It has been 10 months since I last uploaded a video. I have been way too busy with other things in my life. Also, I wanted to code a few more features and revamp my stage map design, which felt a little unpolished. With 63 stages and 6 worlds complete, I am hoping that I finally finish making this game by mid-2024.
World 6 is going to be called Mario Megalopolis. I always felt that Mario, a Brooklyn native who has held jobs as a construction worker and plumber, should explore an urban world as well as the traditional grasslands, deserts, arctic wastes, etc. I decided to have some stages as factories and used the original Super Mario theme.
As I already said, I redesigned the map using a tile design similar to Super Mario World. Thanks to SuperSludgeBros for the tile set. I also coded in the third stage a rail platform, the overused staple of the Mario games since Super Mario Bros 3. The background for the factories came from SMB2 and SMA4. I designed these stages last spring. I am surprised that I remembered the locations of most secrets and gems. Please give me feedback.
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