Mario controlled by a giant ghostly hand


In this stupendous youtube, Japanese hackers merge an old (pre-EyeToy) hand-recognition system with Super Mario Brothers, and screengrab several rounds of bonkers Mario, nudged along by a ghostly, giant hand. In the climax, over 100 Marii are unleashed into pale-blue-sky-land and set to running and bouncing by the Barely Visible Hand. That is some primo video game reimagining stuff right there. Link (Thanks to Dan and Kotaku)

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