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NYC Students' Real-Life Mario Game

Interesting piece up on the front page today about how some NYC students are creating a real-life Mario “amusement park” that lets people strap themselves into a device that lets them jump four times their height: In this first, homemade step, the project consists of a 40-foot-high motorized truss, bungee cords and a military harness […]

Interesting piece up on the front page today about how some NYC students are creating a real-life Mario "amusement park" that lets people strap themselves into a device that lets them jump four times their height:

In this first, homemade step, the project consists of a 40-foot-high motorized truss, bungee cords and a military harness to enhance players' jumping power. Once outfitted with a Mario or Luigi costume, players can pop yellow balloon "coins," punch a power-up box 15 feet above their head or avoid a Bob-omb that is chasing them. Meanwhile, sound effects sync up with their movements to add to the Super Mario Bros. feel.