Jay Pavlina, the dude who spent roughly a year developing one of the coolest Flash games ever ever ever ever, has released a couple of neat videos explaining some of the choices he had to make when building Super Mario Bros. Crossover. Check ‘em out below:


If you’re interested, there’s more to see on his YouTube channel.

You know, what makes Super Mario Crossover so great is that it just works. Pavlina’s commentary on the small alterations he made to each character is fascinating because it’s a big part of what makes the game so fun. Ironically, it’s the stuff that he changes from the original games that make it play so naturally.

Also: Bill Rizer’s spread gun.