A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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This game is the porting of the original game Marietto I coded for the Commodore Amiga in 1997.

Yes, the protagonist of the game is Mario, the hero of Donkey Kong and the entire Super Mario series.

Purpose of the game? Make as many points as possible. Hit the aliens, kick the daggers, avoid the boulders, collect the coins, stay alive as long as you can!

You earn a life every 10000 points.

Coins and power-pills

Pick up all the coins (500 pts) appearing from time to time. Every third coin got, a power-pill will appear. Swallow it (50 pts) and you'll become invulnerable for a short period.

Bomb

Do never hit the bomb with the bricks otherwise you'll be killed, even while you're invulnerable. However, if this should happen, every alien on the screen will die and you'll get 50 pts for every one of them.

Dagger

The only way to avoid the dagger is to kick it (100 pts), except while you're invulnerable, in that case you get 100 pts by simply bumping it.

Boulder

You get 150 pts if you bump the boulder while you're invulnerable, otherwise you'll be killed. You also get 300 pts if you pass below it after it has bounced. You can't kick it.

Flying aliens

Throw the bricks against the flying aliens to kill them (50 pts) save while they're attacking, in that case you can try to kick them (150 pts) or bump them while you're invulnerable (150 pts). At a certain stage, they begin to shoot. Avoid their bullets when you're not invulnerable.

Bouncing alien

Kick the bouncing alien or hit it while you're invulnerable to get 200 pts.

Drillbit

You can override the drillbit only while you're invulnerable. You can't kick it.

Tips & tricks

When the flying aliens are near the bottom of the screen, they cannot attack. Take advantage of this to pass by without taking risks.

When you have to kick a dagger or a bouncing alien, try to position yourself in an area above which there are no flying aliens, to avoid that, while you are kicking, they can hit you if they should attack.

Options

You can choose whether to start a game with 2, 3, 4 or 5 lives.

Controls

Arrow keys
Controller lever
Move Marietto left/right
Up arrow key
Controller up
Throw bricks
Spacebar
Ctrl keys
Kick
P Pause
Home Stop game and return to title screen
Shift+Del Reset ranking (while the top scores are displayed)
F9 Change border color (fullscreen mode only)
F10 Change pixel effect
F11 Toggle integer scaling
F12 Toggle fullscreen
EscExit game

You can also use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys, and the Z or M keys as fire button.

The gamepad D-Pad can also be used.

History

Version 1.0

  • First release.

Version 1.1

  • You can now choose whether to start a game with 2, 3, 4 or 5 lives.
  • In fullscreen mode, the game could be jerky using certain video cards.

Version 1.2

  • You can now use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys.
  • You can now use the Z or M keys as fire button.
  • You can now use the gamepad D-Pad.
  • Fixed an issue with color accuracy on some monitors.

Version 1.3

  • Sound effects are now suspended when the game is paused.
  • There are now four separate score rankings based on whether you choose to play with 2, 3, 4 or 5 lives.
  • You can now use the controller to enter a top score name.
  • Other minor changes.

Version 1.4

  • More controllers are now recognized.
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorLC-Games
GenreAction
Made withAudacity, MonoGame, GraphicsGale
Tags2D, Aliens, Arcade, High Score, mario, Pixel Art, Remake, Retro, Score Attack, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Gamepad (any), Joystick

Download

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Marietto_win-x86.zip 11 MB
Marietto_linux-x64.zip 12 MB
Marietto_linux-arm64.zip 10 MB
Marietto_osx-x64.zip 13 MB
Marietto_osx-arm64.zip 12 MB

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Cool :) - is there a way to buy the Amiga game? I mostly use FPGA or emulators.

I'm glad you like it, since it's so underrated compared to my other games.

If you want to make a donation, you can do it when you download my Amiga games pack.

Thanks but is Marietto in the Amiga pack?

https://lowcarb.itch.io/amiga-games-pack

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Yes, you find Marietto in the pack.

You can download the pack without paying anything and try Marietto. If you then think it's worth it, you can download the pack again and make the donation.

very good