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System:
MSX
Publisher:
Zemina Co.
Developer:
Zemina Co.

Year:
1989
Players: 1
Country Origin: Korea
Hack Type:
Pirated Original

Game Genre:
Action
Game Perspective:
Platform, Side-Scrolling

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Super Boy

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Rating: 3.3
(43 votes)
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Super Boy Game Description

Super Boy I is a Korean-made unlicensed conversion of Super Mario Bros.. It imports the sprites of Mario and all of the enemies, terrain ingredients, as well as basic gameplay mechanics. The levels resemble those of the original game, most notably the earlier ones; however, only outdoor areas and simplified castles (some without any enemies except Bowser) are included. The game ends after three worlds, each divided into three stages and a castle level.

This version omits much of the material found in Super Mario Bros.. There are no power-ups except the mushroom (which is placed randomly); no warp points; no bonus levels; no cave or underwater areas. Falling platforms replace elevators; pipes cannot be entered. Castles can be completed without defeating the guarding Bowsers. In the castle's final area the player is greeted by the words "Sorry Nothing". The princess is not mentioned at all.

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Super Boy Featured Review

Super Boy Review by: NovemberJoy - 1/10

Not so super
So, once SMB was released, it almost single-handedly revived the American gaming industry, and the game itself is still regarded as a classic even today. Wouldn't you want to be like Nintendo at this time? Sitting pretty with a new franchise and a newly revived market for your gaming system?

Well, Zemina decided to make a Mario clone for a South Korean MSX knockoff, though it works on a regular MSX as well. Given that this game is from South Korea, I shouldn't get my hopes up too high, but let's just see how this game stacks up.

Graphics:Mediocre at best...
The MSX has its limitations, but this is just barely mediocre even by the system's standards. Objects are missing details from the NES version, basically all objects either have two colors or are monochrome, and it just doesn't look especially good for an MSX game. The best part about the game is the scrolling, which is fast and smooth, unlike some other MSX games.
+Good scrolling
-Little detail
-Objects are either two-colored or monochrome

Music/Sound:Better than one might expect
While the music and sound isn't bad, it's watered down a lot for the MSX's standards. The music is taken from the original, but it's missing a song or two, and one of the songs has been very badly remixed. The sound isn't much better, and almost none of it is from SMB.
+At least the music is somewhat decent...
-but it's stolen.
-Sound effects aren't exactly excellent

Gameplay:They somehow managed to screw up SMB
While this game is basically the MSX version of SMB, it has many more problems. Let's see exactly what these problems are...

For one thing, the controls are way beyond just being slippery, to the point where you'll probably end up running off ledges accidentally if you try to run in most levels. Jumping is almost completely uncontrollable, and Mari-I mean, Super Boy runs extremely fast, and slides a LOT when stopping. This makes it a lot more difficult to platform and such than it should be.

For whatever reason, the hit detection is horrendously off, to the point where you can easily die from touching something harmful, even when there's an obvious gap between you and said harmful object. Example:I try to run under Bowser, and when he's about a foot above me, I die for no reason at all.

Another notable problem is the fact that items are randomized - and the chance of actually getting something useful is hopelessly low. About 80% of the time you just get coins. Also, all invisible blocks are gone, and, well, actually, all blocks at all that aren't question-mark blocks no longer produce items at all. This means that there's a massive shortage of items, which makes the game even harder for the wrong reasons, mainly due to the fact that it's completely luck-based, and unless you're lucky enough to bankrupt a casino, you probably won't get the items you need when you need them. One run through the game, I get multiple mushrooms, and on the next run, I get no powerups at all.

The game is quite glitchy, and glitches are easy to perform. The most notorious one - the Double Jump glitch. Just jump on an enemy, press the jump key(which is assigned to the Ctrl key, for some odd reason), and watch Super Boy soar up into the air again, without even having to touch solid ground again. Ah, glitchy Korean bootlegs.

Do you know what the biggest kicker is? All the missing content from the NES version! Floating platforms of every kind except the "drop quickly when you stand on them" are omitted, making the platforming even more of a chore, parts of levels seem to be cut out, some of the levels are poorly suited for Super Boy's game engine, and some of the levels had to be completely redone so that they would actually be possible to complete. You'd think that'd be their first clue as to not port the game over to the MSX...

Then, the worst bits of missing content - to my knowledge, the warps are gone, along with all of the underwater levels, and then the absolute worst part...*drumroll*

HALF OF THE LEVELS ARE MISSING. No, I'm not kidding, worlds 5 through 8 are gone, never to be seen in Super Boy. I guess their budget ran out after programming worlds 1 through 4. Seriously, I didn't think it was possible to fail this hard at backwards-porting a game. I've seen Chinese bootlegs with more faithfulness to the original!

Oh, and the ending? You beat world 4-4, and then you go to where the princess should logically be, and you find...nothing? The game gives you the text "END", and sends you back to world 1-1. I've seen Atari games with more satisfying endings than that!

Overall, Super Boy isn't anywhere near being good, and it still confuses me exactly how this game got multiple sequels. After Super Boy II, you'd think that people would wise up and stop buying Super Boy games...or, better yet, stop buying games from Zemina at all. I think they kinda need to find a new line of work, if they programmed this.

-Really glitchy
-Randomized items
-Extremely poor controls
-Ridiculous amounts of missing content
-Terrible ending
-Ridiculous hit detection

Overall Score:F - It has some "So Bad It's Good" qualities, but they are overwhelmed by the flaws and such.

Wait...I think it's time for a skit! Of course, "professional" reviews need skits, right? Right??

(Nov) So, who would want to play this? It's so terrible...

Suddenly, Mario busts down the door and runs in.

(Mario) It's-a-me, Mario!

(Nov) It's Mario! In my own home! I never thought I'd see this day!

(Mario) I think-a I have something to-a discuss with you.

(Nov) ...like what?

(Mario) You were just-a playing Super-a Boy. That unlicensed-a clone of my game?

(Nov) Yeah, and?

(Mario) Why are you-a playing it? Why not play-a my game?

(Nov) I'm a reviewer, I have to play bad games and review them, and this game is a prime target.

(Mario) But you are-a drawing attention to-a this game!

Then, Super Boy walks right through the open door.

(Super Boy) What? What is this ripoff of me?

(Mario) No, YOU'RE-A the ripoff!

And then they began to fight with each other. SKIT END

As you can see, I have fulfilled my randomness and skit quotas in one bound. Nice, isn't it?

So, that's another review under my belt...I think you can guess what I'll review next.
  Graphics 6   Sound 5   Addictive 1   Depth 1   Difficulty 10

Super Boy Reviews

Overall 3.3    Graphics 3.3    Sound 2.3    Addictive 3.2    Story 1.5    Depth 2    Difficulty 7.9


1
Not so super   NovemberJoy
A review of Super Boy for the MSX - Skit included!...
  Graphics 6   Sound 5   Addictive 1   Depth 1   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 5/5     Submitted: 07-28-12     Updated: 07-28-12     Review Replies: 8

2
"Sorry Nothing" - A Super Boy Review   liquidmk
It's not every day that you get to play a game called Super Boy. Here is a game that is clearly the ...
  Graphics 1   Sound 2   Addictive 1   Story 3   Depth 2   Difficulty 7

      Review Rating: 5/5     Submitted: 12-20-12     Review Replies: 1

1.9
Awful Mario Clone   CrazyHecticLife
This is so bad. the graphics are so terrible and so is the sound. They both are just sooo TERRIBLE! ...
  Graphics 3   Sound 4   Addictive 3   Depth 2   Difficulty 6

      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 03-08-14     Review Replies: 1

1
It's bad   Seasaur888
This is probably the worst game I've played so far. It is a shameless copy and paste job and is obvi...
  Graphics 1   Sound 1   Addictive 1   Story 1   Depth 1   Difficulty 8

      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 12-10-12     Review Replies: 2

2.2
The failure of Zemina Co.   supersonicracin..
So,When Super Mario Bros. On the NES was released,The whole gaming indenstry CHANGED.But I Bet Micro...
  Graphics 3   Sound 1   Addictive 1   Depth 1   Difficulty 8

      Review Rating: 3/5     Submitted: 10-22-12     Updated: 11-18-12     Review Replies: 0

8.9
An underrated game   misterblox2
This game is awesome for all of the WRONG reasons.  First of all, Mario becomes PINK JAMMIES MA...
  Graphics 6   Sound 1   Addictive 10   Depth 1   Difficulty 10

      Review Rating: 1/5     Submitted: 07-09-12     Review Replies: 0

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Comments for Super Boy

ihateschool2004 11-01-15 - 05:33 AM
 Well, even though I think this game is garbage, it's still possible to beat... by using savestates.
huntra1291 08-31-15 - 08:24 PM
 a sad shameless rip off of what is considered to be the best NES game of all time.
fearlessjazp567 05-15-15 - 10:57 AM
 The game is bad, And the designs are messed up! Also the bowser theme is underground theme. And the music is low-pitched and low-budget.
Pacman+Mariofan 08-08-14 - 11:35 AM
 I think this game is pretty bad. It would be much better if there were 1-ups and the controls were better.
JCT500THz 01-04-14 - 01:51 PM
 the demos themselves are freakin crap. makes you wonder if even the korean developers knew how to program it right.
ihateschool2004 12-29-13 - 04:04 AM
 @MechaMento Use the JMSX emulator because the RGR plugin won't work. It makes me small jump.
ihateschool2004 12-07-13 - 11:54 AM
 This game is a piece of garbage.
MechaMento 09-27-13 - 04:23 PM
 How do you get passed the first goomba?
Cindyrandomneko 09-27-13 - 01:33 PM
 I beat the game, Not as hard as people said. But..Beating it I didn't feel any better.
RitaRenne 09-24-13 - 01:13 PM
 This is probably the saddest and most repulsive piece of garbage game I have ever played. Clear rip-off.
shadowscynthe 06-30-13 - 05:37 PM
 (Zoidberg) This game is bad, and it should make you feel bad!
mrhello 05-25-13 - 08:06 AM
 iLIkecupcakes,p.s.this is not the original smb,note this is the worst rip-off,and zemina co. must be one of the worst game companies for making this unlicensend game,an if you play super boy 2 or 3,their going to be bad as this super boy.
shanezer 04-20-13 - 12:31 PM
 ilikecupcakes please use proper grammar if your going to comment
iLikeCupcakes 12-02-12 - 10:38 AM
 dis is de orginal supr mario broas omg nintindu totly riped of dis gam dis gam is so good omg all de hatrs r just jelous of this gams swag lol (I'm joking if it wasn't obvious)
Vizzedgamer! 11-03-12 - 11:48 AM
 Microsoft made the MSX, like!
supersonicracin.. 10-22-12 - 04:33 PM
 @Typhlosion!!,Zemina Co Made this game.Sooooo,DONT BLAME MICROSOFT!
tedman77 09-03-12 - 01:19 PM
 Don't play it cuz no one does :P
CarBitGTSaxen 08-22-12 - 09:41 PM
 Bad game, I give it a 4/10
lolman331 08-01-12 - 08:55 AM
 THIS GAME SUCKS. (because its a clone of Super Mario Bros.)
Typhlosion!! 07-13-12 - 09:12 PM
 This is a terrible game, see how Microsoft ruins everything? they ruined mario and a couple other games, and stole Rareware from Nintendo, So they Dont make Killer instinct or Donkey Kong games anymore, They Completely Screwed up Banjo Kazooie, and Conkers
teddy5 07-06-12 - 05:12 PM
 this is the worst hack of classic super mario and the music is terrible too
mahliekgamezzzz 06-17-12 - 04:16 PM
 CTRL
mahliekgamezzzz 06-17-12 - 04:16 PM
 @ renthec
renthec 06-16-12 - 08:21 PM
 how do u jump
RetroGameNinja 05-17-12 - 06:58 PM
 Good game

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