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The Gravitational Force in Angry Birds Space
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(via Wired Science)
Mathematicians prove that video games are hard to solve
A group of mathematicians analyzed the computational complexity of Mario, Donkey Kong, the Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Pokemon, to find out how difficult it is to divine the quickest path to victory in each game — and they claim to have proven that some of the games are “NP-hard,” which means it’s very difficult to find out even whether it’s possible for the player to reach the end, let alone the quickest route to completion.
8-bit Prince of Persia takes on the real world | The Verge
Mario, his most famous creation, owes his appearance to the technological limitations of the first Donkey Kong game. The primitive graphics—there were hardly enough pixels to approximate a human form—compelled Miyamoto to give Mario white gloves and red overalls (so that you could see his arms swing), a big bushy mustache and a red hat (to hide the fact that the engineers couldn’t yet do mouths or hair that moved), and a big head (to exaggerate his collisions).
Angry Birds: The Snack
Alexis Madrigal estimating the damage to the U.S. economy caused by Angry Birds
