The annual awards from the Themed Entertainment Assn. Colloquially known as the “Star Wars hotel,” Florida’s Starcruiser was essentially a live-in theme park, a two-day live action role-playing game that utilized a mobile phone app to drive gameplay with real-life actors and sets. “Let’s face it, gaming and gamers is the biggest audience we can have,” said Bruce Vaughn, the …
A credit list into the hundreds — likely thousands — helped bring Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World to life. After walking through an oversize green warp pipe — and hearing the three-pronged digital zaps familiar to generations of “Super Mario Bros.” players — we’re in a brightly colored fantasy world that immediately feels interactive. Nintendo’s own Switch video game console …
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood brings a lot of firsts to the theme park industry. Super Nintendo World won’t officially open until Feb. 17, but the land is in technical rehearsals now and will also be welcoming annual passholders before its grand opening gala next month. Still, The Times visited Super Nintendo World on its first day of …
Classic video game Super Mario fans have something to look forward to amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The creators of the video game Nintendo will be launching Super Nintendo World in 2021, which is the Super Mario themed amusement park in Universal Studios Japan. At Nintendo’s press event, in January this year, it was revealed that the new elements of Super …
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