Couple Sends 8-bit Videogame Wedding Invites
Most of the time, getting married means a lot of decisions. Unless you plan on getting married on the beach in Santorini with just a couple of witnesses present, you'll have to decide on color scheme, centerpieces, menus, venues, guests and invitations.
One couple in Germany decided good old fashioned paper invitations were just not going to cut it. Self confessed gamer geeks, the couple opted for 8-bit videogame invitations.
"We knew that we didn't want standard paper invites. We wanted something for people to keep and remember," the bride told OffBeatBride. "We are geeks. We love video games. Why not have a video game invite?"
In order to obtain the information necessary to attend Darina and Niko's wedding (such as date, time and venue), guests had to complete the game; playing as either the bride or groom.
The invites came in jewel cases with informational booklets. The disc inside consisted of the game, a soundtrack and even outtakes, as Darina says it took her two hours to get the "I'm Sorry Niko" line straight.
Check out the invites below.
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awwww thats sooooooo lame
Hmm, i wonder what the final "Reward" could be for beating the game. . . . . . .
NEEERRRDDDDD!!!
I, for one, think it's pretty cool and clever.
Cute, but what happens if the character is hit by an enemy or projectile?
(It might be in the second video, but I don't have the patience to sit through it again)
zoey: game over man game over!
So where are the hoes in the game?
If people want to get married in a certain way, let them, it's their occasion. I for one have a very complex marriage arrangement, but sadly it involves no video games...
I'm unclear, it was a functional game coded from scratch, a mod, or was it just a video and the case was a mockup?
Another off beat wedding decision: Niko's taking Darina's name rather than the other way around, look at the credits.
A very sweet and awesome idea!
I wonder if the game has any hidden cheat codes that could ruin their marriage?
Was this Windows only? If so then I guess friends/family with Macs and Linux were not invited.
If people want to get married in a certain way, let them, it's their occasion. I for one have a very complex marriage arrangement, but sadly it involves no video games...
Complex as in you are still waiting for your mail order to arrive?
I wanna see the sequel! "Incredible Honeymoon"
Cool. ^-^ I love creative stuff like this.
So... if they can't beat the game they aren't invited because they won't be able to see the address?
So, 8-bit wedding invite part 2, when credits are showing, the song girl is signing is actually the Communist Soviet Union national anthem. And she is signing it in clear Russian. Which means she probably grew up in Soviet Union. Kind of cool and interesting at the same time, since her name (assuming it's Darina's voice) doesn't reveal her russian roots...
Maybe cause gramma doesn't even own a computer, much less have the dexterity necessary to play a mario-like game. Why go through the hassle of having 90% of your invited guests calling you back with "What the hell is this and when is your wedding? Not that I feel like coming now if you're just going to jerk me around like this."
^ Yes i agree.
I am Canadian, for some reason i always liked the Russian anthem best... It is catchy. I have no clue what they are singing about i just like the tune.
Why are the good ones always taken ?
Heh it's a mod of Mario vs Donkey Kong. Good stuff though. People used to make awesome games in the 8 bit era, I kind of miss the simplicity of those games/times.
Hmm, i wonder what the final "Reward" could be for beating the game. . . . . . .
Giggety!
So that's how the couple met!!
GAIA!!!! Faints...... =/
But beyond that.... Pretty cool..... =)
This is awesome
Good way to have less then 10% of your guests show up...
How many thousand people are going to show up, now that they've posted their wedding date & location on youtube?
Game Over
A buddy of mine got married a few months ago; he had a cool 8-bit theme for his wedding slideshow:
http://www3.telus.net/public/vtong [...] deshow.htm
I like how it starts off with a quote from the hitchhikers guide, continues on with two stages of mario, and even has a donkey kong kind of villain ... neat, but if their older relatives are like mine, I doubt the grandmother will ever get reflexes fast enough to beat the game.
I love it. Great idea for something a bit different. Those who can't play so hot, they can always get someone else to play. Then again they can also watch on the videos here to get the info.