Review Information
Game Reviewed MUSHROOM PANCAKES (or: Mario Grows a Beard), by supertoad2k
Review Author Ryan Silberman
Created Jan 16 2013, 2:55 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview
At first, looking at the title, I was skeptical about the game. And then I noticed this game was made by supertoad2k, whose only other game on the site (at least as of now) is Yoshi vs Windows, a game I considered to be a MFGG classic and reminded me of the good ol' days when I wasn't even a member of the site, yet played fangames from it. Starting the new year, we are given a game supertoad SHOULD HAVE finished/posted a very long time ago. Why? Because it instantly rivals Thingio and Normal Super Mario Bros in being one of the funniest fangames I've ever played. Everything's a huge mix of actual humor and random humor, and I love both kinds, so this game was such a treat for me. The game mechanics, although also random (I have staples and feathers and nachos and etc as health), are actually not that bad. The game felt fluid and Mario controlled pretty satisfyingly. I guess this is what supertoad meant when he said he put actual effort into it. I totally see that, but really, I'm seeing a greatly playable adventure that manages to make me laugh at nearly every SECOND.

This had me thinking: "Lack of interest"? How can you not be interested in anything remotely like this, supertoad?
 
Pros -Random humor
-Actual humor
-Even the MENUS were funny
-Gameplay mechanics work great!
-Effort into stuff
-I get to see clippit again
-The "art" style - It was fitting and a nice change from what I've seen on MFGG in recent times
-This game actually got to see the light of day at all
 
Cons -I wish this was released earlier!
-I also wish the text appreciated what I did in the game more.
 
Impressions
Gameplay
9 / 10
The gameplay has some really fluid and well-working mechanics. Controlling Mario felt very satisfying, and the platforming was pretty fun. Things got even better when I got ahold of Rudolf's nose and shot smiley faces, and when scripted sequences come into play. The game as a whole manages to remain fresh and never feels any repetitive because it keeps introducing things. It's fresh, exciting, humorous, and humorous.
 
Graphics
10 / 10
Go ahead. Laugh. Laugh at everything you see onscreen. Because you are most certainly going to love what you see if comedy is your thing. The text boxes even help point things out, such as the windows being EVIL and the rocks in the background being....rocks in the background (Just so we know). The "art" style was a really nice and appropriate change from what I've seen in other Mario fangames. How many times have I seen those same Mario sprites???

Plus, I loved the scripted sequences. There was clearly effort into seeing a green monster engulf Mario whole, and an octopus blow him away (as well as upcoming text claiming you can control yourself....idiot)
 
Sound
8 / 10
The music was great. There were several MIDIs of great tracks that aren't from the Mario universe, yet I'm glad these songs were included, and I'd rather not listen to yet another SMB theme variation.
 
Replay
10 / 10
There's so many jokes crammed into this what I may as well call a joke game that you just cannot hate whatsoever. If you even remotely have some kind of taste in humor, you'll definitely wanna keep playing this game.
 
Final Words
9 / 10
Yoshi Vs Windows 3 really does manage to surpass the original. It's nice to see supertoad return from a LONG hiatus to upload something really hilarious. Please do not miss out on this!

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Syr
Jan 18 2013, 6:02 PM
This review.
 
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