Have you all seen this Nintendo Amusement Park (.com) thing? Because I’m thinking it might be real. And I’ve never been more excited. It reminds me of Nick Arcade, if Nick Arcade was real life instead of a weird blue screen based game show from the 90s. It also has a strong resemblance to Takeshi’s Castle (aka Most Extreme Elimination Challenge).

My favorite detail is that you have to put on the Mario mustache. It’s just part of the ride. You can’t hit the power box or jump on the giant air sculpture of the Goomba without it. The mustache is essential. I just take this as a second sign (the first one being the sexy facial hair in Gus Van Sant’s MILK) that mustache’s are making an important comeback this year. Trends always starts with gays and then move on to the sorts of people that want to create and  play simulated video games. That’s a tip for you big PR types next time you’re establishing a new brand.

After the jump, bonus nostalgia featuring the unlikely combo of Nick Arcade and Joey Fatone. 

My fellow GMSC writer and I were reminiscing about how much we loved that old show, Nick Arcade, and how much we wanted to play in a blue screen environment that through the magic of television, could place your live body inside of a really cheap looking video game. While neither of us ever got the opportunity to realize our dreams of conquering the digital world with our real live body, you know who did? Joey Fatone. While now you might just think of him as a regular on Dancing with the Stars, he was once known as the ugly one in N’Sync. The entire episode with young Fatone is posted below. 

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