tech2 News Staff

A computer science student named Erik Roystan Ross has recreated the first level, Bob-Omb Battlefield of the popular game Super Mario 64 in HD, using the Unity Engine and has released it for free to everyone. Though this game was initially launched on the Nintendo 64, users can now play this game in the browser as well.

Currently, Ross has no plans to further recreate any other levels for the game, dubbed Super Character Controller. According to Dsogaming, the computer science student said that, "I currently do not have any plans to develop this any further or to resolve any bugs, unless they’re horrendously game-breaking and horrendously simple to fix." He added that, "This project is provided as-is, and you are free to use it for any purposes you like, with the exception of selling it for profit."

Initially, Eric had planned to make just a part of the first level but got carried away and finished the entire level, points out Technabob. The report added that, Ross made all the art and animations for the game, except for the ones for Mario, the Goomba and Power Star, which he borrowed from Super Mario Galaxy. The background music and sounds for the game is similar to to the existing Mario games while the UI elements are based on the original Mario 64 user interface. Erik claims that though the replica of the game is not 100 percent accurate, users will not have any complains against it, added the report.

An earlier report suggests that, Super Mario was to go mobile as Nintendo was planning to venture into smartphone games. Nintendo, which already warned its annual operating profit would halve on weak console sales, said it was teaming up with online gaming firm DeNA Co Ltd to develop and operate gaming apps. The two companies will also launch later this year an online membership service accessible on mobile devices as well as Nintendo’s existing Wii U console and the portable 3DS.