Super Real Mario Brother is super unpleasant

by Candace Savino { Mar 17th 2008 at 6:00PM }

Poor Mario. Thanks to this simulated image of what he might look like in real life, the internet has turned against him. You often don't hear words like "creepy" and "pedophile" associated with the portly plumber, but with this picture, it's hard to think anything else.

Even so, this image (which was created by Pixeloo using Photoshop CS2) isn't completely fair to the lovable Nintendo hero. For example, why are his eyes so unrealistically big? Also, that thing on his mouth looks more like a raccoon tail than an actual 'stache. Still, this is certainly an interesting conversation piece -- one that makes us hope that Mario will continue looking cartoony for eternity. A realistic looking Mario definitely enters the Uncanny Valley, which is one place our favorite plumber should never dare to venture.

[Thanks, Mark and Mikey!]

Tags: mario, photoshop, real-life, uncanny-valley

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Connor @ Mar 17th 2008 6:04PM

My vote's for them to do Eggman next. shudder

Otherwise that's pretty cool :P

Mr_oHH @ Mar 17th 2008 6:15PM

yeah, i cant wait til another rendition comes out for a different character. scary... nice work none the less.

Osaka @ Mar 17th 2008 6:19PM

Oh em gee what would Wario look like...

Croove55 @ Mar 17th 2008 6:25PM

There are questions that should never ever be asked AND YOU JUST ASKED ONE OF THEM. If the internet heard you well enough, then the oncoming eye torture is your blame alone. You will not be unlike Albert Einstein, who for all his inquisition brought the world blazing, fiery DEATH.

Good_Bytes @ Mar 17th 2008 6:36PM

That is why Nintendo doesn't apply "realistic" graphics on Mario games ;)

DeadPlasmaCell @ Mar 17th 2008 7:05PM

"For example, why are his eyes so unrealistically big?"

Cuz his eyes ARE unrealistically big?

Haohmaru @ Mar 17th 2008 7:27PM

AHHHHHHHH!!! IT'S SMEAGOL.

B1gg Randall @ Mar 17th 2008 10:09PM

OMG.... that mario looks kinda scary man....

Alexisonfire @ Mar 17th 2008 10:41PM

But people, you must ask yourselves: What is creepier? A fairly accurate rendering of Mario's face that throws proportion out the window? Or Bob Hoskins Mario from the film?

I'm leaning heavily toward the latter.

K Sawyer @ Mar 18th 2008 12:25AM

I don't know man. I'm fairly certain they nailed Mario by casting Captain Lou Albano. That's definitely who I envisage every time I picture him in real life.

Wushupants @ Mar 18th 2008 1:48AM

if this was a real version of mario, first of all, it would be of old mario. the mario i know is not even old enough to have as many wrinkles as this one. and i know mario's been though a lot but, is it enough for him to look this worn-out and beat up? not likely. also... it's... it's just scary. the feeling it emanates from that image is unsettling indeed. this should sit atop the uncanny valley...