[size=200][b][url=http://mfgg.net/index.php?act=resdb&param=02&c=2&id=30139]Luigi Land: the Bootleg Invasion[/url] by Cap'n Coconuts[/b][/size] [img]http://i.imgur.com/mz0qOoF.png[/img] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/s/im9y8sszdfs4cwb/LuigiLandBootlegInvasion.png[/img] In Luigi Land: the Bootleg Invasion, Cap'n Coconuts does an outstanding job of emulating the Gameboy Color's capabilities of enhancing a game that was originally planned to be released on the Game Boy. That was the theme of the Minigame Competition he entered with this game and he nailed it perfectly - despite not winning, this game feels very authentic and is also very fun to play! It takes the SHMUP areas from Super Mario Land and enhances them. You play as Luigi, blasting through the barrage of SML-based enemies until you eventually fight the big bad boss. The variety of power-ups makes this iteration of the Sky Pop airplane a lot fancier than the one you remember from the original Super Mario Land game. The fast-paced action borders on the frenetic at times, and while the game is very hard, it's not unfairly difficult. Despite being a short minigame, it is a fun experience and is definitely worth your time. (Also, thanks for DJ Coco for writing some of this.)

A very nice selection of words in the first half of that advertisement! I couldn't have put it better myself. Congrats, Coconuts! You really deserved to win with that game, and you had quite the amount of rivals for this GOTM.

An excellent choice Vinny! For anyone who hasn't tried this game yet: It's definitely one to play! Compatible to games such as Life force, and Gradious.

Aw, shucks. *blush* I've almost got version 1.1 ready, which has a few balance fixes based on JudgeSpear's input (for instance, the Triple weapon is going to get downgraded to Double so it isn't overpowered compared to the Bullet Bill weapon). As for the difficulty, it's pretty high, and kind of intended to be that way given its nature as a spiritual Mario/Gradius crossover. Version 1.1 will include a Casual difficulty for you people who might not be accustomed to this genre. But those playing for score beware: You get no bonus points for Casual difficulty at the end (lives and upgrade bonuses notwithstanding). After 1.1 I intend to work on the Uncut Edition which is planned to have all four regions of Sarasaland as well as some additional levels. You'll be shooting down Ulona as well as fighting other bootleg foes, including Fortran, the frightful-looking king of all bootlegs and major gambling addict.

Definetly. Even though it did not win the minigame competition, this game deserves a spot of GOTM.

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Version 1.1 has been uploaded to the queue and features a number of improvements over the previous version submitted to MFGG. For instance, there's now a Casual difficulty for you people who aren't very good at SHMUPs.

I'm almost not surprised this won the competition: there's a lot poured to this and it shows, a great example of how a Mario/Gradius-crossover would be like. Congratulations.

Congratulations to Cap'n Coconuts! I really enjoyed the gameplay with some fun as I tried to dodge the enemies.