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Discover Super Mario and the Rainbow Stars: 7 Chapters (www.retronews.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Kain1 to c/retrogaming

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This fan-created game, Super Mario and the Rainbow Stars, features 7 chapters and is currently available for download. The game merges elements from Paper Mario and the Mario and Luigi series into an engaging side-scrolling 2D platformer.

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[–] Eiri 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't look bad at all, but aren't Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series RPGs?

Feels weird to use them as examples for inspirations for a platformer.

Feels more like Yoshi's Island elements thrown into a 2D version of Super Mario 3D World.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This kept crashing on steamdeck for me. Anyone else have this problem? The launcher opens, but trying to open the game causes it to crash.

[–] PlasticExistence 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

This was my experience too. I tried setting up a Bottles container for it as I've had success with that approach a few of the times that I can't get a Proton version to work, but no dice.

I actually wasted a couple of hours trying to get it to work because it looks fun, but I gave up when I realized that I had spent all of that evening's free time not having fun.

I couldn't find anyone talking about getting it working on the Deck. If you happen to come across any working instructions, would you please ping me? I'll do the same for you. Thanks in advance!

[–] MisterMoo 5 points 3 months ago

Bummer. This is how I’d try to play it since I lack a Windows environment. Thank you for reporting, intrepid explorer.

It says on the site you need WINE so it’s hard to understand why Proton wouldn’t work easily.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, but I’ve give. Up on it. There are a lot of other games to play.

[–] PlasticExistence 3 points 3 months ago

That's how I felt about it too

[–] mesamunefire 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same deal for me too. I think the software might need to be compiled for linux instead of pushing proton. I also tried wine but no dice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It’s too bad their docs say they tested it with proton.

I don’t think it’s worth compiling for. Maybe when it’s out of beta it will work fine.

[–] Glytch 5 points 3 months ago

Get it now, before Nintendo finds out about it!

[–] QuarterSwede 3 points 3 months ago

This easily looks like the best original fan made game ever. Good grief what creativity!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Made in SMBX2's engine

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a looooong time.

[–] mesamunefire 2 points 3 months ago

Anyone know how to get it setup on a SteamDeck?