Indie Game Combines Portal, Super Mario Bros.

A new indie game which aims to combine elements from Portal and Super Mario Bros., which many simply thought was a clever video, is real and in development. Called Mari0, the game is being built using the Löve framework and combines the 2D scrolling action of SMB with elements from Portal.

The developer, who suddenly finds himself quite popular thanks to a mention on SlashDot decided to release some more details about the game on his web site:

"Since Mari0 is suddenly popular, I guess posting some information will be useful.

Yes, this is an actual game being developed - it is not a mod of any existing one. It’s coded with Löve (info at the bottom of the left menu) and will be released for free (so we don’t get stabbed by lawyers)

All the source code of the game will be available after release

The game will have mappacks, which will be downloadable from ingame. Users most likely won’t be able to publish maps directly, but will be able to send them in and we’ll add them for everyone to use.

The primary maps will have a story and some portaly puzzles. What kind, well, we’ll figure that out as we go



Level editor will be embedded in the game so you can edit the level while you play



Original SMB levels and Lost levels will be included


Simultaneous Multiplayer"

Hopefully Mari0 won't get its creator's pants sued off by either Nintendo or Valve (though I doubt Valve would do such a thing).

Source: SlashDot. Thanks to Uncharted NES for the tip.