Birdo has appeared in countless Mario spin-off games since making her debut back in Yume Koujou Doki Doki Panic in the late 80s but has never really been the star, instead simply existing as part of a larger roster of other Mario-related characters.
This Christmas season, however, a fan developer named Super Squidoodle has finally given the character a proper chance to shine, positioning them as the lead in a brand new Mario fangame for PC called Birdo's Holiday Brawl (thanks @Sonic_Hedgeblog for the spot and Garrett Gilchrist for bringing it to our attention!).
Birdo's Holiday Brawl is a new shooting-gallery-style game that was released earlier this year in November as part of the Christmas Sonic Amateur Games Expo and takes inspiration from the 1995 Virtual Boy title Mario Clash and the 1988 NES classic Super Mario Bros. 2.
It sees players assume control of Birdo as they are given the task of fighting off a range of returning Mario enemies and bosses across several background and foreground layers — all while listening to NES-style renditions of familiar Christmas songs.
You can download the game now at Sonic Fan Games HQ if you'd like to try it out for yourself.
[source sonicfangameshq.com, via twitter.com]
Comments 4
Great, I always wanted a Mario game starring the weirdest most disgusting character.
@Poodlestargenerica
I mean... Yoshi throws his poop at enemies.
@KainXavier Yoshi throws eggs that come from a normal orifice. Birdo shoots them from her nose like a mutant freak.
@Poodlestargenerica
Nose / mouth. She could be spitting them.
Regarding the game, it's pretty neat. Jumping back and forth between the foreground and the background is more awkward than it should be, though. (You can't jump on logs when you think you can, and there's zero delay between each transition.) Still, both Birdo / Catherine and Mario Clash deserve more love so I applaud Squidoodle's efforts!
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