Using eight images, game designer Zack Hiwiller shows us what Super Mario Bros. might look like, if it was made with modern sensibilities.
Authorās Note: While this post is meant to be humorous, it isnāt meant to be humorous at the expense of my fellow designers. I know we all try to do what is best for our games, so donāt take offense guys! Itās just pining for a simpler timeā¦
If Mario was first designed in 2010, heād probably have to adopt some of our modern trends.
Thirty minutes laterā¦
Maybe this warp pipe is safe.
Damnit.
Zack Hiwiller is a professional game designer living in New York City. He writes about games and the industry on his blog (http://www.hiwiller.com) when the server isnāt a smoldering mess. If you are a board game publisher, contact him. Heās got some prototypes to showā¦