Box Art Wednesday Interrupted for...

...Super Mario Bros. Crossover! A big thanks to the awesome Retroist, more than usual that is, for finding this absolutely killer game. The creator of this title, Jay Pavlina, apparently worked for over a year on creating this beautiful flash game and the love he has for the NES is quite apparent from spending a few minutes playing his first ever offered title.

Beside the mustachioed plumber you can also choose the vampire slaying Simon Belmont, the intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, the jungle fighter turned alien slayer Bill R., the mega-awesome Mega Man, and the Hero of Hyrule, Link. These brave companions have sworn to set out and rescue Princess Peach from the villainous clutches of Bowser.

This isn't a simple mash-up, the music for the game changes for each character, the music from their own titles. Each character brings with them some of their special abilities, like Simon's axe throwing, or Samus's bomb drop.

I can only hope that Nintendo, Konami, and Capcom see what a wonderful piece of work has been given to the masses this day. Take a moment to play and I think you'll agree this is worth its weight in Koopa shells.

Thanks to Wired for the picture above.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/534416

It's a secret to everybody.

Well, some really awesome Farmville fan on Facebook has gone and made a hay tribute to Link from the NES version of the Legend of Zelda. The only question that pops into my head is whether I am going to copy this player.

I think that will be a yes.

By the way, we at the Victory Vault received almost a foot of snow on Saturday night...Shoveling a path to the street is a young man's job. I swear that if a young person of any gender had offered to handle that snow for me I would have given them the video game system of their choice in payment. Alas this was not to be and I have the back pain to prove it.

Thanks to Joystiq for the picture up above.