MFGG - Mario Fan Games Galaxy

Review Information

Game Reviewed	WAKE UP BEFORE YOU GET KILLED, MINIONS!, by Friendly Dictator
Review Author	Q-Nova
Created	May 10 2015, 12:59 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview

"WAKE UP, MINIONS, BECAUSE IT'S REVIEW TIME!"

Whew! So, it looks like the Toads are breaking into Bowser's Castle, and Bowser sent out his minions to attack them. Though, it went for almost a whole day. The Toads and Goombas fell asleep, and they didn't know that they are in a rope conveyer belt. The rope conveyer belt leads to a lava pit, which can be used to discard things (or get rid of any dead bodies). Bowser didn't want his Goombas to become fried mushrooms, so he jumps into the rope conveyer belt and tries to save them. Though, some of his minions like Bullet Bills, Thwomps, and Podoboos want to help take out those Toads, so Bowser better not accidentally get hit by them.

Alright, let's review before I fall asleep, shall we?

Pros	+Original concept +Online high-scores +Voices don't get annoying, as they a couple different voice clips for most actions +Powerups +Many different hazards
Cons	-The Goomba Switch could have executed better -Could have some more powerups

Impressions

Gameplay 8 / 10	So, Bowser has jumped into the rope conveyer belt, because he want's to rescue the Goombas. However, they are sleeping, but you can wake them up by roaring. This is a original concept I have seen. The rope conveyer belt is moving, so you'll have to move sometimes if you don't want to fall into the lava that is used for cooking stuff. If a Goomba has became one of the fried mushrooms by falling in to the lava pit, then Bowser will lose a life because of stress from seeing a minion of his being cooked. Once Bowser has lost all of his lives, then Bowser will faint and become Koopa Krackers! If Bowser falls into the lava pit of DOOM, then it's game over already. Bowser and the sleeping Goombas aren't the only ones in the rope conveyer belt, because there is sleeping Toads! You won't want to wake them up, because you'll lose a point. Instead, you should let them fall into the lava swimming pool, if you want to see them become nothing but Toadtasic Flakes! There is also Gordos from the Kirby series (if you have ever wondered why they are here, haven't you played SML2 yet?), which have effect against your roaring (as they have no ears. Wait, Toads and Goombas don't have ears. Let's not think about that...) but they'll damage you on contact. There are more hazards than just Gordos and lava pits. We have the Podoboos, which will sometimes jump out the lava pit. There is Bob-Ombs, which will explode shortly after you wake them up. Some Bullet Bills will fly from the right side of the screen. And you better watch for Thwomps, which will crash down into the rope conveyor belt. This is a nice thing to see, because it adds a little more variety, and variety is good. Sometimes, powerups will fall from above, and an effect will be granted if you touch them. The 1-up Mushrooms gives you a extra life, and reliefs some of the stress Bowser has. The Super Star lets Bowser gain invincibility, and will wake up any Toad, Goomba, and Bob-Omb he has touched. The Goomba Switch will turn all of the Toads, Gordos, and Bob-Ombs into Goombas. To be honest, I think the Goomba Switch could have been executed better. Because if you get far into the game, there is a chance that one might fall into the lava pit in an unfair way. I suggest that you shouldn't convert everything in the rope conveyor belt into Goombas, but instead let that orange pipe in the left side of the screen only let out Goombas. Well, besides that problem, I think there should have been a few more powerups. Otherwise, the gameplay is great!
Graphics 6 / 10	Most of the graphics are overused SMB3 graphics. We usually don't favor them, because of how many times they have been used in fangames. The only sprites that are not in SMB3 style are the KSS Gordos, default GM-boxes, transitions, and the title logo. If you collect a powerup, a sentence will show up, which explains the effect of the powerup. I liked this. You might even see a short sentence if Bowser gets hit. The "Z"s, which come from the sleeping minions and Toads is a nice addition. So, graphics are okay. It's just that most of them are overused.
Sound 10 / 10	I love the music! You'll hear the SM3DL castle theme, and at the online highscores table, you'll hear a music track from some Mario Kart game (I forgot which one it was). I don't think I've heard these tracks before, so that gives you a plus! The sounds are nice. Some of the actions have voice clips, but don't let that turn you off! These kind of actions have not one, but at least two voice clips! This makes the voice clips annoying, NOT! These sounds can even be silly, ha ha ha ha! I'll give this a perfect score, because I haven't encountered a problem with the sounds!
Replay 7 / 10	The only point of replay value I can see here, is the online high-scores. It's nice to see another game with online high-scores. The more minions you have woke up, the higher score you'll get! The game is also kind of addicting, so I would count that as replay value. Besides those stuff, I'm not sure what I would do to play this again.

Final Words

If you need a burst of laughter, then this is the game for you.

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Comments

	Astrakitu May 15 2015, 4:06 AM
A soundtrack from a Mario Kart game? I think it probably came from Mario Kart 7, as that was my guess. Edit: Obviously, the Gordos here are called Unibōs. I found out about it on the Mario Wiki.

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