Marioroid: Marimus Returns
Release date: Jul 09, 2023
Author: LOO-E
Download: v1.0 (153 downloads)
Genre: Spoof [?]
Game: M2
Difficulty: Vanilla [?]
Average runtime: 2:23
Average collection: 0%
Read Me: [None]
Forum Thread: [None]
Rating: Pending
Description
A graphical hack of M2, replacing everything in the game with Mario themed stuff, Samus, the walls, the enemies, everything

It's called Marioroid: Marimus Returns, a sequel to Marioroid on NES.

"The princess has been kidnapped, but she is not in another castle, but on another planet!
Bowser has kidnapped the princess (again!) and taken her to the alien planet SR388, where he has made it his base. Control Marimus to search the planet’s cave system and kill all the Koopas as you try to rescue the princess. The bizarre gravity of SR388 means that you don’t have the necessary force to stomp on enemies, so you will have to shoot them with your new gun. Find new abilities, such as the Tanooki Suit, P-Wing and Bombs to explore new areas and kill every Koopa on the planet!"

Included in the zip is the IPS file, a few screenshots and a boxart image I made

If you want to play with colour, I suggest this palette:
#ff5500 for light grey and #6d2400 for dark grey on backgrounds
#ffaa7f for light grey and #6b0000 for dark grey on sprites
Screenshots
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Ratings and Reviews
By OmegaDragnet9 on Dec 02, 2024 (Star Star Star Star Star )
% in 2:23
I finished this hack earlier in the week; some of the themes presented left me feeling a bit strange. Questions filled my mind.

"Did Marimus live through this, or did he imagine this to cope with the horrors on SR-388?"

I walked away from it with more questions than answers.

The sun was setting and I realized I needed to put gas in my vehicle. The temperature was dropping and I knew it would be more miserable to do in the morning.

So I went outside to start my vehicle.

I felt uneasy, like I was being watched.

I looked to my right and then to my left.

Nobody.

So I get going.

A few miles down the road I check my rearview mirror and my heart stopped for an instant.

There was somebody in the back seat.

"Ok a buddy. No a sudden a movements."

"What do you want?"

"Justa take a me to the a grocery store. No a funny business."

We get to the store.

"You better not a drive off a without me. I'M A COMING RIGHT A BACK."

"No worries bro."

He walked in and I totally drove off.

I felt guilty, but a full grown man in a tanooki suit in my vehicle just was more than I needed that day. I'm sure he was ok...

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This actually is a right solid graphics hack.

Most of the tiles looked really great in a lot of rooms and was actually easier on the eyes than Vanilla.

It loses an orb for polish (specifically with Marimus in game) but also gets an orb for heart and overall aesthetics and charm.
(Keep in mind, this was to my knowledge LOO-E's first outing with ROM hacking, and his skills only got better in a very short timeframe I might add.)

This is a must play.

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