Sometime last spring, Jay Pavlina — the guy behind the game and video production company

— made at least one childhood fantasy of legions of gaming fans a reality with his creation of "

."

The game allows users to play the original "Super Mario Bros." Nintendo game using other classic Nintendo characters, including Link (from "The Legend of Zelda"), Samus (from "Metroid"), Mega Man (from "Mega Man") and others.

Never has using Link's boomerang felt so right as when stunning a goomba.

An added bonus? It's free to play online.

Try it yourself

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Below is a trailer for the game featuring the gameplay of SOPHIA the 3rd from the game "Blaster Master."