Secret Maryo Chronicles

Secret Maryo Chronicles
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 gameplay reminiscent of Super Mario World (1990).

History

Version 2 of Secret Maryo Chronicles

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

• List of open-source video games
• SuperTux
• Mari0

References

1. Sbarski, Peter (January 21, 2008). "Top 5 best (free) open source games". APC. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
2. "Secret Maryo Chronicles" (in German). PCtipp. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
3. "Secret Maryo Chronicles - History". Official website. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
4. "Secret Maryo Chronicles - The Creators". Official website. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
5. "Secret Maryo Chronicles - Disclaimer". Official website. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
6. "The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M." The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
7. "TSC 2.1.0 released". May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
8. "Los juegos Open Source más prometedores del 2008" [The most promising Open Source games of 2008] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved February 8, 2010.^[permanent dead link‍]
9. Scheibe, Carsten (May 14, 2008). "Maryo macht auch Spaß" [Maryo is fun, too]. Stern (in German). Retrieved February 8, 2010.
10. Przikling, Georg H. (December 20, 2009). "Das Christkind muss warten" [Christkind has to wait] (in German). ZDF. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
11. Linux Format 116 March 2009 page 77
12. Secret Maryo Chronicles: a wonderful GNU/Linux game by Tony Mobily in Free software magazine (2015-06-11)
13. stats 2000-05-15+to+2017-05-21 on sourceforge.net (May 2017)

External links

• Official website
• The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M., the official sequel