Mariotroid is the gaming mash-up of our dreams

by Chris Greenhough { Dec 26th 2007 at 10:30PM }

It doesn't really irk us that this Mario/Metroid mélange is at least eight minutes too long, because it manages to confirm a sneaking suspicion that we've held for some time now: that there is a niche between 2D Mario and 2D Metroid games, just aching to be filled. We knew it!

Over to you, Nintendo.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Tags: fan-made, mario, metroid

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Crazylink @ Dec 26th 2007 11:46PM

I don't see how someone could make a video like this. It's too amazing not to be a rom hack.

Some guy @ Dec 30th 2007 11:48PM

It IS a rom hack. It's called Extra Mario Bros., and a friend told me, because I'm not into that sort of thing that it's a total fucking blast, though you do get lost at some points.

Kattleox @ Dec 27th 2007 12:26AM

"...there is a niche between 2D Mario and 2D Metroid games, just aching to be filled."

They filled that niche in 1987 under the name "MegaMan".

Covarr @ Dec 27th 2007 1:02AM

Mega Man was essentially the basic shooting gameplay of Metroid with the linearity of Mario. This here is pretty much the opposite of that; relatively open like Metroid, but with Mario physics and platforming.

Kazi @ Dec 27th 2007 1:18AM

I've honestly been wondering when Nintendo is going to do a mash up single player game. A fighter like smash is all well and good, but that's what everyone does for a mash up game.

TE-Ryan @ Dec 27th 2007 3:20AM

I just want to know why he's flying around backwards half the time. I guess something like this doesn't really have to make sense, but it bugs the hell out of me.

Dio @ Dec 27th 2007 5:14AM

No thank you.

Vu @ Dec 27th 2007 9:18AM

A better video of the gameplay physics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azll6F8CY8o

faron @ Dec 27th 2007 4:12PM

I have always wanted a Mario/Sonic game where Mario has to go through Soinc levels and Sonic has to go through the mushroom kingdom!

Spectre (MPH) @ Dec 27th 2007 11:22PM

...why the fuck did i watch this.

is mario like immune to everything but falling in this rom hack? he clearly got hit by bowser's lasers twice...idk...idc......