Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Super Mario Coming To the 3DS

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's'a-me-in-three-dee dept.

RedEaredSlider writes with news that Nintendo is working on a Super Mario Bros. title for their 3DS handheld, bringing the classic franchise into the world of 3-D. The announcement came at the end of a lengthy conversation about the creation of the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES with four of the game's developers. They talk about various ideas that didn't make it into the game and show off some interesting conceptual drawings that evolved into one of the most recognizable games of all time.

10 of 83 comments (clear)

  1. Seriously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did anyone NOT see this coming? Maybe they'll have Zelda too!

    1. Re:Seriously... by _KiTA_ · · Score: 2

      Did anyone NOT see this coming? Maybe they'll have Zelda too!

      Well, kinda obvious, but one of the major criticisms about the 3DS is that it doesn't have a Mario Launch title, so...

  2. 10 INPUT "Flogging a dead horse: ", U$ by assemblerex · · Score: 4, Funny

    I sure didn't see this coming!! Mario you say? Next you'll be telling me Zelda and Metroid will be appearing! Surely this is unprecedented!

    1. Re:10 INPUT "Flogging a dead horse: ", U$ by starsky51 · · Score: 2

      Judging from the sales of Super Mario Bros. on Wii, this horse is far from dead.

      --
      There are 2 types of people in this world. Those who understand ternary and those who don't.
  3. 3DS gets Mario game. Also just in... by clickety6 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Breaking news: 3DS gets Mario game. Also just in... Pope found to be head of quite large religious group. Bears seen defecating in forested areas.

    --
    ----------------------------------- My Other Sig Is Hilarious -----------------------------------
  4. uhDUUUUHHHH by NoobixCube · · Score: 2

    Subject says it all really. Wow, Mario game on new Nintendo handheld? STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES!

    --
    Admit it. You post strawman arguments as AC so you get modded Insightful for refuting them, rather than Troll
  5. Huh by ikkonoishi · · Score: 2

    bringing the classic franchise into the world of 3-D

    Err... Mario 64 did that a while back. Followed by several other titles.

    1. Re:Huh by chrisG23 · · Score: 2

      The 3ds is a handheld console that does 3-dimensional displays (3-d like Avatar 3-D, or Tron 3-D) without the need for glasses. The mention of bringing mario to 3-d refers to bringing it to a console with a 3-dimensional display, not to having a game that takes place in a 3-d world/environment, like mario 64 and all the others.

  6. Iwata Asks by frizzantik · · Score: 3, Funny

    Iwata Asks is a great interview series for anyone who is a fan of old school Nintendo. I really love the talks with the developers and hearing how they came up with the ideas and the working conditions at the time. I taught myself assembly for 6502 so I could program the NES and after reading this series I know just how much easier to program NES games today than it was back then.

  7. Re:backwards compatable? by Tetsujin · · Score: 2

    Erm... no.

    Games developed for the 3DS will be designed to run on the 3DS's hardware, which, while still relatively low-powered, is substantially more powerful than the DS/DSi. In gaming terms, "backwards compatibility" generally refers to the ability of a newer console to run games that were designed for a previous generation (and the 3DS has this - it will run DS games).

    Actually, the 3DS game cartridges are being sold with an extra little plastic tab on them that prevents them from being slotted into a regular DS cartridge slot.

    So if you cut that tab off, you should be able to use the game with an older DS. :)

    --
    Bow-ties are cool.