Secret Maryo Chronicles (Open Source)

Secret Maryo Chronicles

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Secret Maryo Chronicles
Secret Maryo Chronicles 1.5
Developer(s)	SMC Development Team
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Release date(s)	23 January, 2003
Latest release	1.6 / 27 September, 2008
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	N/A

Secret Maryo Chronicles is a free, open source style 2D jump and run game, inspired by the Nintendo Super Mario series. It is actively being developed and maintained by the Secret Maryo Chronicles development team, lead by Florian Richter ("FluXy").

The game, a SourceForge project, began in January, 2003 as a Super Mario Bros. clone, with differentiating features continually added since. Secret Maryo Chronicles is presently an OpenGL-based game with scalable graphics, an original soundtrack, and a built in game editor. It has been released under the GNU Public License v3.

Secret Maryo Chronicles was listed as the #1 Open Source Game by APC Magazine^[1], and has been featured and reviewed on other websites and magazines.^[2][3]

External links

Free software portal

• Secret Maryo Chronicles Home Page

References

1. ^ APC Magazine: Top 5 Best (Free) Open Source Games, 21 January, 2008.
2. ^ WHDb Top 25 Linux Games for 2008
3. ^ Grand Theft Auto 4 Website's Top 20 Free Games of 2007