A Statue Mario costume is now in Super Mario Maker, and it looks very silly

Tanooki Mario is one of my favorite power-ups in the Mario series. Originally appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES, Mario basically donned the full racoon suit instead of just the tail. What’s more, a sort of hidden ability was packed into the suit.

Pressing down and B turned Mario into a statue. Mario was invulnerable in this form, and it was a great way to put together strings of platforming while avoiding enemy hits late in the game.

Now, that Statue Mario is available as a costume in Super Mario Maker.  Except, well, it’s only sort of the same. An 8-bit version of Mario is peering behind the statue and carrying it when in full sprint. So ridiculous, friends.

To get the costume, all you have to do is clear the special level. It looks easy enough, too.

source: technobuffalo

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst movement and combat videos give us faith in EA’s upcoming game

The two core pillars of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst are getting around as fast as possible and kicking a lot of butt doing it.

EA studio DICE has released a pair of videos highlighting the movement and combat aspects of their upcoming run-and-punch.

The first video shows off not only how smoothly protagonist Faith moves this time around, but does a great job showing off just how beautiful the game world of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst looks. The second video pulls out of first person a bit more so we can get a look at Faith’s improved hand-to-hand abilities, centered around a lack of gunplay and a focus on fluid, smooth fighting.

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst hits PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on May 24.

source: technobuffalo