Super Pixel Bros is Super Mario for squares (video)

Is the complexity of regular Super Mario Bros. getting you down? Good news: modder Retro Brad has been putting a lot of time into his own version of the game, recreating levels of the original title on an 8 x 8 LED matrix, with all of its characters represented by a single pixel. Below that screen is an LCD, which lets users keep track of their score, lives and level, while a Monofonic Audio Chip offers sound effects played through a built-in speaker. All of this is housed in a portable eight-button system that, for the record, is decidedly less clunky than Nintendo’s new circle-pad add-on for the 3DS. Video of Super Pixel Bros in action after the break. Continue reading Super Pixel Bros is Super Mario for squares (video) Super Pixel Bros is Super Mario for squares (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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