Mario is Dead
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.
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Release date | Sep 20, 2019 |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (9 total ratings) |
Author | Dave Pickett |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
Made with | Flickgame |
Tags | 2D, artgame, Atmospheric, grief, Pixel Art, Point & Click, Short, Singleplayer |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_ShareAlike v4.0 International |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse, Touchscreen, Smartphone |
Accessibility | Subtitles |
Development log
- This is my first game!Sep 20, 2019
Comments
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mario really died on march 31'st
there are very few things that can make a grown man cry, this game is one of them
this is so sad
wait mario died on spooky month
*epik spooky month dance*
EPIK
sad To muche fore mi
what
Great little game!
Thank you 😀
jesus
crossed out missing?
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…
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.
This was really good. Thank you for making it
You're welcome! Thanks for playing :)
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 🥰