Real-Life Mario Adventures Coming?

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

I’m debating whether to tell my wife about this. She is such a Mario fan that this might actually force her to overcome her fear of flying to visit the park.

The Nintendo Amusement Park is a project by three New York University students who want to create a life-size obstacle course based on Super Mario Bros. that lets players strap into a bungee system to jump 12 feet in the air, smash Goombas, collect coins and snag magic mushrooms, just like in the classic video game.

In this first, homemade step, the project consists of a 40-foot-high motorized truss, bungee cords and a military harness to enhance players’ jumping power. Once outfitted with a Mario or Luigi costume, players can pop yellow balloon “coins,” punch a power-up box 15 feet above their head or avoid a Bob-omb that is chasing them. Meanwhile, sound effects sync up with their movements to add to the Super Mario Bros. feel. Source: Wired News

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We Say: These are the same people who created Pacmanhattan, so I’m not surprised. Reading the whole article, it sounds like a real workout. And it would a) require some buy-in by Nintendo, and b) a waiver for injury reasons. But it sounds like it might be a blast!