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From having an Atari 2600 in my early youth (!) I've become an avid a video gamer all my life. I have always identified with the creativity and problem solving aspects of gaming and have found much of myself with the video game characters. One such character is the popular Nintendo hero of the Super Mario games Mario, who was originally named JumpMan when he first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong. This was probably because he has a distinctive sound he makes when he jumps. To further my love of the character I would like to blend the lines of videogame and reality, and thus I would like to create Super Mario Jumping Shoes.

To make Super Mario Jumping Shoes I will put a pressure activated switch on the insole of the shoe which will be connected to a Super Mario sound toy that makes the jumping sound when pressed. I will have to dismantle the toy and connect a switch under an insole that is only activated when I jump as opposed to walking which would make less pressure on the button. This will require some circuit bending on my part. I could probably accomplish this with extra padding or use a normally closed switch that activates the circuit when my foot leaves my shoe's sole when I jump.

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