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LEGO Super Mario Cheats With 3D Scanner
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 10:20 AM on September 24, 2008
No doubt there are LEGO architects in the wild who consider this a horrible affront to blocksmithing, but this 29" tall Mario sculpt is obsessively well done. And we're not just using the "obsessively" adjective because the final product was photographed in front of what appear to be Super Mario Bros. wall decals from Blik, we use it because he over-teched it.
The creator used a "NextEngine 3D scanner, modo and big pile of Lego" to get the job done. The final product? Awesome. In-progress pics are available, in case you're wondering exactly what a NextEngine 3D scanner is. (Formal apologies to anyone who thought this post was going to be about Traveller's Tales getting the Mario license.)
Lego Mario designed using modo [Luxology Forums via Gizmodo]
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Neo_X
Posted 10:58 AM 24/9/08
@lordofsword: mostly because he is simple. Although i wont lie id love to see a solid snake made out of lego
Neo_X
Neo_X
Posted 10:57 AM 24/9/08
@SuperCracker:
exactly
Neo_X
Scottendo
Posted 10:51 AM 24/9/08
That is a beautiful piece of work.
The most I can do is a 2d Super Mario Brothers sprite Lego.
A man can dream.
Scottendo
Warbuff6644
Posted 10:50 AM 24/9/08
It is very awesome, and I'm sure my brothers would love to kick it over.
Those bastards....
Warbuff6644
lordofsword
Posted 10:50 AM 24/9/08
Why can't people create real-life video game art/objects based on something other Mario, just for once.
lordofsword
finder39
Posted 10:48 AM 24/9/08
hey, if it works it works
finder39
BaseVilliN
Posted 10:47 AM 24/9/08
@BaseVilliN: Never mind; on closer inspection it appears his face is indeed symmetrical.
BaseVilliN
Quicksilver4648
Posted 10:45 AM 24/9/08
Epic work. It doesn't matter how old you are, Lego's are always cool.
Quicksilver4648
BaseVilliN
Posted 10:44 AM 24/9/08
That's cool. I'm a little bugged that he didn't manually correct Mario's left eye.
BaseVilliN
Tilimorf
Posted 10:39 AM 24/9/08
I gotta say, thats freakin awesome.
Tilimorf
SuperCracker
Posted 10:39 AM 24/9/08
Ingenuity is not cheating!
SuperCracker
Neo_X
Posted 10:38 AM 24/9/08
I don't care how it was made that is sweet
Neo_X
yashichi8bit
Posted 11:32 AM 24/9/08
awesome model!
yashichi8bit
Robotube
Posted 11:25 AM 24/9/08
There was actually an article in the most recent Game Developer magazine about this nice little piece of kit. I'd love to have me one of these!
Robotube
xAnarChisTx
Posted 11:21 AM 24/9/08
The NextEngine 3D scanner is a fine tool to use. It makes it so much easier to create your own 3d models, without the knowledge or skills in 3d modeling. Problem is, it's $3 Large to buy it.
xAnarChisTx
PsycheE
Posted 11:40 AM 24/9/08
Impressive. Regardless of creation from scratch, they both put in the massive hours of sore fingers.
PsycheE
TheXanadu
Posted 12:32 PM 24/9/08
Lego's indirectly lead to my interest in gaming... I played with Lego's at like 6 years old until someone showed me Lego Island the PC Game (best GTA clone-EVER) which lead to me taking interest in my friends Goldeneye on the N64- which lead to The Sims (somehow) than to Red Alert 2, then AoE II , and then - well it just went up and up from there. So yeah, Lego's are what got me into games... rant rant rant...
Anyhow this guy did an awesome job- nice to see dedication to something that is actually quite cool.
TheXanadu
dslsd64
Posted 12:28 PM 24/9/08
You know what'd be awesome? If you went to sleep one day and the next this thing would be standing right by your bed. I'd explode with happiness.
dslsd64
The Great Aussie Evil
Posted 12:25 PM 24/9/08
@SuperCracker: hear hear!
The Great Aussie Evil
First2Die
Posted 12:23 PM 24/9/08
I think this Lego dude would have looked A LOT cooler, had they not made him cross eyed!
First2Die
Altima NEO
Posted 1:43 PM 24/9/08
Where does one go about getting so many legos?
Also, Id die If I ever got my hands on one of those scanners
Altima NEO
kjcwashere
Posted 2:05 PM 24/9/08
@Neo_X: took the words right out of my mouth :]
kjcwashere
captainapplesauce
Posted 2:32 PM 24/9/08
@Neo_X:
I would love to see a SDF-1 made out of Lego, but that probably wont happen for a while.
captainapplesauce
nesdude
Posted 2:18 PM 24/9/08
@TheXanadu:
Lego Island owned. While it didn't get me into gaming, as a child I fully completed it several dozen times. Excellent game for the younger crowd.
Remember: you can build a mountain, if you do it brick by brick!
nesdude
Shachihoko
Posted 3:50 PM 24/9/08
@Neo_X: And even Wind Waker Link or Twilight Princess Link would be bad ass!
Shachihoko
blizzardjesus
Posted 4:30 PM 24/9/08
@Altima NEO: Lego's online store. you can order by the piece.
blizzardjesus
ZombiePuppy
Posted 4:55 PM 24/9/08
Reminds me of Code Veronica.
Maybe that puzzle would be more fun if it involved Legos instead of some weird metal alloy.
ZombiePuppy
f0cus
Posted 5:58 PM 24/9/08
Mario is dwarf in reality isn't he?
f0cus
Rubiximus
Posted 10:47 PM 24/9/08
That is pretty sweet. Don't see much problem with the methodology, either. But then again I've only ever been able to make anything using instruction booklets.
Side note: "obsessively" is an adverb. True story. :P
Rubiximus
shufflemoomin
Posted 11:38 PM 24/9/08
I don't think the method for doing a job is as important as good results, which obviously this guy got in spades. A fantastic model and bugger taking weeks to work it out and do it by hand. Technology is there to help...Most of the time...
shufflemoomin
Tiber
Posted 12:29 AM 25/9/08
Excellent work. And who cares how he did it? Different artists use different methods, and it's their own choice if they use a method which makes the job easier. Then again, I'm the type where if I ever draw anything, I'll do it with ruler to make sure everything is straight and perfectly symmetrical, so I'm biased towards perfectionism over raw talent.
But I've got to ask: do his shoes look like they should go out farther, or is it just the angle?
Tiber
Benjo
Posted 12:52 AM 25/9/08
Still very fun.
Benjo
waywardchemist
Posted 1:40 AM 25/9/08
@blizzardjesus: And you will end up overpaying. Bricklink.com usually offers much better prices. Building something that large is still going to be fairly expensive.
/Knowledge gained by having a brother with a decades long raging Lego addiction.
waywardchemist
BONERJAM
Posted 3:16 AM 25/9/08
Looks awesome, I wouldnt mind having one.
BONERJAM
Charlie Bronha
Posted 11:47 AM 24/9/08
I thoght it was posted here already...
maybe it was on gizmodo, don't remember right now.
Charlie Bronha
ConroyPublius
Posted 6:14 AM 26/9/08
Glad you liked it! Actually his feet are slightly longer than they should have been. I stretched them by a couple of lego blocks in length to make it more stable. Cheers, Keith (the guy who built it).
ConroyPublius