rocco augusto

BootMario Released Into The Wild!

Posted: Apr 16, 02:36 AM

So I got bored yesterday on my lunch break and I wanted to build something with PhoneGap, the cross-platform mobile development framework that allows you to create HTML, CSS, and javascript applications for the iPhone and Android platforms.

At first I had no idea what I wanted to build but I did know the main requirement was that I could not spend more than a few hours building it. Deciding that I should build something that would bring joy to my little heart, I decided to throw together this little bundle of joy which is all about Boot Mario!

You do remember Boot Mario, don’t you? Plump little Italian dude hopping around in a giant green boot; sometimes wearing a frog suit, sometimes dressed up as a giant flying raccoon? Yep! That’s totally him. Now you can have him hopping around on your Android handset! Just search for “Boot Mario” in the Android Market.

So I bet you’re asking what exactly the application “BootMario” does, huh? Well, it is a Mario jump simulator. You have Boot Mario hanging out in his cute little boot and whenever you click him, he jumps, and those jumps are counted on the top left hand corner of the screen.

If you dig into the settings you can then change things such as which costume Boot Mario is wearing or what scenery he is causing ruckus in front of.

If people like this application I plan on adding more backgrounds to it as well as some audio clips, that currently PhoneGap does not have enabled. Enjoy!