Cory Arcangel and the artist collective Paper Rad have drawn some attention with projects related to old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. Cory’s first big break was Super Mario Clouds; I don’t have anything specific for Paper Rad, but they have featured screen captures and sprites in various videos.

UPDATE: here, I braved the insanity of the Paper Rad site to find you this image. Their DVD has more examples of the moving picture variety.

Given that Cory and Paper Rad tend to be known in similar circles, it is not surprising that in 2005 they got together to collaborate on a project, which became Super Mario Movie. This is a fun little piece, though a bit long at points, that explores the difficulties of life as a character in a deteriorating video game.

The ROM file and video are available at the above link, or you can watch it below in two parts.