Submitted 2 months ago by Kain1@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world
https://www.retronews.com/discover-super-mario-and-the-rainbow-stars-7-chapters/
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.
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.
Super Paper Mario was more platformer than RPG.
Are we both talking about the original game for Nintendo 64? Because that sounds like a bit of an overstatement to me if that’s the case.
Or am I remembering something wrong?
Get it now, before Nintendo finds out about it!
Made in SMBX2’s engine
Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a looooong time.
This easily looks like the best original fan made game ever. Good grief what creativity!
Anyone know how to get it setup on a SteamDeck?
M500@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
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@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
MisterMoo@lemmy.world 2 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.
M500@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Thanks, but I’ve give. Up on it. There are a lot of other games to play.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
M500@lemmy.ml 2 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.