Mario and the City.

Anyone out there in blogworld work in the Video Game industry?
I have an amazing pitch for one, even though I prefer the original Nintendo and only like playing Mario and Paperboy.

***THIS IS MY IDEA. NO ONE SHALL STEAL IT OR DEAL WITH THE WRATH OF ME. OR SEND ME ENOUGH ROYALTIES THAT I CAN LIVE ON CENTRAL PARK SOUTH WITH A CLOSET FULL OF MANOLOS AND NOT WORK ANOTHER DAY IN MY LIFE****

I'm calling it NYC Street Fighter.
The object of the game is to get from 8th Ave to 5th Ave during rush hour within the allotted time. The first levels can be, say, between the hours of 7am-9am with the usual obstacles (slow walkers, fat old ladies, umbrellas, etc.) The middle levels could be around lunch time with shopping bags that contain breakables. The higher levels could consist of getting to the theater on a Thursday night going through Time Square (dodging dumbass tourist and picture takers) and the top levels could be getting to Madison Square Garden for a Nicks Game or Time Square on New Years Eve- there will be 5 constant obstacles for all levels and the higher the levels the more obstacles. The kicker? You must do all this without cursing someone out or physically accosting them. That's when you "die" and the level starts over again.

Bonus points will be awarded to pulling off the flat tire or "accidentally" hitting an obstacle with a bag or elbow and not losing anytime in the process, but if it happens to you, you loose points.


Even if it doesn't make it to video stores and it's not the next craze like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, I will at least know that I play it in my head everyday.

And I can't even make it through one damn level.