Super Mario Bros: The Dark War (or a fangame i want to make)

**ratdweller** · 05-27-2025, 07:58 PM

hello everyone! i got a idea for a fangame while deep in thought today, Super Mario Bros. The Dark War, is a stupid little idea about a simple concept: what if the console wars were a REAL war from the perspective of the characters? i already have the script for the intro cutscene down, and i want any recommendations on a engine thats easy to work with and (preferably) has no programming knowledge needed. Big Grin

if you have any questions on what this will be about, please ask! i want to share with someone SO badly

**VinnyVideo** · 05-27-2025, 09:11 PM

Oh yeah, that's a fun concept!

First of all, what kind of genre do you have in mind? A platformer, or something else?

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**ratdweller** · 05-27-2025, 09:17 PM

(05-27-2025, 09:11 PM)VinnyVideo Wrote: Oh yeah, that's a fun concept!

First of all, what kind of genre do you have in mind? A platformer, or something else?

its a platformer! and if you want the story intro, i got it right here:

(montage of peaceful photos of the mushroom kingdom)
"But the peace was not to last.."
(one of the bowser jingles? (idk what to call em) plays
"A island rose from the south!"
"Initially Bowser was thought to be the culprit,
but this battle was going to be much longer than
thought."
"Mario comes to save the day!"
"But, on the way, Mario felt strange, nearing the island, he saw a blue flash!"
"But the hero in red brushed it off."
"But then, he couldn't ignore it. It came again and again!"
"Something strange is going on..."

(rise from the boat in the scene into the sky, showing the title screen)

**VinnyVideo** · 05-27-2025, 10:17 PM

Gate's engine is a great choice for Mario platformer fangames! It offers good mechanics and a wide variety of features. Also, its creator and many of its users are active on MFGG, so it's easy to get support and ideas when needed.

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**ratdweller** · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2025, 11:36 PM by ratdweller.)

(05-27-2025, 10:17 PM)VinnyVideo Wrote: Gate's engine is a great choice for Mario platformer fangames! It offers good mechanics and a wide variety of features. Also, its creator and many of its users are active on MFGG, so it's easy to get support and ideas when needed.

Im sorta thinking Game Maker 8.2, (or that one mod of Game Maker 8.1), as it seems stupidly simple, and seeing other people use it, and tutorials, it IS stupidly simple, once you do enough tutorials you understand the language. i just need to start, from square 1, and make something all of you will LOVE! Big Grin

im excited for it to reach you all! however, i will look into that engine to see if it'll work with what i have in mind.

**VinnyVideo** · 05-28-2025, 10:19 PM

Gate's engine is designed for GM Studio 2 - I'm not sure whether he has anything that supports GM 8.2.

But yeah, both GM 8.2 and GM Studio 2 are free and reasonably user-friendly - they're great choices for when you're starting out as a game developer.

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**Thebrainhellscape13** · (This post was last modified: 05-31-2025, 08:49 PM by Thebrainhellscape13.)

(05-27-2025, 07:58 PM)ratdweller Wrote: hello everyone! i got a idea for a fangame while deep in thought today, Super Mario Bros. The Dark War, is a stupid little idea about a simple concept: what if the console wars were a REAL war from the perspective of the characters? i already have the script for the intro cutscene down, and i want any recommendations on a engine thats easy to work with and (preferably) has no programming knowledge needed.
if you have any questions on what this will be about, please ask! i want to share with someone SO badly

Ooooo nice, hope that goes well for you.