Adventures of SWITCH

Adventures of SWITCH
Developer(s)	Someguy
Announce Date	July 13, 2013
Release Date	July 20, 2013
Genre	Platformer
Players	1
Input	Standard keyboard
Medium	Multimedia Fusion
Platform	Windows
Status	Completed

Adventures of SWITCH is a fangame by Tech Wing, and originally Someguy's winning entry for the Minigame Competition #36 on MFGG 5.5. It didn't see a release on the main site until August 19, 2016.

Story

The game begins with a living "!"-less ! Switch, who was exiting their house and getting excited about the possibility that today might be when they'll finally get a "!" marked on them. The ! Switch went to the Switch Palace, while avoiding wild creatures (which are living Mario power-ups) and unusual purple and green ? Blocks.

Spoilers! Plot/ending information may follow (highlight to read):

When the ! Switch got to the Switch Palace, they saw a gang of purple and green ? Blocks, which are known as the "Block Gang". They were pressing the Switch Palace (which is basically a giant ! Switch with a door), as revenge for being messed with the ! Switches, as a member of the gang had stated. The Block Gang hopped away after then. The ! Switch tried to go after them, but a big ! Switch stopped them and said that vengeance isn't really the answer to the situation. The big ! Switch claimed that the "!" that are marked on ! Switches represent power.

The story ends with a cliffhanger.

Gameplay

The player controls a "!"-less ! Switch, an unusual choice for the main character. The ! Switch can slide, jump, and ground pound. Ground pounding is used as a way to defeat most enemies and break brick blocks, although the ! Switch will become a bit flatter. If the ! Switch becomes completely flat, then they must start over at the beginning of the current section. Throughout the level, coins can be found, which will make the ! Switch rounder once collected. Coins can be also found by defeating enemies.

Enemies

• Super Mushroom - These basic enemies just slide back and forth, not really caring for what's around them.
• Carrot - These descend slowly on the air, until the ! Switch comes under them. In that case, they'll fall down. Once they strike at the ground, they'll become stuck, leaving a chance for the ! Switch to strike back.
• Fire Flower - At first they appear small, but when the ! Switch comes near them, they'll grow, and shoot a lot of fireballs shortly after.
• Purple & Green ? Block - Unusual-looking ? Blocks that seem to act like the normal non-living ones. However though, coming near them will make them fall, and then hop after the ! Switch. They cannot be ground pounded and instead must be hit from the bottom.

Reception

Adventures of SWITCH hasn't received much feedback, it didn't even receive a single review on the main site yet. A couple comments on the main site had stated that they found the game to be entertaining and fresh.

Sequel

Tech Wing had stated in the main site that they planned a sequel to Adventures of SWITCH, although they doubted that it would ever happen. No screenshots, videos, or even a demo was shown yet.

Download

Download Adventures of SWITCH from MFGG's main site File Size: 7.8 MB