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well, by 'like mario' you mean it's a platformer then i want things like scrolling, moving platforms, breakable blocks and breaking platforms. also nice are platforms that you can pass through the bottom of but not the top. that also works with walls.

as for mechanics i think jumping higher while running, maybe wall-jumping, bouncing off enemies if you kill them mario-style, ad definitely velocities.


if you are making a mario game, then make it as mario-like as possible, including all the mario characters like bullet bill and the paratroopa. you will have to choose how many of the mario features to include (none like the older versions, or ground pounding, wall jumping and mini mushrooms like the newer ones). also include pipes, because mario just aint mario without plumbing.

well in that case, welcome to scratch!

if you're new you might want to start with something easier and i wouldn't recommend making mario, but you can still create a platformer. velocity is easy, just create a variable called XV (or x velocity, or really whatever you want to call it) and then in a forever loop say change x position by XV. and then in all the movement scripts change XV instead of x position. i also think scrolling would be good.

here is a convenient tutorial my friend made for both. it might not be the best-made tutorial but it covers both... OK it's more like an example than a tutorial... anyway, here it is http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/wshawn/1543596 .

also use velocities for jumping. it's pretty much the same. only if you're going by Wshawn's tutorial you will have to edit it a bit to make it not scroll up and down. unless of course you want that.

also, if you are new i wouldn't recommend wall jumping or jumping higher while running (well, this one you might be able to do). bouncing off enemies shouldn't be too hard... one-way obstacles might be tricky but moving platforms are easy. although they are a bit harder with scrolling.

breaking blocks and platforms... idk how easy/hard these will be.

feel free to ask me if you need help. and i have a (very unpopular for some reason) debugging service if you want it http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/estorken/1592668 . good luck with scratch

here's how to make them in a scroller. create a local variable call x (or whatever) and make them change that instead of moving. then make them constantly go to scrollx + x (see scrolling tutorial)