Super Nintendo World is an IRL game, interactive and replayable
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Super Nintendo World has officially opened at Universal Studios Hollywood. The highly anticipated theme park pioneers a unique concept — rather than focusing on rides, the park is an interactive experience.
Full disclosure, I was lucky to visit the park the day before it opened. Universal and Nintendo provided a Power-Up Band which is essential for the full park experience and food was available for free.
Adapting game play to real life
Your mission in the park — should you choose to accept it (and pay for the NFC enabled Power-Up Band) — is to explore and discover the secrets scattered through out the land. The bands will track your progress as you collect coins and keys. The Mario Kart ride is the best way to collect coins, but blocks are available throughout to park too.
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Visitors collect keys by playing four mini-games in the park. The first time a key is collected, you’ll play on easy mode. However, the difficulty increases dramatically on subsequent attempts. These require active participation and timing. Be prepared to move around, and having a friend or two will help.
After you collect three keys, you can enter Bower Jr.’s lair. Visitors are tasked with swatting away Bob-ombs, ducking under Bullet Bills and collecting power ups. This was my favorite part of the park. The quest-like experience captures the feeling of playing a game in real life.
The technology
The Power-Up bands are critical to the Super Nintendo World
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