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Dallas House Transformed Into Nintendo Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Holidays

Couple says they wanted to spread cheer, silliness and playfulness

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There is a jaw-dropping holiday display on Belmont Avenue in Dallas that is serving as a bit of a time machine for many.

β€œThe response has been exactly what we wanted. People honking their horns, hanging out the window waving at us,” Katie Milam said. β€œWe wanted to spread cheer and silliness and playfulness.”

Katie and her husband Mike transformed their house into a giant Nintendo gaming system – complete with a Super Mario Brothers game playing on a makeshift television screen.

β€œIt had to be Mario 3,” Milam smiled. β€œWe like the classics.”

It has served as a major source of joy for the dozens of people who have stopped by to snap pictures.

β€œWe hope that people that come by with their kids in the car can tell them and it trigger childhood memory conversations and β€˜I remember when I played Super Mario,’” Milam said. β€œAnd if somebody who is having a bad day. You want them to drive by and hopefully smile. Bring a little bit of joy to people’s lives.”

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