Okay, so I’ve always been fascinated by retro games, and Mario, of course, is a classic. I wanted to play around with the iconic Mario jump sound, just for fun, you know?
First, I scoured the internet for the sound effect. I mean, you can’t do anything without the actual sound, right? I found a bunch of different versions, some cleaner than others. I grabbed a few that sounded pretty good, just in case one didn’t work out.
Then, I needed a way to play the sound. I’m no coding expert, but I messed around with some basic HTML and JavaScript. I remembered seeing some tutorials online about playing sounds with a button click, so I dug those up.
My Super Simple Setup
- I created a simple HTML file. Nothing fancy, just the basic structure.
- I added a button to the page. This is what I’d click to hear the jump.
- I linked up a short little JavaScript. This is where the sound playing magic would live, it’s not something complicated, I just copy-pasted it from the tutorial.
The JavaScript was pretty straightforward. It basically grabbed the audio file and played it when the button was clicked. I fiddled with the code a bit, making sure the file path was correct. And I tested different things with my code.
I loaded the HTML file in my browser, clicked the button, and… BAM! Mario’s jump sound! It worked! It was such a small thing, but it felt pretty cool to get it working. I spent way too long just clicking that button and hearing that “boing!”
I even tried swapping out the different sound files I downloaded. Some were definitely better than others. I finally settled on one that sounded the most authentic.
It’s a simple project. But it was fun to play with, and it is fulfilling when I finally make it. That’s all I did today!
