The phrase “Tremendous Mario FPS” conjures up a sure picture for me: a customized Counter-Strike: Supply gun recreation map perhaps, or a extremely edgy Doom WAD just like the so-rad-they-took-it-down Bikini Backside Bloodbath (opens in new tab). One thing within the spirit of, ahem, “tribal” tattoo Mario (opens in new tab), principally. Developer Sean Noonan’s Tremendous 1-1 (opens in new tab), alternatively, is extra of a healthful, good-hearted tackle the idea.
We first reported (opens in new tab) on Noonan’s idea again in 2019, and the developer gave it a full launch early the subsequent yr. Nintendo’s crack authorized division appeared to present it a keep of execution, and that appeared like the tip of issues till simply this week. On March 11, Noonan revealed an replace to Tremendous 1-1 that provides new collectibles, back-end tweaks, and rendering updates. The total modifications are listed right here:
- Up to date undertaking from 4.26 to 4.27
- Important undertaking cleanup
- Added some new coin places
- Up to date all fashions, animations, textures, results and supplies
- Added foliage within the type of grass tufts, small rocks and different small particulars
- New and improved water (!)
- New and improved sky (!)
- Fastened quite a few LOD’s
- Fastened a bunch of shadow points
- Fastened depth of area
- Normal efficiency enhancements
- Improved character controls
- Extra recreation choices
- Added mouse management to in-game menus
- Made timber “enjoyable” 😀 [Editor’s note: they have eyes that turn to follow the player as they pass now]
I keep in mind being tickled by the idea three years in the past, however I by no means truly loaded Tremendous 1-1 and tried the sport—it is nice! Mario’s actions translate rather well into first-person, and also you’re armed with a plunger-launching cannon that will get stronger as you accumulate mushrooms, an actually fairly impressed little bit of FPS weapon design that meshes completely with the Mushroom Kingdom. I additionally love seeing 3D platformer collectathon-style design hammered into an FPS—it jogs my memory of the unimaginable Doom: The Golden Souls (opens in new tab) sequence of WADs.
For the sake {of professional} satisfaction and journalistic integrity, I needed to uncover its hidden stage as properly—solely I could not learn how wherever. Alpha Beta Gamer (opens in new tab)‘s video on Tremendous 1-1 exhibits them loading into it immediately after 100percenting the bottom stage, so I attempted that, after which I attempted it once more in below 5 minutes all to no avail.
Shout out to xVioletRain (opens in new tab) on YouTube, who included the directions how on their three-year-old speedrun video that I used to be solely the one hundred and twentieth particular person to look at. You simply put within the Konami Code on the beginning display screen together with your keyboard (up up down down left proper left proper B A). It is a cute, fully-linear sky stage form of deal, harking back to a number of 3D Mario secret ranges. I am glad I noticed it, and my nice battle to take action made it all of the sweeter.
God keen, the demo’s almost 4 years on-line signifies that Nintendo’s Terminator-like authorized group will proceed to abide its innocent existence. Tremendous 1-1 is a enjoyable and ingenious undertaking, and I like to recommend checking it out your self on itch.io (opens in new tab).