07-23-2019, 01:06 PM
I finally decided to get off my lazy bum and actually play the fruits of my (you know, in an indirect way) labor. Here are my brief, vacuous thoughts on them all.
Goomba Goes to the Polls
I got stuck in a wall. Now that is social commentary. I managed to get three endings (Trump, Conan, Bernie), I dunno if there are more. I'm pretty sure you can't complete the game without collecting any coins, at least.
Mario Helps The World
That MIDI volume warning is great. Reminds me of all those times on Binyot's streams when he opens up a game and it's so loud that you can barely hear his screams over it. Mario's jumping/falling animation makes some platforming absolutely hellish and the controls for the amazing flying pot are absolute ass, both of which make the game a much more authentic experience. Grandma's voice acting is superb, too.
Mario K4rt
I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but I actually sort of think the gameplay in this was genuinely pretty neat. The Britney theming definitely added to the experience too.
Mario's Garden Job
The random Clickteam assets and MIDIs truly made this game. Any project that has the dancing troll in it gets an automatic A+ from me. Never thought I'd be able to fix my own stove in a video game (and the other MFGGer cameos were neat too). The social commentary is definitely on point (especially the part where you can hammer away an entire house of cats).
Mario Becomes A Bird
This game definitely wins the coveted "Clickteamiest Game Made In a Non-Clickteam Product" award, Skinny Conservative Wario needs to be in Smash, and I demand a game about Hill Mario.
Mario Spells iCup
Okay, this one's pretty weird. I got to the end of level 3, but whenever I tried picking up the orb, an error message saying the game can't spawn "obj_bowser" appeared and I couldn't proceed. I'm not sure if that was a joke or if the game is genuinely broken somehow, but yeah, couldn't get past that part.
Metallic Madness
That ending sure is something. I like the Dynamite Headdy reference, though I can't quite tell if the secret bonus points actually do anything. I'm pretty sure I got all of them (assuming there's 8), but I couldn't spot any differences.
Mario Minigame Mayhem 2
This game truly is a art. That jumpscare was the scariest sh*t I've ever seen.
Oiram Pizza Quest
This is definitely the early-2000'iest game I've played of these so far.
Quillax's Experiment
Nevermind, this is.
Requiem For Egg Mario
This sure is a game. That tall level was a bit annoying, especially because you go back there if you die in the Goo Race, but I did like the jape, so all is forgiven. Is Egg Mario related to the Luigi that floats over the ocean on an egg, by any chance?
Super Mario High Effort
This is one of those games where I'm definitely not getting the good ending. Pretty neat game, though. Like others said, the MLSS sprites are an excellent choice.
Taco Wario: Neo Grande Battles
Nevermind what I said before, this is definitely the early 2000's-iest game here. If you had told me this was actually made in 2002, I would've probably believed you (I'm very gullible, you see (so much so, in fact, that if you look up a dictionary, there's a picture of me next to the word "gullible")). Truly a work of art.
Goomba Goes to the Polls
I got stuck in a wall. Now that is social commentary. I managed to get three endings (Trump, Conan, Bernie), I dunno if there are more. I'm pretty sure you can't complete the game without collecting any coins, at least.
Mario Helps The World
That MIDI volume warning is great. Reminds me of all those times on Binyot's streams when he opens up a game and it's so loud that you can barely hear his screams over it. Mario's jumping/falling animation makes some platforming absolutely hellish and the controls for the amazing flying pot are absolute ass, both of which make the game a much more authentic experience. Grandma's voice acting is superb, too.
Mario K4rt
I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but I actually sort of think the gameplay in this was genuinely pretty neat. The Britney theming definitely added to the experience too.
Mario's Garden Job
The random Clickteam assets and MIDIs truly made this game. Any project that has the dancing troll in it gets an automatic A+ from me. Never thought I'd be able to fix my own stove in a video game (and the other MFGGer cameos were neat too). The social commentary is definitely on point (especially the part where you can hammer away an entire house of cats).
Mario Becomes A Bird
This game definitely wins the coveted "Clickteamiest Game Made In a Non-Clickteam Product" award, Skinny Conservative Wario needs to be in Smash, and I demand a game about Hill Mario.
Mario Spells iCup
Okay, this one's pretty weird. I got to the end of level 3, but whenever I tried picking up the orb, an error message saying the game can't spawn "obj_bowser" appeared and I couldn't proceed. I'm not sure if that was a joke or if the game is genuinely broken somehow, but yeah, couldn't get past that part.
Metallic Madness
That ending sure is something. I like the Dynamite Headdy reference, though I can't quite tell if the secret bonus points actually do anything. I'm pretty sure I got all of them (assuming there's 8), but I couldn't spot any differences.
Mario Minigame Mayhem 2
This game truly is a art. That jumpscare was the scariest sh*t I've ever seen.
Oiram Pizza Quest
This is definitely the early-2000'iest game I've played of these so far.
Quillax's Experiment
Nevermind, this is.
Requiem For Egg Mario
This sure is a game. That tall level was a bit annoying, especially because you go back there if you die in the Goo Race, but I did like the jape, so all is forgiven. Is Egg Mario related to the Luigi that floats over the ocean on an egg, by any chance?
Super Mario High Effort
This is one of those games where I'm definitely not getting the good ending. Pretty neat game, though. Like others said, the MLSS sprites are an excellent choice.
Taco Wario: Neo Grande Battles
Nevermind what I said before, this is definitely the early 2000's-iest game here. If you had told me this was actually made in 2002, I would've probably believed you (I'm very gullible, you see (so much so, in fact, that if you look up a dictionary, there's a picture of me next to the word "gullible")). Truly a work of art.