Even though the Wii doesn't output at full-HD, Miyamoto feels that the resolution of the original Mario game doesn't quite hold up to today's standards. He told Earthbound's designer Shigesato Itoi that "When I see this [Super Mario Bros.] so clearly, it's a little embarrassing back then, with tube televisions, it was a little blurrier and the images weren't quite so sharp. The places where we tried to fudge it a bit really stand out!"
Doesn't his concern just make you love him even more? If Super Mario Bros. was made today, he would smooth out some of the mistakes kept in the game, he said, though he does admit that "those rough places are a part of the game and even well-received." Damn right they are, Shigsy!
Just like you said if they smoothed it up a bit I would be very receptive to it.
ReplyDeleteembarrased? oh well
ReplyDeletehaha awesome
ReplyDeleteProbably the most influential graphic in any game. Anything from those games is instantly recognizable.
ReplyDeleteI think games should be a bit more blurry around the edges. I dont like the crispness the 1080p games sport
ReplyDeletePart of the SMB charm was playing it in a tube television.
ReplyDeletethis is the reason i stopped playing mario games.
ReplyDeletehaha, i read that too.
ReplyDeleteWhat the? How can someone be ashamed of something done with the technology of 25 years ago? is He crazy? It's like saying "You know...I'm embarrased because 23 years ago I crapped my diapers..." I think that's stupid...
ReplyDeleteno reason to be embarrassed :] awesome game is awesome.
ReplyDeleteahah. amazing. a what, twenty year old game doesn't look amazing!
ReplyDeleteHAHA NICE !!!!
ReplyDeleteNothing to be embarrassed about, this game is amazing. Still difficult after all these years too.
ReplyDeleteIt's not really fair to compare it to games made nowadays. Technology has changed.
ReplyDeleteYou can't really compare Aircraft Carriers to hollowed out trees and say the people who made those older boats should be embarrassed.
this is relevant to just what I was thinking about
ReplyDeleteThat pic is the HD version?
ReplyDeleteReally? Hmm I like it but then again can't expect these games to have HD quality.
ReplyDeleteCant beat the classic
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA, fail ! :D
ReplyDeleteI like your post and I would really like to see more of them
ReplyDeleteIDk why he's worried about a 20 year video game. LOL
ReplyDeleteI like it as it is. It was never supposed to be realistic, so why be embarrassed?
ReplyDeletecool :)
ReplyDeleteeven my father likes playing the old super mario... nothing to be embarrassed about :)
ReplyDeleteMiyamoto is so cool, all his games were so much a part of my childhood.
ReplyDeletecool bro!
ReplyDeleteWho cares, I still find it an awesome game!
ReplyDeleteMario in hd would be great but not in 3d 3d mario games are crap
ReplyDeletewhy is he embarrassed? they didn't have HD back then why is it a big deal what it looks like now
ReplyDeleteWuts wrong with that dude :S He have created greatest game ever and is embarrased. :S
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeletetoiad is flippin on us since this was made
hehe nice
ReplyDeletehaha, wtf is this :)
ReplyDeleteI always loved the pixelated art style of smb1. idk what he's talking about. lol.
ReplyDeletedon't change my mario. i love him and all his imperfections.
ReplyDeletemario should always be pixels!
ReplyDeleteSMB is one of the greatest games ever created. It's nothing to be ashamed of.
ReplyDeleteGiving love.
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Looking at these old games is like looking at old cars. Yeah, it doesn't have the tech, but it's still awesome!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post!
ReplyDeleteSorry mario, the princess is in another castle
ReplyDeleteIts impossible to look at these games and feel anything but love
ReplyDeleteI still love this game... I haven't played on my LED TV yet though
ReplyDeleteone of the best games ever
ReplyDeleteno the game is still awesome even to this day.
ReplyDeletestill an aweseome game
ReplyDeleteThat's his own fault. He should be.
ReplyDeleteno way mario could be made today
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteembarassed haha
ReplyDeleteBest game ever, what improvements could possibly be made? None!! NONE!
ReplyDeleteI think the creators made very good use of the hardware avaiable to them at the time.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how it looks, those first games were AWESOME
ReplyDeletejeez.. that game was made back when i was five. what do you expect? im surprised i even had video games back then.
ReplyDeleteLove this game! Who cares about looks?
ReplyDeletethe guy knew about antialiasing before everybody else
ReplyDeleteIt's 8bit it's not supposed to look awesome in HD
ReplyDeletehaha hes a perfectionist alright
ReplyDeleteBest classic game ever. I still play it now sometimes lol
ReplyDeleteLOL Whats he worried about? I wouldnt complain about anything with his kind of money lol.
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