Have you ever wanted to experience the exciting and dramatic life of a goomba? Well then, today is your lucky day! Welcome to Goomba Simulator 2015.
Play as Billy the goomba, and uncover the dark and disturbing secrets of the Mushroom Kingdom. Will he ever be able to walk to the right? What is goomba family life like? What the hell does Mario do after he stomps you? For answers to these and other provocative questions, play now!
Note: game can be completed in about 5 - 10 minutes
Fantastic. In every way. This is a superb game that hit's the nail on the head in every way. Perfect take on both the theme and the 'behind the scenes' of Mario. A fantastic entry into the jam and an all round perfect execution. Excellent work.
Absolutely excellent. Taking such a classical reversal and then sticking to it so devoutly has paid off handsomely. So many delicious nods and references. Also loved the music! Good job!
That was fantastic. Thanks for not making me restart the million times I fell off the edge. My initial though when I saw mario was "Oh I need to jump on his head!" Then I remembered I'm the goomba.
Hahaha that was a fun game :) A bit easy, you can feel mario weak and has a stupid attack :) That was real fun, and visuals really feel like NES stuff... I loved the storytelling and weird ending ! Great humor.
Loved how well you put the narrative together and separated them by chapter. The audio was amazing and it was fascinating hearing bits and pieces of Mario corrupted by something more sinister. Loved the story and it got actually pretty creepy. Great game!
Really fun! I felt very sad for Goomba at the beginning but... what a dark secret at the end of the game! Our entry, The Curse of Koomba, has a veiled homage to Goomba! The main character is a monstrous mushroom. And his name is not a coincidence xD
Love how the story escalated :D. Superb experience, great storytelling (a bit slow at the beginning, though) and neat execution. One of the best of the jam, without a doubt. Good job!
I love this story (especially the end), the different musics and the "Its Ludum Dare, we wont let you start from the beginning again" message. Great entry, with a lot of clever ideas!
This is super polished in a really impressive way. This could have been done lazily and still gotten the point across but you put the effort into it and it shows. Well done!
I'm so glad I played this! Such an awesome and creepy vibe. I especially liked how, almost every step along the way it could have ended and still been a complete work. Like, if it had ended at the end of Chapter 1, I would have been satisfied with the experience. If it had ended after killing Mario once, I would have been happy. Even with just level F-F and a different ending I would have been happy. You all took it to the next level, turned it up to 11, as they say.
Did you ever play Super Plumber Bros? It was ZNCatLaw's entry in a previous dare, and I think you might enjoy it as it is also a radical deconstruction of Super Mario Bros. Basically, I consider our teams to be blood brothers now. Link:
A gripping rendition of the tyranny and social stigma endured globally by the marginalised Goombas. I pray for all the Goombas of this world to emancipate themselves from the chains of oppression.
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Anyhow, great work, I really enjoy it.
The jump was a bit speedy for comfort though :p
I really like the story and humor. Never thought about where marios come from.
My initial though when I saw mario was "Oh I need to jump on his head!"
Then I remembered I'm the goomba.
We had about the same idear in our game but the result is different.
I like your idear about reverse levels and reversed musics too.
I'm really impressed!
The level counter going backwards is great too. Although I have to wonder, what is Luigi doing there?
A bit easy, you can feel mario weak and has a stupid attack :)
That was real fun, and visuals really feel like NES stuff...
I loved the storytelling and weird ending ! Great humor.
well done fellow ludum dare friend...........
nice entry :)
Also, I appreciated the subtly reversed arrangements of the music, spot on!
Did you ever play Super Plumber Bros? It was ZNCatLaw's entry in a previous dare, and I think you might enjoy it as it is also a radical deconstruction of Super Mario Bros. Basically, I consider our teams to be blood brothers now. Link:
http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/super-plumber-bros/27754/
(I didn't give a score for graphics as most of it seemed to be original SMB artwork.)
Good work !
Would reccommend.