Super Mario 63

Super Mario 63 is a flash Mario fan game made by Runouw in 2009.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It combines some elements from Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy and re-makes them in a 2D-style. This means that some of the features, such as F.L.U.D.D from Sunshine is in the game to fit 2D-style.
 * 2) A darker story-line, in which Bowser wants to destroy the world aside from capturing the princess. Later though, Kamek tells Mario that Bowser actually wants to rule the world, not destroy it.
 * 3) Good hit detection, unlike many other Flash Mario games, thanks to how Runouw programmed the game. Super Mario 63 is literally an example of a Flash Mario game that contains a good hit detection, compared to other Flash Mario games.
 * 4) The game begins with a tutorial, which explains some of the basic things from the game, which is very helpful for newbies, especially if they are playing the game for the first time and they don't know basics for the game at all.
 * 5) Mario can defeat enemies in a lot of ways. He can jump on them, spin around or use the F.L.U.D.D. This means, the enemies can be defeated in many different ways rather than just stomping them like in every Mario game.
 * 6) The power-ups from Super Mario 64 appear in this game, such as the green cap and the wing cap, which is very nice, especially if people played 64 and would want to see these 2 things in a Flash Mario game.
 * 7) You can also do various tricks, such as falling and then spraying with the F.L.U.D.D. Mario will go slide around. You can even play the level even faster, because if you will crouch and use F.L.U.D.D at the same time, Mario will go faster, having the exact same speed if he runs, compared to walking.
 * 8) Aside from the Shines, the game also has Star Coins, adding more challenge to the game. They even unlock some things that you don't have, which is literally a neat idea.
 * 9) Nice main menu and logo. Thanks to how Runouw designed the game, they will never look lazy, like if the main menu and logo were actually made in Microsoft Paint or other coloring program, like GIMP or paint.net without any effort.
 * 10) It has a save system and up to four slots. This means that 4 people can have their own game, with different amount of Shines, Star Coins, etc..
 * 11) There are also some original stage designs, such as the secret 1-UP stage, Thwomp's Castle, and other different stage designs. This is literally how great Runouw was at making the game.
 * 12) You can play as Luigi as well if you will collect 32 Star Coins, with his own sprites. He even falls asleep quickly, compared to Mario, who falls asleep later.
 * 13) There are 64 Shines and 64 Star Coins, which is a reference to Super Mario 64.
 * 14) Good graphics. Some of them are taken from other games (like Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) while others are custom-made, and they won't look bad at all.
 * 15) It has a level editor as well, similar to another Flash Mario game, Super Mario Flash by Pouetpu. This is even like an early version of Super Mario Maker, or even it's sequel.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There is no reward for 100% completion. There are rewards for X number of Shines and X number of Star Coins instead.
 * 2) Boss battles, while fun, are incredibly easy. In fact, Bowser tells you what to do to defeat him on his first fight! (Possibly due to balancing reasons)
 * 3) Sometimes, glitches might occur.
 * 4) * For example Luigi sometimes has Mario's voice for some reason.
 * 5) There's a rather annoying glitch where, every time Mario walks, his footstep sounds have a static overlay.

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