Topic: Mario Goes Open-Source with Arduino

[sam]

The open-source Arduino electronics platform has received a ton of attention from the hardware enthusiast community. And one more follower is joining the fray--Mario himself. The mustachioed plumber of console video game fame has been converted into an eight-by-eight LED matrix by Carnegie Mellon University student Chloe Fan. And, yes, she's even made a separate Arduino device to give her side-scrolling adventure the classic Mario theme.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361357,00.asp