained an apostrophe, unlike any other game in the Mario series. Wonder no longer, kiddiewinks. Nintendo just put a stop to all speculation.

"We know such images are available on the 'Net," said a spokesperson for Nintendo Japan. "They are not Nintendo's. At this point in time it appears that some amateur has made this up just for their amusement."

"If we hear any more we'll let you know, but that's pretty much it," added a Nintendo Europe spokesperson.

All we can say is, whoever made that movie has way, way too much time on their hands and needs employing by a games company right now, if they're not already. The movie caused intense speculation yesterday among the Web community due to the incredible level of detail in the footage and lovely touches such as inertia in the backgrounds and fluid, elastic animation on 'Mario' himself.

You're out there and you know who you are. Our hats come off: that has to be the fake to end them all.

fingersman · 06-11-2002, 11:55 AM

Wow this guy is good...I mean half of the net believed it..... I didn't have time to dl the movie..but I did believe the news. Wow that means he's even better than M$ when they did Amped. Amazing...they should hire him.

Blix · 06-11-2002, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by fingersman
Wow this guy is good...I mean half of the net believed it..... I didn't have time to dl the movie..but I did believe the news. Wow that means he's even better than M$ when they did Amped. Amazing...they should hire him.

Yeah! That was a pretty damn impresive fake. The best anyone has ever seen.:eek: Anyway, It's sad. I would've liked to see such a game.

Angrist · 06-11-2002, 12:30 PM

He had talent, but didn't pay much attention to details. He could at least have had the GB logo and the resolution right.

But the taping from a screen was smart.

gekko · 06-11-2002, 02:00 PM

I called it

Old Skool · 06-11-2002, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by gekko
I called it

But gekko you call almost every thing fake! ok maybe not every thing most of the time you just call most things crap with a few fake's in there to boot.

DeathsHand · 06-11-2002, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by Old Skool

But gekko you call almost every thing fake! ok maybe not every thing most of the time you just call most things crap with a few fake's in there to boot.

It works though... cuz eventually he'll be right and he'll be able to say "I called it

"...

Anyways... that was one helluva good fake... They should make a mario game like that though... on NGC... 2D... really good graphics, big levels and such.. but the classic 2D mario gameplay...

Old Skool · 06-11-2002, 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by DeathsHand

It works though... cuz eventually he'll be right and he'll be able to say "I called it "...

So true!

TheGame · 06-11-2002, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by gekko
I called it

Yeah, me too... and apparently right on time

fingersman · 06-11-2002, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by DeathsHand

It works though... cuz eventually he'll be right and he'll be able to say "I called it "...

Anyways... that was one helluva good fake... They should make a mario game like that though... on NGC... 2D... really good graphics, big levels and such.. but the classic 2D mario gameplay...

Maybe you should work at the think tank in Nintedo or something, your always coming up with ideas.......although I think people already thought of that particular idea.

but stilllll.....

DeathsHand · 06-11-2002, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by fingersman

Maybe you should work at the think tank in Nintedo or something, your always coming up with ideas.......although I think people already thought of that particular idea. but stilllll.....

Well I think a 2D mario game on NGC with lots of big levels and things to collect and such, but classic mario gameplay (although with some of the new touches that mario has gathered over ze years) is a pretty obvious thing that lots of people would probably like to see

Hey I got an idea... they should make a game where you work at the think tank at Nintendo, and you have to try to think up good game ideas

gekko · 06-11-2002, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by Old Skool

But gekko you call almost every thing fake! ok maybe not every thing most of the time you just call most things crap with a few fake's in there to boot.

Nah, BaB showed me and said real or fake, I said fake, why is not the point, the point is I was right.

Angrist · 06-11-2002, 04:21 PM

I was the first one to give reasons why it was fake. Like resolution and stuff. And that taping it from a screen doesn't mean a thing.

Yoda9864 · 06-11-2002, 10:11 PM

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of a game calling itself Super Mario's Universe "is not footage of a Nintendo game"

Ah ha!! So Nintendo has finally liscensed out the Mario franchise to a third party!!....Ok, I'll stop talking.

That was a damn good fake though. I was convinced at once.

06-11-2002, 10:13 PM

So I was found out it seems...