Software:Secret Maryo Chronicles
| Secret Maryo Chronicles | |
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| Developer(s) | SMC Team |
| Platform(s) | AmigaOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, Pandora |
| Release | January 23, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Secret Maryo Chronicles is a free and open-source two-dimensional platform computer game that began in 2003.[1] The game has been described by the German PCtipp as a Super Mario Bros. clone,[2] but with a similar gameplay to that of Super Mario World (1990).
History
Secret Maryo Chronicles began as a SourceForge project in January 2003.[3] It was developed and is maintained by the Secret Maryo Chronicles development team, led by Florian Richter ("FluXy").[4] The game is OpenGL-based and has an original soundtrack and a built-in game editor. It has been released under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.[5] The game has been expanded up the latest release in 2009.[3]
The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M.
After the Secret Maryo Chronicles game ceased development, there now exists a continuation called The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. (TSC)[6] with its latest release being 2.1.0 on May 17, 2020.[7]
Reception
Secret Maryo Chronicles was listed as the number one open source video game by APC in January 2008.[1] The game was named one of the most promising open source games of 2008 by El Heraldo.[8] In 2008, Stern praised the speed of the game and its puzzle solving,[9] and heute praised it as a well-made nonviolent game for children.[10] Secret Maryo Chronicles was selected in March 2009 as "HotPick" by Linux Format.[11] An in-detail review of the Free Software Magazine in 2015 called the game a "great way to procrastinate".[12]
The game became a popular title offered by many freeware download outlets; the game was downloaded over 3.4 million times just via SourceForge.net between 2004 and May 2017.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sbarski, Peter (January 21, 2008). "Top 5 best (free) open source games". APC. http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Secret Maryo Chronicles" (in German). PCtipp. May 11, 2009. http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/unterhaltung/47364/secret_maryo_chronicles.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Secret Maryo Chronicles - History". Official website. http://secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=game_history. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Secret Maryo Chronicles - The Creators". Official website. http://secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=contact. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Secret Maryo Chronicles - Disclaimer". Official website. http://www.secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=disclaimer. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ "The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M.". https://secretchronicles.org/en/.
- ↑ "TSC 2.1.0 released". May 18, 2020. https://secretchronicles.org/en/news/2020/05/18/tsc21-released/.
- ↑ "Los juegos Open Source más prometedores del 2008" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/P/pelestrenos360/pelestrenos360.asp. Retrieved February 8, 2010.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Scheibe, Carsten (May 14, 2008). "Maryo macht auch Spaß" (in German). Stern. http://www.stern.de/digital/computer/shareware/secret-maryo-chronicles-maryo-macht-auch-spass-620308.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ Przikling, Georg H. (December 20, 2009). "Das Christkind muss warten" (in German). ZDF. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717055444/http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/8/0,3672,7962984,00.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ↑ Linux Format 116 March 2009 page 77
- ↑ Secret Maryo Chronicles: a wonderful GNU/Linux game by Tony Mobily in Free software magazine (2015-06-11)
- ↑ stats 2000-05-15+to+2017-05-21 on sourceforge.net (May 2017)
External links
- The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M., the official sequel
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