Secret Maryo Chronicles, as its name suggests, is a platform game with one of the most endearing characters in the history of video games, the beloved Mario, or an imitator of him, Maryo. Yes, the plumber developed by the people of Nintendo returns to the arena with this simple but addictive installment as the previous ones, which will undoubtedly keep you entertained.

Of course, Secret Maryo Chronicles is a game specially designed for the great lovers of Mario adventures, taking into account that it recreates in many ways the traditional Mario platformer, an iconic installment of the saga. In this case, we are in the presence of a free software project, which draws particular attention because it was generated to offer an open application to users.

What will we find in this title? A very entertaining platform game, thanks to which we can enjoy some of the characters, enemies, and sceneries that make up one of the historical games of the segment. If you don't look carefully, you will probably confuse Secret Maryo Chronicles with the original game, and in this case, that's a significant advantage.

We cannot say that it is a literal copy of the game on which it is based, especially if we consider that it adds a good amount of environments and creatures that did not appear in the previous original installments. It is precisely this duality between the historical aspects of Mario and the renewed aspects of Secret Maryo Chronicles where the strong point of this title lies.

A not minor detail of Secret Maryo Chronicles that we liked a lot has to do with the scenario editor that logically has been developed so that we can set our characteristics to each level. Thanks to this section, you can modify many of the elements that are part of the game, and to access it, you have to press the F8 key when you are in a game.

For the rest, the game is what we thought we would find since it is a title that could be segmented within the platform section and divided into many levels. The gameplay is straightforward, with many levels divided into good levels. The feeling that remains every time we encounter a new scenario is that it is entirely unknown, which is an excellent quality of thinking about keeping fun as much as possible.

You'll even quickly notice that as you advance levels in Secret Maryo Chronicles, the difficulty of each of them increases considerably. This is another aspect in which we notice changes compared to the original game. You'll see that in this free installment, the difficulty rises more quickly, and in just a few minutes, you'll find yourself in stages that will be difficult to overcome if you want to get them out of your way.

And what changes between the Maryo of Secret Maryo Chronicles and the famous Mario? Well, some issues have been modified due to rights issues and others, such as the fact that this character is not a plumber, nor does he have to rescue a princess. However, the type of difficulties that both characters encounter have many elements in common, which is not a minor detail.

If you want to make things more entertaining, you can also play accelerated, making the character move faster. You will be able to finish each of the levels in less time, but on the other hand, it will also make things more complicated, considering that it will be much more difficult to control each of his movements. At the same time, you can also adjust the camera's speed to better adapt to your game or modify the language to Spanish. However, it is only a formality because the title almost dispenses with text.

It is lovely, however, that our Maryo can appear in various states throughout the game, undergoing all kinds of modifications. Some of them dwarf him, as we already knew from the original game, although here, other curious states are added, such as the state of fire, the state of the star, the state of ghost, and so on. The point is that each of them has particular new abilities and also known difficulties, so you will have to learn to deal with them in all circumstances.

Another exciting feature of the game is that you'll be able to save your progress practically at any moment since no matter where you are in the game, you'll be able to stop the action in the middle of it. If you usually play at times when you know that your games could be interrupted, this is undoubtedly an advantage to bear in mind.

In summary, Secret Maryo Chronicles is a perfect alternative for all those users who once had great fun with the original Mario and want to try their luck modifying several parts of the game themselves.