| Game Reviewed | Super Mario Bros. Super Special (Demo), by NimaginendoGames |
| Review Author | matrix |
| Created | Sep 27 2025, 5:14 AM |
| Pros | - Very good, accurately styled visuals that have 100% consistency. - Uniquely designed sprites to look like the past version of certain stuff. That's a nice touch! |
| Cons | - Very bad physics, - Full of bugs and glitches - Bad hitbox targets - And more... |
Gameplay 1 / 10 |
Honestly, I was very disappointed with the gameplay mechanics. I'll highlight the improvements that are needed for this game: - Although you had made the game using Hello Engine 4, you could've made a lot of physics tweaks much better. - Mario's acceleration and momentum is very bad. Just so bad at one point, I couldn't hold the run key while moving. - The upside-down plant's hitbox needs to be adjusted. Even including the koopa shells and goombas. - When trying to stomp on a fighter fly, Mario dies. I'm not sure if this is intentional or not. And they do not fall; rather, they land on the bottom of the screen. - Mario does some weird thing when he's closer to the left side of the screen. |
Graphics 8 / 10 |
Graphics are decent, no doubt. |
Sound 6 / 10 |
Sounds are very inaccurate, especially in cave levels. Only the jump sound has reverb, while other effects remain dry. |
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I thought this game was fun and exciting, but that excitement soon faded away when I played the game. |
| Comments |
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matrix Oct 6 2025, 2:20 PM |
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Oh yea, I forgot to mention, even the coin sound has the reverb.
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mrpin355 Oct 9 2025, 4:01 AM |
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You forgot to mention that Mario's variable jump height is wonky, like he literally floats for a split second when you hold the Jump button. I'm pretty sure it tries to emulate the OG SMB jump, but it's not that exaggerated. Anyways, I probably suck at video games, or the physics made this uninviting to play as I died a lot of times x( Promising game, but I'm not gonna lie, the frustrating physics made it a pass, maybe one time I will complete it, or wait for the full thing because I love SMB1 fangames. He should use Hello Engine Legacy instead of HE4 or HE3 because they are really outdated and are a logistical disaster to fix. |
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matrix Oct 9 2025, 4:41 PM |
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True tho. And a really good idea. I hope he uses Hello Engine Legacy, coz the legacy one is more recent and has some better advancements to collisions. I did try, and it looked the same as HE6, kinda. I hope he comes prepared with an updated demo/full game. |
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