Secret Maryo Chronicles is a free, open source two-dimensional platform game.[1] It was developed and is maintained by the Secret Maryo Chronicles development team, led by Florian Richter ("FluXy").[2]
Secret Maryo Chronicles has been described as a Super Mario Bros. clone by PCtipp.[3] It began as a SourceForge project in January 2003 and has been expanded up the latest release in 2009.[4] The game is an OpenGL-based and has an original soundtrack and a built-in game editor. It has been released under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.[5]
Secret Maryo Chronicles was listed as the number one open source video game by APC in January 2008.[1] Stern praised the speed of the game and its puzzle solving.[6] The game was named one of the most promising open source games of 2008 by El Heraldo and praised as a well-made non-violent game for children by heute.[7][8]
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- ^ a b Sbarski, Peter (January 21, 2008). "Top 5 best (free) open source games". APC. http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Secret Maryo Chronicles - The Creators". Official website. http://secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=contact. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Secret Maryo Chronicles" (in German). PCtipp. May 11, 2009. http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/unterhaltung/47364/secret_maryo_chronicles.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Secret Maryo Chronicles - History". Official website. http://secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=game_history. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Secret Maryo Chronicles - Disclaimer". Official website. http://www.secretmaryo.org/index.php?page=disclaimer. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Scheibe, Carsten (May 14, 2008). "Maryo macht auch Spaß [Maryo is fun, too]" (in German). Stern. http://www.stern.de/digital/computer/shareware/secret-maryo-chronicles-maryo-macht-auch-spass-620308.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Los juegos Open Source más prometedores del 2008 [The most promising Open Source games of 2008]" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/P/pelestrenos360/pelestrenos360.asp. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Przikling, Georg H. (December 20, 2009). "Das Christkind muss warten [Christkind has to wait]" (in German). ZDF. http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/8/0,3672,7962984,00.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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