gizmodo.com - 6/17/2009
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I wish these Mario, Koopa, Goomba, and Shroom 4GB USB thumb drives were actual Nintendo mass-produced products. That way I wouldn't have to spend $55 on each of them, but hey, they are handcrafted with love. The Mario Brick which is available in one and six feet configurations costs only ...
wired.com - 6/18/2009
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wired.com —
Harold Ramis was offered the chance to direct
the ill-fated 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, but turned...
it down — and he’s glad he did. “(Producer) Roland Joffe wanted me to direct the Super Mario Bros. movie. I took the meeting ...
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Harold Ramis Glad He Turned Down Mario Movie
hackaday.com - 6/20/2009
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hackaday.com —
Reader, [Matthias_H], sent in a video about his
USB adapter for SNES game carts. All you have...
to do is plug in the SNES game cartridge and USB cable, then a ROM file of the game shows up as an external storage device on your computer. After that, you ...
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USB reader for SNES game carts
youtube.com - 6/20/2009
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youtube.com —
To the best of my knowledge, this is
the world's first USB interface for Super Nintendo /...
Super Famicom games. I made it last week (took me about 2 days of c...
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USB reader for SNES game carts (video)
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Check Out These Custom Mario USB Thumb Drives [Super Mario Bros.]
Kotaku —
... 4GB USB drives and USB extensions look amazing. That may explain the steep price. The Brick and Question Mark block extensions — in 1ft to 6ft configurations — go for just $20, but the actual USB drives that plug into the extension are $55 a pop. The mushroom, goomba and koopa drives are still for sale, but it looks like the Mario one is long-gone. Get 'em while you can and hopefully before Nintendo finds out. Sgedra.etsy.com [via Gizmodo]
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You know you want a Mario USB drive
EXTRALIFE - By Scott Johnson —
... Just check these little things out. Love it. Nice to see Toad get some love as well. At least I think that’s toad. Maybe that is just supposed to be a shroom. Maybe I’m a shroom. Maybe I am on shrooms. ...
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