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IT’S HARD TO believe, but it’s been nearly 19 years since Super Mario 64 first hit our screens, a launch title for the Nintendo 64.
Fast forward to today and while the game looks rather dated, the controls and concept is still as solid as ever, and now you can experience a HD version of first level again on your browser.
A computer science student named Erik Roystan Ross decided to recreate the first level of the iconic game as a way to test out his Super Character Controller, a custom controller he created.
The level was built using the Unity game engine, the graphical improvements allow Bomb-Om Battlefield to be presented in HD. It’s missing some details like the boss battle, red coins or the wing cap, but apart from that, it’s a faithful recreation with the same tight controls you remember.
However, don’t expect to see the entire game recreated this way. Ross says he has no plans to develop the game any further (or fix any bugs in it unless they’re gamebreaking).
So what are you waiting for? Download Unity Web Player, then download the demo for Windows, Mac or Linux, and relive the memories.
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Well done Aoibhéann. I recently tried to buy some gym gear that was not made of polyester, as I don’t want to mircoplastics to end up in the ocean. Its incredibly difficult.
There are also ethical issues about who is making our clothes and how they are paid and their working conditions.
I do think companies could do more to make choices easier, but small actions such as this will hopefully send a message that this is what consumers want
There’s a good company called Batoko that makes swimwear from plastics found in the sea. Good way to reuse, recycle and clean up.
Great advice! Check out “The True Cost of Fashion” (docu) for more info on fashion industry’s impact on the planet.
@Flor C. Sylvester: Netflix?
Great analysis of fashion marketing in last year’s Village Magazine https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2017/09/marketing-is-killing-us-part-ii-the-case-of-fashion/
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