I don't know how I missed this, but check out this really cool short called 8BITS.  It has the mixture of the old school side scrollers and then you get the best in 3D.  Put it to together and you get a really cool story.  The story reminds you of the basic of a Mario story.  It's fun to watch with action non-stop.  I don't know what they made this for, but for the gamer in side of us all this was treat to watch.