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Weirdness of the Day - Theremin controlled Super Mario Bros.
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Playing Super Mario Bros. On A Theremin [Clips]
Kotaku —
The theremin isn't only good for playing "Good Vibrations", it's also good for playing Super Mario Bros. — not just the music, but the game itself. YouTuber conquerearth explains how it works: The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis. Pitch becomes horizontal control, and Volume becomes vertical control. The X and Y scales are then cut up into different zones. In this case, Left; Right and dead zones for the horizontal, and a ...
Super Mario Bros. controlled with a theremin
Destructoid —
The original Super Mario Bros. is a timeless classic that has been hacked to freaking death. Tons of different mods have been created to control Super Mario Bros. without using the original controller and this mod is no different. Players will use the theremin to control Mario and it kind of gives us a glimpse at what to expect from Natal. Youtuber consquerearth explains how this mod works: The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis. Pitch ...
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