Tuper Tario Tros.
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Developer(s) | Swing Swing Submarine |
Publisher(s) | Newgrounds |
Series | Mario (unofficial) |
Platform(s) | Browser |
Release | December 24, 2009 |
Genre(s) | Platform, puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Tuper Tario Tros. is a Flash platform video game first released on Newgrounds on December 24, 2009 by the French developer Swing Swing Submarine. It is a combination of Super Mario Bros. and Tetris, using mechanics from both games. The title of this game is a play on Super Mario Bros., replacing the first letter of each word with the "T" from Tetris. The game features World 1-1.[1][2] The developers of the game later made a similar game inspired by Tuper Tario Tros., titled Blocks That Matter.[3]
Gameplay
[edit]The game starts out with normal Super Mario Bros.[4] 2D platformer gameplay. After a short while, however, the player is granted the ability to control tetrimino blocks across the field of play.[5] The falling blocks, which fall from a Lakitu, can be stacked and become platforms which the player can use to make Mario cross large gaps or reach higher terrain.[6] Pressing the spacebar will change between modes, either controlling Mario or controlling the falling blocks.[7] The screen moves automatically forward to the right, and the player is bound only within the screen.
Reception
[edit]Chris Donlan of Edge wrote that the game appeared to have been put together quickly and as a result, its gameplay was occasionally inelegant.[2] Jenni Lada of TechnologyTell appreciated how she could build a staircase to the flagpole at the end of the level.[7] A reviewer for VentureBeat called the game "extremely well done", though taking issue with the high difficulty and the game's title.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ McWhertor, Michael (29 December 2009). "Tuper Tario Tros. Puts A Little Tetris In Your Mushroom Kingdom". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b Donlan, Chris (2 September 2011). "Tuper Tario Tros". Edge. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Interview with William David and Guillaume Martin from Swing Swing Submarine (Blocks That Matter)". Jeuxvideo. 18 November 2011.
- ^ Tan, Nicholas (6 January 2010). "Tuper Tario Tros". Daily Manifesto. GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Rose, Michael (28 December 2009). "Browser Game Pick: Tuper Tario Tros. (Swing Swing Submarine)". IndieGames. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Westaway, Luke (8 January 2010). "Tuper Tario Tros: A Mario/Tetris Mash-up". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b Lada, Jenni (7 January 2010). "Tuper Tario Tros an interesting Super Mario Bros and Tetris mashup". TechnologyTell. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Tuper Tario Tros.: Bad Name, Addicting Flash Game". VentureBeat. 2 January 2010.
External links
[edit]- Original Newgrounds link
- Official site Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine