Cari-in-Oly

Anyone old enough to have played the original Mario Bros. will think this is the bomb! I remember my older kids got a Nintendo for Christmas when it first came out and I couldn't wait for them to go back to school so I could play it lol.

Cari

bkay

Like Cari says, it's an old game. Google "8 bit Mario". "8 bit" refers to early computers that transferred (for lack of a better word) data 8 bits at a time. Most desktop and laptop computers are now 64 bits. Images back then were jagged and slow moving. From the images on Google, you could develop a pattern easily. Mario is the name of the character in the game. I think they are still making Mario games, but they are much smoother and faster moving characters if they are.

I don't envy you making this quilt. It's going to be a lot of little squares, unless you decide to make one big "Mario". I never played the game, so can't help you with which characters are/were popular. Ask Cari, she might remember. Or, do a new post on Mario characters. Maybe someone played the game or a family member did that they could ask.

I found this google tab that shows some characters "pixilated", which is what they are looking for in an 8 bit Mario image: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=8+bit+mario&chips=q:8+bit+mario,g_14ixel+grid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigq5LLmObVAhWIJCYKHQGODsAQ4lYIQygA&biw=1600&bih=767&dpr=1

bkay

JENNR8R

I did Mario and Princess Peach quilts for my grandchildren. They loved them.

bkay

Cute quilts!

bkay

redstilettos

Adorable! Great way to use up those 2.5" squares, too

jcraine

The colors do matter for Mario and I think they would matter to your son, too. My son spent many hours playing Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda. I loved playing them too.