Super Mario Arena
 

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/152518-super-mario-arena

A game I'm currently working on. So far the point is to get as many points as possible by killing enemies.

Controls:
Arrow Keys - Move
Up - Jump
Spacebar - Use Powerup

Powerups:
Fire Flower - Shoots fireballs
Hammer Suit - Throws hammers
Koopa Suit - Lets you become a controllable Koopa shell by pressing the Down key
Flight Cap - Rapidly press the Up key to fly
POW Block - Kills all enemies on screen
1-up Mushroom - Extra life
Starman - Temporary Invincibility
Pokeball - Summons a random Pokemon.


The more points you get the harder it gets and different enemies appear. If there's anything I can do to improve the game, please tell me.

Nothing happens when I click the play now button

Scroll down and you'll see a download link to the right.

New Leaderboard!
http://www.gmhighscores.com/highscores.php?gameid=1296

You ran out of ideas for powerups? What about the Hammer Suit or the Tanooki Suit or the Ice Flower? Mario has so many power ups to draw from I don't know how you could run out.

Anyways I'll give this a try in a bit.

Tanooki Suit would be useless. Hammer Suit sounds cool, though. I'll add that.

EDIT: Done.

I added a new map and a title screen.

Sounds pretty cool, having trouble getting it to work however. Both Instant Play and .exe versions freeze about at about 4/5 of the loading bar. It's probably just my computer, I guess - I've had trouble playing GM games before.

How about an Hourglass that speeds up mario?

Why would you need that? That would only make it harder.

New map! Also, there's more sound effects.

One of the Bullet Bills just flew backwards. What.

Also, have you considered making Luigi playable? Like, pressing a button to swap characters? Luigi would jump higher, but run slower?

Also: I noticed that picking up a Fire Flower while already having a Fire Flower ability turns you into Hammer Bro Mario. Was this intentional?

I think so. I also started on making Luigi sprites earlier. I was thinking of a 2 player mode.

Make a vid of this please. I can't download this on my Wii.

edit: 2500th post.

Hammer suit? Haha that sounds cool.

Can easily be fixed, make the platform solid via simple coding. It's quite easy.

It's a real power up from SMB3. It lets you throw hammers.

For a power-up suggestion, have you considered the shell power-up from NSMB? To allow you to spin around and hit enemies in that fashion? Like kicking the koopa shell now, but being able to control it loosely? The Blue Koopa Shell

Also, can you make it so that the Star power-up doesn't eliminate your existing one, but masks over it?

Someone suggested the Tanooki Suit, can this be done? I would suggest that pressing down transforms you into the statue, where you'll crash down to the ground, and be invincible while in that state. Then releasing the statue form will destroy anything really close to Mario.

Have you considered the Cape Feather providing the ability to spin? Spinning could knock away and defeat enemies, alongside the Cape causing Mario to hover down slowly from the air.

Rock Mushroom? Similar ability to the Blue Koopa Shell.

Possibly add Yoshi?

#1 - Sounds good to me. I'll put that in.
#2 - I'd have to do lots of stuff with variables. That's gonna take a lot of time. I need to think about that one.
#3 - The way you describe it sounds good. I just thought that being invincible for a short period of time would be completely useless.
#4 - Hmm... Sounds okay, but it doesn't sound very useful.
#5 - Why would I need a power up that does the exact same thing twice?
#6 - No. Yoshi would be WAAAY too hard.


EDIT: 900th post!

Oh, really? Here's the .gmk file.
http://www.mediafire.com/?2d8iac8e81ffbjh

Alright, I added two new arenas and a new powerup.

HAVE YOU NOT PLAYED SUPER MARIO WORLD?

1. Awesome.
2. Alright, I understand.
3. You're welcome =)
4. I do, of course, mean the ability to spin while moving. If you've ever played Super Mario World, you can relate to how useful this ability was, it's practically invincibility for anything on ground level, or anything below you while in the air.
5. I was just suggesting an alternative, there's no reason to add both, but you could add whichever you liked best
6. Okay :P

Edit: Also, I've noticed, you have a limited number of Pokemon from the Pokeball powerup. Is it possible to add more to it? If so, I could probably think up some ideas.

I've played Super Mario World and I completely know what it's for. It just doesn't seem very useful for a game like this, minus the spinning.
There is no limit at all, but I need 3D sprites for each Pokemon. I got them from Super Smash Bros. 64, around the internet, and some from my friend Corruptendo on Gmod. (Scyther, Jolteon, and Lapras)

Well, the spinning is the point behind it. :)

Scyther, Jolteon, and Lapras? I can't say I've ever seen these? Are they in the game so far or in a future update?

I saw a Jolteon when I played it, so I guess they're already in there.

They're in the game. You just need to throw more Pokeballs. Lapras however, is very rare. There's a 1/50 chance it will appear. Also, you got the high score FOUR TIMES?! Wow. You must really enjoy this game.

Update #32... New Pokemon.
Meowth - Uses Payday all over the screen.
Pidgey - Uses gust when it reaches the top of the screen
Chansey - Throws eggs which hatch into powerups
Bulbasaur - Uses bullet seed straight up into the air and then the seeds fall
Hitmonlee - Flies at enemies and kicks them
Goldeen - Flops around and then... a suprise.
Gardevoir - Follows you around with a protective shield.

I also fixed a bunch of glitches.

I knew there'd be pokemon. Nice job.

New video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbXVzmpJwnM

Awesome. I need a new computer.

Yet another update:
Added ice flowers. They shoot ice balls that freeze enemies and you can kick them into other enemies.
A new snow stage.
Lakitus. They fly around the top of the stage and drop spiny eggs.

Finally, an update. I fixed many glitches and added a new power up, the Transform Mushroom. It turns you into a random controllable character for a short period of time.