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Use and adapt mario-platformer-fan-project
Use and adapt mario-platformer-fan-project: An unofficial Godot platformer prototype with coins, power-ups, enemies, and checkpoints.
Use the documented interfaces and source layout for mario-platformer-fan-project. The sections below retain the README’s examples and configuration details.
Project status
This is an active prototype and a complete playable slice. It is a fan-made project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. The repository is intended for development and experimentation rather than commercial release.
Features
- Responsive keyboard and gamepad movement with sprinting and variable-height jumps
- Coins, question blocks, growth and fire power-ups, fireballs, and temporary invulnerability stars
- Walkers, faster turtles, player-seeking hunters, and pop-up plant enemies
- Checkpoint restoration, score and fastest-time records, pause, victory, and death screens
- A daytime meadow that transitions through a pipe into a moonlit castle section
- Landscape mobile controls for Android and iOS, including simultaneous touch input
- Separate music and sound effects for the game worlds and interactions
Run locally
- Install Godot 4.7 or newer.
- Clone this repository and open
project.godotin Godot. - Press F6 or F5 to run the game.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Gamepad |
|---|---|---|
| Move | A/D or arrow keys | Left stick or D-pad |
| Jump | Space | South button |
| Sprint | Shift or X | West button |
| Fire | F or C after collecting a flower | East button |
| Enter pipe | S or Down | D-pad down |
| Pause | Escape | Start |
On mobile, the game automatically provides left, right, down, run, fire, jump, and pause buttons in landscape mode.
Troubleshoot a local change
- Reproduce the smallest example from the quick-start guide.
- Compare required configuration and dependency versions with the README.
- Check the linked issue tracker for the same error. Include the command, runtime version, and relevant error when reporting a problem; omit credentials.
Source and help
Source captured: 2026-10-11
