Joystiq doesn't usually tackle food pieces, but when they involve Super Mario, they are willing to make an exception. Nintendo Canada and a group called Canstruction got together and built a giant Mario out of canned goods in honor of the new Super Mario Bros game becoming the fastest-selling game in the country. In total, 4,000 cans were used and the 10-foot tall Mario weighed over 2,600 lbs. Judging from the other photos, the foods used included canned ham and chicken, as well as bags of popcorn for the mustache and eyebrows. All the cans (and presumably the popcorn, as well) are being donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank when Mario is deconstructed.
Too bad they didn't do Mario Batali, the other super Mario, while they were at it!
6-30-2006 @2:57PM Andrew said... Joystiq and Slashfood meet again! Talk about having time on your hands (and a lot of canned food, of the same varieties no less). Do they buy it themselves?
It still fascinates me how you can create almost anything out of dots. And how the medium can be so varied: from paint (as in Seurat), to pixels, inkjet technology, legos, LED's, and apparently even canned food!
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