A 10 year-old Canadian boy named Patrick has terminal brain cancer and is confined to a wheelchair, but thanks to The Children's Wish Foundation of Saskatchewan he got to realise one of his dreams: to control a life-sized version of the Super Mario Bros. video game.
50 volunteers — including the cast of Odyssey Productions, a local theatre group — constructed the set in less than a week, giving Patrick the chance to control the world-famous plumber — played by Louis Gareau — and defeat the evil Bowser and rescue Princess Peach.
The production is impressive for something built in such a short space of time, and the thought that has gone into it is clear for all to see — when Gareau takes a hit, he quickly drops off-stage to be replaced by a smaller Mario, just like the original video game.
Sadly, we can't embed the video here, but you can view it over on the CTV Saskatoon site. If thou possesseth a cold heart, prepare for it to be well and truly warmed.
[source gonintendo.com]
Comments 24
My heart was warmed. Kudos to the Theatre company for the effort. I hope he enjoyed it as much I enjoyed hearing about it.
That's so awesome. ;_; This kid must be amazing if that's what he dreams about doing.
Wow, just wow. Kudos to everybody involved. Best wishes go out to Patrick and his family.
You guys made me tear up today, gosh that kid is awesome hope nothing but the best for him!
That is AMAZING!!! I'm literally smiling from ear to ear as I type this!
Anybody that ISN'T touched by this has a heart of stone. This is really touching and I hope little Patrick gets well soon...:'D
@Takerkaneanite6 I'm sure that stone can't give oxygen to the rest of my body and collect waste.
This is nice of them to do so. Good job.
Awhhhh
Good stuff, nice to see some nice news in the world inbetween all the shootings and war.
This made me tear up.
@KodyDawg: NOA hasn't used Toadstool as her name since Mario 64 I think it was. They wanted to make it more universal so since then they just called her by her Japanese name of Princess Peach.
This is just awesome
That was wonderful.
@Gamecubii-64DD: come on now, miracles have happened before — i know a kid right now who had a big fat tumor wrapped around his brain stem and lived to tell the tale even after one set of doctors had called in a freakin' priest, he's been in remission for quite a few years now (knock on wood!). Let's take any and all well-wishing in the spirit it's been offered and leave the negativity at the door for this one, shall we? :3
@Gamecubii-64DD Look up protein folding and folding@home. Cancer treatment is not just some distant dream. Not even terminal cancer will be dubbed so forever, at this rate...!!!
This is a prime example of generating good karma. All actions, good and bad, come around again eventually, in life and in death. No disease can stop that.
My grandfather developed a malignant brain tumor in the 70s, but he survived through surgery. He had a heart valve transplant in the 00's to replace his main arteries, and he survived that surgery too. Though not unscathed, and scarred for life, it is not impossible to survive (mostly intact) through terminal (or soon to be terminal) illness.
@PlywoodStick @smikey @theblackdragon Guh...sorry people. I didn't have that info, 'do hope he DOES get better, how touching. I'm just gonna play Pikmin.
It's really heart-warming that they helped a little boy bring his wish to reality. Kudos to them!
@Dpullam Oh yes, that is amazing. Goes to show what people can do when they put their mind to it! That is so heartwarming it's like I'm in a sauna! I hope he gets better.
So cute! But I wanna be part of a real life Mario production...
I've seen something like this a long time ago, and what really makes me happy is not that they put this on for the kid, (which yes is pretty awesome) but that a ten year old boy knows what the original Super Mario Bros. is. A ten year old boy in my neck of the woods would probably play paintball to look like CoD.
Sometimes thing happen that make me proud to be a member of the human species. Hope that this event can be used to help Patrick through whatever may come in the future. Sometimes good memories is wall we have, and trust me they are precious indeed. My prayers to him and his family, and the people who put this "game" together.
Very nice!
Tap here to load 24 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...