Super Mario Epic
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| Super Mario Epic | |
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| Developer(s) | Jeff Silvers |
| Announce Date | December 26, 2002 |
| Release Date | April 20, 2003 |
| Genre | Platform |
| Players | 1 |
| Input | Standard keyboard |
| Medium | The Games Factory |
| Platform | Windows |
| Status | Unknown |
Super Mario Epic is a fangame created by Jeff Silvers. It was the first in what would become the Super Mario Epic trilogy, and is the predecessor to the more popular Super Mario Epic 2.
Overview
SME follows the traditional Mario story very closely: Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach, and it's up to Mario to rescue her.
Super Mario Epic features six levels:
- Donut Plains - A standard "generic grass level."
- Kalimari Desert - A desert level filled with Cobrats, Pokeys, and Pansers. Inhabitated by The Angry Sun, who begins to swoop down and attack Mario about two-thirds of the way through the level.
- Cheese Mountain - A mountain range made from the delicious dairy product. Fatguys make their only appearance in the entire Epic series here.
- 'Shroom Zone - A level inspired by World 4-3 from SMB.
- Ice Cave - A chilly underground cavern filled with Flurries and covered in slipper ice.
- Bowser's Castle - Home of the Koopa King, himself.
Secrets
Despite being such a short game, Super Mario Epic featured a few notable secrets.
- Luigi in Bowser's Castle - Luigi makes a cameo in Bowser's Castle. He appears above the ceiling in the long hallway leading to Bowser's Lair.
- Level Passwords - There are level passwords for each level in the game (besides Donut Plains). To enter a password, go to File > Password.
- Kalimari Desert - beenason
- Cheese Mountain - lithium
- 'Shroom Zone - comeasur
- Ice Cave - d7
- Bowser's Castle - aneurysm
- Cheat Screen - If you press shift during the game's end credits, you'll be taken to a "Cheat Screen" that allows you to start the game from any level and with as many lives as you want. You can also access the Cheat Screen by entering the password sharee.
Trivia
- The "sharee" password was chosen because it was the name of Silvers' then-girlfriend. He now sorta regrets doing that.
- All level-specific passwords are based on the titles of Nirvana songs.
- Super Mario Epic won Jeff Silvers an MFGG Award in 2004 for Best Secrets, an award he would win again the next year for the sequel, Super Mario Epic 2.
