Super Mario Crossover FTW? (PC Only)

Game Info/Structure:

Since being released in 1985, Mario has conquered the gaming world for many years on almost every platform from SNES to the Wii, and finally it has found a way to dominate on the PC. At first it started out as a gaming sensation and revolution, allowing players to play as both Mario and a new character (his brother Luigi), but it didn't stop there Mario continued to wow players in his many sequels with his bro. Many have tried to recreate this game as a flash on the computer but all have failed, for they have only created simple "clones" of the original, but one game enthusiast has done the unthinkable! Jay Pavlina or "Exploding Rabbit" (username and site name) has been able to recreate a flash version of Mario with a few extra add-ons to maximize the gameplay of Mario on a whole new level. The structure of the game stays true to the original Super Mario Bros. the level's are the same, the graphics and even the music, somewhat. A few new aspects have been introduced into the "crossover" edition of Super Mario Bros. including a difficulty system with levels of "Super Easy" to "Extremely Hard", so the game can offer a challenge or just be fun to those inexperienced with the game! But what makes this game different from the original is that you only had 2 characters to choose from: Mario & Luigi, but in crossover you have over 8 characters to choose from! the roster is as follows: Mario- from the original.
                              Link- from the Legend of Zelda Series.
                              Samus- from the Metroid Prime Series.
                              Simon- from the Castlevania Series.
                              Mega Man- from the Mega Man Series.
                              Bill Rizer- from the Neo Contra Series.
                              Ryu Hayabusa- from Ninja Gaiden.
                              Jason/Sophia- from the Master Blaster games.
Included in the new crossover over flash game is the ability to activate cheats that you can unlock by meeting or completing certain hidden challenges throughout the entire game. The storyline is also the exact same as the original: you play as one for the 8 characters and have to rescue your princess that has been taken to Bowser's Castle, along the way you enter many other castles defeating many Bowser's only to discover your princess is in another castle. The sound and the music is the same also, if you play as Mario, the game is uniquely designed to play music from the game of whatever character your playing as which overall makes the game so much better.

What Others Think/Game Link:

"What’s impressive about Super Mario Crossover, aside from the painstaking recreation of the original game, are how these six disparate characters all feel like they were ripped from their own classic NES titles, but fit in perfectly to the Mario levels. I’m impressed with the amount of tweaking this must have taken, to keep the integrity of the original characters but also make them work with the enemy behaviors and level designs of Super Mario Bros." - Chris Kohler, Wired Magazine.


"Super Mario Bros. Crossover is, really, nothing short of genius. The game’s remixer, Jay Pavlina has done an excellent job of combing our childhood faves into a game that feels less like a mashup and more like one that was organically made." - Chris Gampat, 2d-x.com

Link to play game: http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crossover

My Point of View: 

When I first played crossover I thought it was only a flash similar to the original, but once I started it up and noticed all the characters entering the main menu I was amazed. Players will love the new difficulty system along with the ability to choose characters from classic and favorite Nintendo games, there is absolutely nothing that I dislike about this game, Jay Pavlina is a genius for creating the game like he did there is no glitches or bugs in the game and every few months he adds a new character to the game roster. So far since I have started playing at home, I have reached world 4-2 using Link as my main character and my current score is 382, 931 with over 10 lives.  I have began to notice that the easiest way to beat Bowser is to use Jason/Sophia as the character for every stage that has "-4" in it because he can grab onto the roof and drive so it makes it easier for you not to get hit by the obstacles or the flames Bowser shoots at you. In my opinion I believe that Super Mario Crossover is a definite game to play a lot and have in the bookmarks section of your computer and so I give Super Mario Crossover a 100% and a 10/10.