Mario dies a lot. Players around the world have been guiding Mario to death for over 30 years. But the player always jumps to a new timeline with a new Mario ready to go. What about all those timelines where Mario died? How do the inhabitants of the mushroom kingdom grieve the loss of their hero?

Content warning: This game contains frank depictions of death and grief.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Release date Sep 20, 2019
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
AuthorDave Pickett
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withFlickgame
Tags2D, artgame, Atmospheric, grief, Pixel Art, Point & Click, Short, Singleplayer
Asset licenseCreative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_ShareAlike v4.0 International
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen, Smartphone
AccessibilitySubtitles

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mario really died on march 31'st

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there are very few things that can make a grown man cry, this game is one of them

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this is so sad

wait mario died on spooky month

*epik spooky month dance*

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EPIK

sad To muche fore mi

what

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Great little game!

Thank you 😀

jesus

crossed out missing?

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Mario is Missing is a game from the 90s. The opening screen of my game is a direct parody of the Mario is Missing box art. In this universe, he was missing for a while, but then they found his body…

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I was happy until I played this... now I don't know if life is worth living

:'(

Oh! A game engine I've never heard of! Neat.

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This was really good. Thank you for making it

You're welcome! Thanks for playing :)

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knowing this exists makes my life happier.


thanks for making this-- love the concept and art and the writing is spot on.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🥰