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Mario World marriage proposal is clever (but kinda creepy)

October 19th, 2009 at 11:00pm Under Wii / Nintendo

Marriage proposals via video games aren’t exactly new, but they’re still clever — and usually cute. Last Thursday, Brad Smith proposed to his girlfriend of five years using a hacked version of Super Mario World, placing coins in world 1-1 to spell out, “Will you marry me?” Cute, right? But we have to question Brad’s filming of the occasion, because, if we didn’t know better, we’d think the couple was being watched by a serial killer hiding behind their couch. You can see what we mean after the break.

Seriously — tell us that, when the camera pulls back to catch Brad on his knee, ring in hand, you don’t want to yell out, “Look out! There’s someone else in the room!” Or maybe it’s just the close proximity to Halloween that’s got us all on edge. Still … Brad, if you’re reading this, please drop us a line to let us know you’re alright?

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Computer script plays Super Mario World by itself

August 13th, 2009 at 03:00am Under Wii / Nintendo

As you might have guessed, we’re really busy guys. As such, we can’t be expected to actually play the video games we write about. We dish out thousands of dollars every year to get local work release program participants to handle the grunt work for us — but if a recent entry in the Mario AI Competition is any indication, we may soon be able to keep that cash in our wallets, opting for computer-assisted gaming instead.

Posted after the break is a video demo of the entry in question — designed by artificial intelligence programmer Robin Baumgarten, this computer script effortlessly pushes the plump plumber through the hazardous environments of Super Mario World. It handles the game’s challenges much better than our prisoner assistants — and best of all, it definitely won’t try to stab us in our sleep.

[Via Make: Online]

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