Super Mario Crossover Version 1.1 Trailer

When Super Mario Crossover hit the web roughly a month and a half ago, Jay Pavlina knew within hours that he had a major hit on his hands. With the accolades pouring in, he promised to continue updating the game and it looks like he’s going to deliver on that promise. Jay released a trailer of what he intends to bring us in the first major update, scheduled to launch on June 25th.

You rarely, if ever, see this much care go into maintaining and updating an existing game. Instead, developers typically parlay a hit into a sequel, stretch their game by releasing level packs or give users the ability to build and share their own content. In the case of Ninja Kiwi’s Bloons and BloonsWorld, we saw all three (plus a few spin-offs). Whenever you have a hit on your hands it of course makes sense to try to ride that wave; and I think all of the above approaches are valid. It’s just especially fun to have the opportunity to watch a successful Flash game evolve, much like receiving updates via the App Store, XBLA or the PSN. He’s proven himself to be very inventive in creating enjoyable NES mashups and it’s really exciting to imagine what he’s going to bring us in future updates.