We love playing Mario! The kids are getting pretty good at different kinds of Mario, plus they are creative about putting together some things outside of the video games too! They've got Mario Legos, Mario Kart matchbox cars, pajamas, and more!
All four of us on the same team!
We won!
Good times. Happy National Mario Day!
I'm pulling this together from things we've done over the last year, so you'll see some older pictures. Ian and now Alli are getting pretty good at Mario Kart on my old Wii. They like the races, but they really like exploring. They'll start a race and then spend 10 minutes going around different parts of the track looking for places they can go that might normally be Out of Bounds. 
And sometimes all four of us grab a controller and race together. Everyone gets their own portion of the TV. It helps to have an 80" tv screen!
The kids decided that they were going to create their own Mario Brothers level. They drew up different "screens" on large pieces of paper so they could physically run the courses.
Getting their course set up.
They showed me how it would work with a little Mario.
Then they gave me a Mario hat and invited me and Alli (Luigi) to run the course ourselves!
They enjoyed the classics. An original Mario Brothers game where they laughed and giggled when they stomped on top of each other.
Ian also has a RC Mario (that burns through rechargeable batteries, and has a poor battery box design), that he and Alli recreated levels from the Wii in their room and living room.
Hi little Mario!
Let's do it!
Yoshi's Island
Mario Circuit. Alli acted as a Chomp-Chomp and got a real kick out of it.
And even in our new place, and especially this past weekend, we are still playing Mario Kart together. The kids aren't too bad. Ian and Alli have unlocked a lot of the characters and tracks.
And even in our new place, and especially this past weekend, we are still playing Mario Kart together. The kids aren't too bad. Ian and Alli have unlocked a lot of the characters and tracks.
March 10 => MAR10 => Mario...like how that worked out! Alli & Ian really enjoy the different kinds of Mario, and most importantly they really enjoy playing and creating together!!...so wonderful to see. 80" screen is HUMONGOUS!...great for games and watching favorite movies. EOM
ReplyDeleteIt is! They have a lot of fun with it.
DeleteI've always enjoyed having a big TV. Even in college in my little 400 sq ft apartment, I made room for a big 52" rear projection behemoth. I even toyed with making a projector screen my main TV for a while, having an 8' x 10' screen. It was great to play video games and movies on, but it really only worked well after dark. Ambient light and projectors don't mix well. So this 80" LCD was a good compromise between size and the ability to see it during the day.