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[Silky]

From Super Mario 64. The odd texturing on the walls, the red carpet that only leads to the frightening image of Bowser. It's some pretty freaky shit when you put into consideration that the floor is constantly moving and keeping you away from the painting (whoops referring to the endless stairs sorry . What do you think

 

[malts]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

 

[lt519]

It's a trap

 

[nckillthegrimace]

I cannot believe how unsettling this image is!

 

[Takao]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW UNSETLLING THIS CHILDREN'S GAME CAN BE
BANNED IN NO COUNTRIES

 

[mdubs]

Looking at it, for the longest time I though there was another set of eyes behind bowser.

 

[Squire]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

LOL

 

[sixteen-bit]

it's pretty unsettling seeing it in such high resolution

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

more like click hole

 

[Zane]

it's a kubrick shot. kubrick shots are always unsettling

 

[SmokeMaxX]

ONE UNSETTLING THING ABOUT SUPER MARIO 64 THAT YOU NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT

 

[Soulflarz]

Clickbait?

And nah, i always just found it odd at best?

 

[epmode]

What's in the OP will shock you!

 

[aerts1js]

haha truly the most unsettling image i've seen in my life.

 

[Silky]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

 

[bobawesome]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

Not seeing it.

 

[CambriaRising]

Actually, yes. I've noticed many unsettling things in early 3d games.

 

[ito007]

Super Mario 64 really had some freaky stuff. That 3D didn't help much either

 

[jts]

Bowser's hair looks great.

 

[March of the Crabs]

I found the never ending staircase genuinely unnerving as a kid, but that was mainly due to the music and the fact I used to sneak a ton of wine from the fridge and play video games because I lived a very thug lifestyle.

 

[CD'S BAR]

damn. great image. new wallpaper

 

[ThatStupidLion]

what's with thread titles being obscure for what seems like the sake of getting clicks lately?

 

[malts]

This gif is totally over my head. On topic though, I agree that it's unsettling. First thing I thought of was The Shining. N64 Zelda titles have a bit of an eerie vibe as well. Something about the little vocal snippets and the characters just bobbing up and down during dialogue.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Maybe when I was playing it ~18 years ago. Looking at it right now, no.

 

[Silky]

This gif is totally over my head. On topic though, I agree that it's unsettling. First thing I thought of was The Shining. N64 Zelda titles have a bit of an eerie vibe as well. Something about the little vocal snippets and the characters just bobbing up and down during dialogue.

ReDeads in OOT really fucked me up as a kid. That stock scream is really odd

 

[Horseticuffs]

First thing I think of is "The five and a half minute hallway".

 

[JazzmanZ]

the floor isn't moving theres just an invisible wall at the end.

 

[Silky]

How some of the hallways are set up are pretty nifty, really. At one moment you're walking and observing the castle and as SOON as you turn that corner, with that shitty SM64 camera, you see that hallway. pretty intimidating if you ask me

 

[Infernal Monkey]

 

[Shizuka]

Minecraft 101 right there.

 

[G-Fex]

Looks like a custom doom hallway.

Depth can make a lot of difference

Edit: NICELY DONE MONKEY!

 

[Mr. Smiley]

This is calming my nerves. Why?

 

[kasane]

maybe 10 years ago i would have thought this was disturbing but not now.

 

[Freaky Fred]

this is the least unsettling image I've seen in a while

 

[Maedhros]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

Perfect!

this is the least unsettling image I've seen in a while

Because it's just Bowser. No one is scary of Bowser, at all. He's one of these goofy vilains.

 

[Anth0ny]

Mario 64 is creepy as hell.

 

[Freaky Fred]

Because it's just Bowser. No one is scary of Bowser, at all. He's one of these goofy vilains.

how's this?

 

[Wazzy]

The whole game had it's share of creepy moments. Eel's popping out of nowhere...

 

[Renekton]

Perfect!



Because it's just Bowser. No one is scary of Bowser, at all. He's one of these goofy vilains.

What if it's a portrait of Waluigi...

 

[Garraboa]

Careful there! He might be someone's husbando.

 

[Kriken]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

6 ways to view Mario as you've never viewed him before

 

[Spring-Loaded]

it's a kubrick shot. kubrick shots are always unsettling

Maybe when I was playing it ~18 years ago. Looking at it right now, no.

You can still appreciate how creepy it is though. It reminds me of those fundamentally unsettling pixel artworks

(NSFW) look at the series of pictures that starts with the telescope kid. I find this hilarious, but I still can recognize the inherently terrify notion of looking at something scary from far away, having it notice you, then watching it quickly running toward you and being cornered. Even without the creepy aesthetics, that scenario is unsettling, just like the image in the OP

 

[Silky]

how's this?

 

[Diggeh]

Dat BuzzFeed thread title.

You won't BELIEVE the SHOCKING TRUTH about Bowser!

 

[BFIB]

Nah, this is creepy.

EDIT: it's from Mario Galaxy 2 Nightmare Fuel.

 

[Adam_Roman]

it's a kubrick shot. kubrick shots are always unsettling

Wes Anderson too. He's so obsessed with symmetry it's almost disgusting.

 

[Pikma]

That thread title feels like it belongs to Kotaku

Nah, this is creepy.

What's this?

 

[Silky]

That thread title feels like it belongs to Kotaku
What's this?

If I'm right I believe it is from Super Mario Galaxy

 

[Kriken]

What's this?

A part of Mario Galaxy that 98% of people will never notice b/c it's behind the beginning point of a stage. Although when you do find it, it's disturbing

Edit: It's Shiverburn

Edit2: They appear multiple times, I thought it was just the once at the beginning

 

[Pikma]

A part of Mario Galaxy that 98% of people will never notice b/c it's behind the beginning point of a stage. Although when you do find it, it's disturbing

Guess I was part of that 98%
But still, wtf? Why would that kind of imagery exist in SMG?

Edit: I don't know if it's normal but the lack of symmetry in both their physiognomy and positioning scare the shit out of me

 

[Griss]

I really, really, really find this image unsettling.