History VideoGame / MarioExeTheMushroomKingdomsDoom

The game is on version 3.10 as of December 2019, with more updates planned for the future. [[https://gamejolt.com/games/Marioexetmkd/353853 It can be downloaded here.]]

* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Mario.exe's pet "Yoshis" are... interesting. Let's just say that.

* AnyoneCanDie

** KillEmAll: [[spoiler:While it's become a tradition for .exe games to use this trope, ''The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' normally subverts this with most endings having at least one of the targets alive by the end. However, the worst endings play this straight, including one where all of reality is wiped out.]]

The game is on version 3.10 as of December 2019/January 2020, with more updates planned for the future. [[https://gamejolt.com/games/Marioexetmkd/353853 It can be downloaded here.]]

%%** Luigi Solo Ending: TBA [[spoiler:If anybody has beaten this and could add the details, that would be nice.]]

The game starts like a normal Mario.exe game, but it becomes known by fans for twisting the formula quite a bit. It is an experimental take on the .exe style that plays with/subverts most of the traditional associated tropes. Notably, it largely demphazizes gore in favor of expanding the mystery psychological horror aspects of the genre(though there are still a few gory moments) and a surprisingly deep gameplay rewarding multiple playthroughs via hidden Easter Eggs and heavy StoryBranching including multiple different endings based on a variety of factors.

* BaitAndSwitch: The first level is a traditional grassland Mario level, with plenty of Goombas to stomp on. Then on the next screen, Mario meets Mario.exe and things stop being normal.
** Luigi's final march in the "[[spoiler:Luigi Solo Ending]]" looks like it's gonna be a retread of Mario's suicide in the normal ''Bad Ending'', right down to The music played. This is even reinforced by a line of dialogue from the green plumber... and then you reach the end, where instead of spikes, you find the Warp to the [[spoiler:final battle with Mario.EXE and Bowser.EXE]].

* BittersweetEnding[=/=]PyrrhicVictory: These are what the best endings are like. Almost every ending has some cost for the survivors; even the ''best'' ending [[spoiler:ends on a rather somber note; while Mario has defeated Mario.exe and all the playable characters are alive, Mario is still separated from his friends, none of them have any idea what is going on, and the kingdom isn't any closer to being saved.]].

* BossRush: In the [[spoiler:''Best Ending'']], you face, in order, [[spoiler:Bowser.exe in a harder rematch, Corrupted Waluigi, and finally, Mario.exe himself, and it's a two-part battle.]]

* BulletHell: Most of the game's boss battles take a weird combination between Bullet Hell and a Space Invaders type shooter. [[spoiler:The final boss battle in the ''Best Ending'' is a more traditional version of this trope.]]

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The heroes and especially Mario.exe are notably fleshed out as characters throughtout the game, more than the characters in many other .exe games.

* EasyLevelsHardBosses: Most of the platforming challenges are relatively easy, with one or two major exceptions. The bosses, though...

** [[spoiler:???]] also does this with [[spoiler:Waluigi.]]
* EternalRecurrence: Never explicity confirmed, but a few offhanded lines of dialouge call the idea of this into question, namely [[spoiler:Luigi saying in the Best Ending he has a vague feeling all this has happened before, Wario.exe accidentally referring to the game as "this timeline",

* PrecisionFStrike: Downplayed example. Mario.exe delivers the line "That does not matter, what does matter is that you and your damn people will die!" to [[spoiler:???]] right before [[spoiler:destroying all of reality.]] This is the only time any profanity is used ingame.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Bowser.exe.]] is the most frequently fought boss in the game.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Naturally happens in some of the endings, given this is an .exe game. Unlike most .exe games, this trope is potentially averted depending on the ending.]]
* TheBigGuy: Wario, of course. He's the only character who can actually attack enemies outside of Boss Battles.

* AdvancingWallOfDoom: Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario are all chased by some form of advancing spike wall at least once. In Wario’s case, though, it’s an AdvancingBossOfDoom.

* AndIMustScream: Multiple endings can be considered in this category. Namely the [[spoiler:“Bad Ending”]] and [[spoiler:“Stuck Forever”]] endings, both of which render the player character (Mario and Luigi, respectively) stuck wandering in Mario.exe's black dimension without their friends for presumably all eternity.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: During the final battle against [[spoiler:Mario.exe and Bowser.exe and later Yoshi.exe and Wario.exe]] in the [[spoiler:''Luigi Solo Ending'']], you are allowed to Continue with no catch. This is the only time in the entire game you’re allowed to freely continue. Granted, if you wait too long, then it will cut straight to the GameOver screen.

** Luigi’s final march in the "[[spoiler:Luigi Solo Ending]]" looks like it’s gonna be a retread of Mario’s suicide in the normal ''Bad Ending'', right down to The music played. This is even reinforced by a line of dialogue from the green plumber... and then you reach the end, where instead of spikes, you find the Warp to the [[spoiler:final battle with Mario.EXE and Bowser.EXE]].

* BigNO: Wario lets one out after finding [[spoiler:Waluigi’s corpse]].

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Luigi.exe’s]] body looks grotesque and hideously deformed and his body parts look like they're about to fall off.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Mario.exe makes Luigi [[spoiler:kill all the Toads]], scarring the plumber, and still won’t let him go afterwards, even mocking Luigi for thinking otherwise.
* CorpseLand: [[spoiler:Yoshi’s Island]] becomes a corpse-ridden wasteland in the [[spoiler:Yoshi Solo Ending]].

* DeadAnimalWarning: There are several dead Goomba corpses strewn across Mario.exe’s home dimension. Touching one will prompt an unholy demon abomination to chase after the current player character, that being Luigi.

** [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate: Mario.exe doesn't let him. Though it actually isn’t .exe’s doing, it’s just “a thing where you can’t die until I kill all of your friends.”]]

* DiabolusExNihilo: [[spoiler:It’s never quite made clear what ???’s deal is. Doesn't help that he has only one appearance in-game.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi can all potentially avoid death at Mario.exe’s hands, a rarity in any .exe type game. It's not going to be easy, though.]]

* EvilIsBigger: Mario.exe increases his size to fight Luigi in the “[[spoiler:Luigi Solo Ending]]”.

* InstantWinCondition: Touching the Mario coin at the end of most platforming segments. For example, If Luigi steps on a walking Goomba in Mario.exe’s pet dimension, as long as he touches the Mario coin before the demonic Yoshi reaches him, he will still get transported to the next level.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Waluigi’s]] corpse is found cut in half.
** If [[spoiler:Luigi chooses to “Help Mario” in the Luigi and Yoshi duo ending, [[TooDumbToLive he will also suffer this fate]]]].

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Mario.exe’s justification for his actions. [[spoiler:This is actually true to an extent.]]
* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:Yoshi becomes this in the “Yoshi Solo Ending”]] and most likely every other ending where he survives.

* MergingTheBranches: Invoked, as [[spoiler:Toad.exe’s]] puzzle in the best ending is composed of questions that you would only know the answer to if you played the other endings.

** “Bad Ending”: The default ending, it happens if all three of the main playable characters die. [[spoiler:Mario breaks into grief and tries to kill himself by jumping into a spike pit, since everything he’s had to live for is gone. He is unable to do so, and is stuck with Mario.exe in his home dimension. Mario.exe gives him some cryptic details on his motives, revealing that there is a greater threat he is trying to combat.]]

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: At least, murder at Mario.exe’s hands. Murder to the virus people will supposedly result in a much worse fate. [[spoiler:Indeed, Corrupted Waluigi seems much more of a mindless killing machine compared to anybody Mario.exe killed.]]

* NoEnding: At the end of Yoshi and [[spoiler:Wario.exe’s]] conversation, [[spoiler:Wario.exe]] tells Yoshi that he won’t get past him, and the game abruptly closes.

* OneHitPointWonder: One hit from anything and you’re done. The only exceptions are during boss battles.
* PopQuiz: [[spoiler:Toad.exe’s]] boss battle is composed solely of trivia questions from across the game. The player must run into the letters containing the correct answer to advance. The catch? As [[spoiler:Toad.exe]] says, “You get a question wrong, you die!”

* SchmuckBait: Jumping into the awkwardly placed bottomless pit in the beginning of Luigi’s first level. It is the only pit in the level and it is basically impossible to fall into by accident. [[spoiler:So of course, jumping into it is necessary to obtain the True Worst Ending.]]

** At one point, Mario.exe does Sonic.exe’s signature laugh (which is actually Kefka’s laugh).
** In the Yoshi and Luigi duo ending, Wario.exe makes a few parallels to Sonic.exe. He tells Yoshi that in this timeline, he is supposed to "be like Knuckles", but he is actually just the Tails. Yoshi has no idea what he’s talking about.

* TheBigBadShuffle: It’s not quite clear whether Mario.exe or [[spoiler:???]] is the bigger threat, or even what their plans really are, let alone why they are doing this, and the heroes and player spend the whole game running around and coming no closer to the truth.

* TheBigGuy: Wario, of course. He’s the only character who can actually attack enemies outside of Boss Battles.

* TheGhost: Princess Peach is never seen in-game. The only references to her are a handwritten note early in the game warning Luigi of Mario.exe’s “pets” and a few offhanded mentions.

* TheUnfought: While several people that seem to be part of [[spoiler:???]]’s army appear as obstacles and his [[spoiler:Waluigi corruption]] appears as a boss, [[spoiler:???]] himself is never fought, nor do the heroes even meet him. In fact, [[spoiler:???]] only makes one physical appearance in the game, and it’s in a cutscene no less.

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Yoshi’s battle with [[spoiler:Bowser.exe]], where the game will switch from a platformer to a old school Space Invaders type space shooter. Most of the game’s other boss battles follow a similar format.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: [[spoiler:Toad.exe’s]] boss battle is completely unlike any other in the game in that it's not even a fight, it's a quiz show where you have to answer questions correctly, lest you be crushed by a spike pit.

* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Mario.exe’s pet “Yoshis” are… interesting. Let’s just say that.

** Arguably the entire game can be considered a bait and switch. It is deliberatley structred like a traditional .exe game and
* BigBad: Mario.exe, of course.

''Mario.exe: The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' is a Game Maker platformer created by [[https://gamejolt.com/@Zario11112 Zario]] based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, and more specifically the .exe phenomenon popularized by games like [[VideoGame/SonicExe Sonic.exe]].

The game starts like a normal Mario.exe game, but it becomes known by fans for twisting the formula quite a bit. It is an experimental take on the .exe style that plays with/subverts most of the traditional associated tropes. It is also known for using fear of the unknown/psychological horror over graphic violence (though there are still a few gory moments) and its surprisingly deep gameplay rewarding multiple playthroughs via hidden Easter Eggs and heavy StoryBranching including multiple different endings based on a variety of factors.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Wario. At one point he even complains that all this platforming is forcing him to exercise.

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Mario.exe himself, surprisingly. This version of Mario.exe is still evil, no doubt about that, but he actually has a legitimate motive behind hunting down the Kingdom's residents (namely, using them as an army to fend off the army of ???, who is also trying to take over the Mushroom Kingdom).]]

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Mario is only playable during the intro level, a brief mini-level if any of the 3 main playables die, during the bad ending, and [[spoiler:in the final boss battle in the ''Best Ending'']].

* BaitAndSwitch: Luigi’s final march looks like it’s gonna be a retread of Mario’s suicide in the normal ''Bad Ending'', right down to The music played. This is even reinforced by a line of dialogue from the green plumber... and then you reach the end, where instead of spikes, you find the Warp to the [[spoiler:final battle with Mario.EXE and Bowser.EXE]].

* BittersweetEnding[=/=]PyrrhicVictory: These are what the best endings are like. Almost every ending has some cost for the survivors; even the ''best'' ending [[spoiler:ends on a rather somber note; while Mario has defeated Mario.exe and all the playable characters are alive, the kingdom is still jeopardized, Mario is still separated from his friends, and none of them have any idea what is going on]].

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Most of the endings end with a "to be continued" note. For example, the [[spoiler:''Yoshi Solo Ending'']] and the [[spoiler:Yoshi and Wario Duo Ending]] end with the survivors setting refuge in a desolated area to come up with a new plan. Hell, one ending is literally called "To Be Continued."

* CosmicHorrorStory: As is standard for [[{{Creepypasta}} an .exe game]].

* EvilIsBigger: Mario.exe increases his size to fight Luigi in the “Luigi Solo Ending”.

* GenocideBackfire: Implied in the [[spoiler:Yoshi Solo Ending]], where Yoshi swears revenge after [[spoiler:seeing the rest of his race slaughtered]].

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:A large part of the game's horrors come from just how much is unknown in the end. Most particularly in Mario.exe and ???'s relationship. Who they are, what they want with the kingdom, who is the less evil among the two; all of these questions are brought up, but none are definitively answered.]]
* MultipleEndings: One of the defining features of the game is just how many alternate endings there are, especially for a game of its length. And this won't even be every ending; the final version will include at least a [[spoiler:Wario Solo Ending]]. Many are based on who does and doesn't survive, and there are even some secret endings obtainable by digging a bit in certain areas. [[spoiler:No real attempt is made to establish a definitive canon ending, though.]]

** To Be Continued: [[spoiler:Luigi and Wario both individually find and explore Bowser's abandoned castle, with Wario kicking his fair share of ghost Mario ass. Eventually, Wario encounters a corrupted virus version of Luigi, and being too exhausted to fight back, he flees until he loses him. He meets up with the real Luigi, tries to warn him to get out, but then the screen turns chrome and everything explodes, leaving nothing but a "To be continued" (though if the Worst Ending is any indication, there's not much left to continue).]]

* LateToTheTragedy: Wario doesn't return to his house until after [[spoiler:Waluigi dies]].

** In the Yoshi and Luigi duo ending, Wario makes a few parallels to Sonic.exe. Yoshi has no idea what he’s talking about.

* TheBigBadShuffle: By the end of the game, it’s not quite clear whether Mario.exe or [[spoiler:???]] is the bigger threat, or even what their endgames are, let alone why they are doing this.

''Mario.exe: The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' is a Game Maker platformer created by [[https://gamejolt.com/@Zario11112 Zario]] based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, and more specifically the .exe phenomenon popularized by games like Sonic.exe.

The game starts like a normal Mario.exe game, but it becomes known by fans for twisting the formula quite a bit. It is an experimental take on the .exe style that plays with/subverts most of the traditional associated tropes. It is also known for using fear of the unknown/psychological horror over graphic violence (though there are still a few gory moments) and it's surprisingly deep gameplay rewarding multiple playthroughs via hidden Easter Eggs and heavy StoryBranching including multiple different endings based on a variety of factors.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Mario.exe and [[spoiler:???]] aren't equal to each other evil wise. [[spoiler: The only question is, which is which, or are neither? Also subverted in that both the players and the heroes never actually learn which is which.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Mario.exe himself, surprisingly. This version of Mario.exe is still evil, no doubt about that, but he actually has a legitimate motive behind hunting down the Kingdom's residents (namely, using them as an army to fend off the army of ???, who is also trying to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.]]
* AdvancingWallOfDoom: Luigi, Yoshi and Wario are all chased by some form of advancing spike wall at least once. In Wario’s case though, it’s an AdvancingBossOfDoom.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Mario.exe makes offers with the playable characters many times. Generally, they're less "offers" and more "do this thing or you die / [[spoiler: ???]] will kill you."
* AndIMustScream: Multiple endings can be considered in this category. Namely the [[spoiler: “Bad Ending”]] and [[spoiler: “Stuck Forever”]] endings, both of which render the player character (Mario and Luigi, respectively) stuck wandering in Mario.exe's black dimension without their friends for presumably all eternity.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Mario is only playable during the intro level, a brief mini level if any of the 3 main playables die, during the bad ending, and [[spoiler: in the final boss battle in the ''Best Ending''.]]
* AntiFrustrationFeature: During the final battle against [[spoiler: Mario.exe and Bowser.exe and later Yoshi.exe and Wario.exe]] in the [[spoiler: ''Luigi Solo Ending'']], you are allowed to Continue with no catch. This is the only time in the entire game you’re allowed to freely continue. Granted if you wait too long, then it will cut straight to the Game Over screen.

** KillEmAll: [[spoiler: While it's become a tradition for .exe games to use this trope, ''The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' normally subverts this with most endings having at least one of the targets alive by the end. However, the worst endings play this straight, including one where all of reality is wiped out.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: Luigi’s final march looks like it’s gonna be a retread of Mario’s suicide in the normal ''Bad Ending'' right down to music played. This is even reinforced by a line of dialogue from the green plumber... and then you reach the end, where instead of spikes, you find the Warp to the [[spoiler: final battle with Mario.EXE and Bowser.EXE.]]
* BigBad: Mario.exe of course.
* BigNO: Wario lets one out after finding [[spoiler: Waluigi’s corpse]].
* BittersweetEnding / PyrrhicVictory: These are what the best endings are like. Almost every ending has some cost for the survivors; even the ''best'' ending [[spoiler: ends on a rather somber note; while Mario has defeated Mario.exe and all the playable characters are alive, the kingdom is still jeopardized, Mario is still separated from his friends, and none of them have any idea what is going on still.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Luigi.exe’s]] body looks grotesque and hideously deformed and his body parts look like they're about to fall off.
* BossRush: In the [[spoiler: ''Best Ending'']], you face, in order, [[spoiler: Bowser.exe in a harder rematch, Corrupted Waluigi, and finally, Mario.exe himself, and it's a two part battle.]]
* BloodierAndGorier: Compared to the official Mario games. Explicit gore is actually pretty rare; the game relies much more on supernatural/psychological horror, but it does have it's gory moments.
* BulletHell: Most of the game's boss battles take a weird combination between Bullet Hell and a Space Invaders type shooter. [[spoiler: The final boss battle in the ''Best Ending'' is a more traditional version of this trope.]]
* {{Cliffhanger}}: Most of the endings end with a to be continued note. For example, the [[spoiler: ''Yoshi Solo Ending'']] and the [[spoiler: Yoshi and Wario Duo Ending]] end with the survivors setting refuge in a desolated area to come up with a new plan. Hell, one ending is literally called "To Be Continued."
* CameBackWrong: Everybody that Mario.exe and [[spoiler: ???]] kills comes back evil, horribly mutilated, or both.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Mario.exe makes Luigi [[spoiler: kill all the Toads]], scarring the plumber, and still won’t let him go afterwards, even mocking Luigi for thinking otherwise.
* CorpseLand: [[spoiler: Yoshi’s Island]] becomes a corpse ridden wasteland in the [[spoiler: Yoshi Solo Ending]].
* CosmicHorrorStory
* CrouchAndProne: The characters can all crouch, but it serves no practical purpose ingame.

* CurseCutShort: In the [[spoiler: ''To Be Continued]] ending, Luigi says "What the-" right before [[spoiler: reality is presumably wiped out.]]
* DeadAnimalWarning: There are several dead Goomba corpses strewn across Mario.exe’s home dimension. Touching one will prompt an unholy demon abomination to chase after the curret player character, that being Luigi.

* DespairEventHorizon / DrivenToSuicide: If no remaining player characters are left, Mario breaks down past the point of no repair and tries to kill himself by jumping into a spiked pit.
** [[spoiler: ICannotSelfTerminate: Mario.exe doesn't let him. Though it actually isn’t .exe’s doing, it’s just “a thing where you can’t die until I kill all of your friends.”]]
** [[spoiler: Luigi also tries to do this in the ''Luigi Solo Ending.'' He instead gets warped to battle with Mario.exe.'']]
* DiabolusExNihilo: [[spoiler: It’s never quite made clear what ???’s deal is. Doesn't help that he has only one appearance ingame.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Luigi, Wario and Yoshi can all potentially avoid death at Mario.exe’s hands, a rarity in any .exe type game. Dosen't mean it'll be easy though.]]
* EasterEgg: At least twice, you can backtrack to find hidden yellow dots that allow you to see conversations not seen anywhere else. [[spoiler: If you go back to the very start of the first level, a new yellow dot will spawn. Collecting it transports you to a brief conversation between Mario.exe and an unknown creature. They discuss a "Demon Party", the full moon, and agree to work together.]]
** Some of the game endings also qualify. The [[spoiler: "Stuck Forever"]] ending can only be obtained by entering the demonic red Mario coin in Luigi's first level before [[spoiler: killing all the Toads]].
* EasyLevelsHardBosses: Most of the platforming challenges are relatively easy, with one or two major exceptions. The bosses though...
* EnemyMine: Mario.exe uses the reanimated corpses of the Kingdom residents to fight the survivors, including [[spoiler: Bowser]], [[spoiler: Toad]], and even [[spoiler: Yoshi and Wario]] in the [[spoiler: ''Luigi Solo Ending'']].
** [[spoiler: ???]] also does this with [[spoiler: Waluigi.]]

* FakeDifficulty: In the form of bugs. Since the game is incomplete though, this is excusable.
* GenocideBackfire: Implied in the [[spoiler: Yoshi Solo Ending]], where Yoshi swears revenge after [[spoiler: seeing the rest of his race slaughtered]].
* GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler: Mario enters one right before his showdown with Mario.exe in the best ending.]]
* GoombaStomp: Played straight in the first level, which is meant to play like a typical Mario level and has plenty of Goombas for Mario to stomp. Averted everywhere else, as stomping on any of the other enemies results in death.
* GuideDangIt: Nowhere in the game are you told that to damage [[spoiler: Mario.exe]] in the [[spoiler: "Luigi Solo Ending"]], Luigi has to press space to shoot fireballs.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: Waluigi’s]] corpse is found cut in half.
** If [[spoiler: Luigi chooses to “Help Mario” in the Luigi and Yoshi duo ending, [[TooDumbToLive he will also suffer this fate.]]]]
* HeroKiller: Mario.exe, nearly every ending ends with at least one of the heroes dead.
* HeroicBreakdown: [[spoiler: Luigi]] goes through one in the [[spoiler: Luigi solo ending]]. He snaps out of it though.
* {{Hologram}}: Mario uses one to talk to Luigi and try to break him out of his rut in the [[spoiler: ''Luigi Solo Ending'']].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Mario.exe’s justification for his actions. [[spoiler: This is actually true to an extent.]]
* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler: Yoshi becomes this in the “Yoshi Solo Ending”]] and most likely every other ending where he survives.

* MergingTheBranches: Invoked, as [[spoiler: Toad.exe’s]] puzzle in the best ending is composed of questions that you would only know the answer to if you played the other endings.
** Also subtly invoked in the [[spoiler: ''Best Ending'']], where [[spoiler: Luigi offhandedly mentions how it feels like this has all happened over and over]].
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: A large part of the game's horrors come from just how much is unknown in the end. Most particularly in Mario.exe and ???'s relationship. Who they are, what they want with the kingdom, who is the less evil among the two, all of these questions are brought up, but none are definitivley answered.]]
* MultipleEndings: One of the defining features of the game is just how many alternate endings there are, especially for a game of it’s length. And this won't even be every ending; the final version will include at least a [[spoiler: Wario Solo Ending.]] Many are based on who does and doesn't survive and there are even some secret endings obtainable by digging a bit in certain areas. [[spoiler: No real attempt is made to establish a definitive canon ending, though.]]
** “Bad Ending”: The default ending, it happens if all three of the main playable characters die. [[spoiler:Mario breaks into grief and tries to kill himself by jumping into a spike pit since everything he’s had to live for is gone. He is unable to do so, and is stuck with Mario.exe in his home dimension. Mario.exe gives him some cryptic details on his motives, revealing that there is a greater threat he is trying to combat.]]
%%** Luigi Solo Ending: TBA [[spoiler: If anybody has beaten this and could add the details, that would be nice.]]
** Yoshi Solo Ending: [[spoiler: Yoshi returns to Yoshi's Island, and finds every last Yoshi dead. He walks to a giant hole, and leaps into it without any other choice. He survives a spike fall and as both the LastOfHisKind and the only surviving playable character, Yoshi decided to just use the island as a hangout.]]
** Luigi and Yoshi Duo Ending: [[spoiler: Luigi and Yoshi traverse through Mario.exe's black home dimension, dodging bad guys and platforming, Eventually they reach Mario.exe, who is disguised as Mario and tries to convince Luigi to help him. If Luigi chooses to decline, he and Yoshi will leave the dimension alive. They regroup and start to celebrate, but are interrupted by Mario.exe's voice.]]
** To Be Continued: [[spoiler: Luigi and Wario both individually find and explore Bowser's abandoned castle, with Wario kicking his fair share of ghost Mario ass. Eventually, Wario encounters a corrupted virus version of Luigi, and being too exhausted to fight back, he flees until he loses him. He meets up with the real Luigi, tries to warn him to get out, but then the screen turns chrome and everything explodes, leaving nothing but a "To be continued" (though if the Worst Ending is any indication, there's not much left to continue.)]]
** Yoshi and Wario Duo Ending: [[spoiler: Yoshi reappears on Yoshi's Island, stuck in a maze of poisonous gas that he has 33 seconds to escape from. Meanwhile, Wario has a much more straightforward platforming segment in the same general area. Once both of them escape to a safe spot, they meet each other and decide to just use the island as a hideout.]]
** Best Ending: [[spoiler: All three of the heroes decide to storm Mario.exe's home dimension. They split up and go on rampages of their own. Luigi is separated from the crew and has to go through a hellish game show from hell by Toad.exe, Yoshi has to fight Bowser.exe again in a harder rematch, and Wario has to face a corrupted Waluigi. Once they finish their battles, Mario gets the strength to transform into a FinalForm and challenges Mario.exe and Bowser.exe to a final battle. Once that is done with, Luigi, Yoshi and Wario are all freed. Though the Kingdom is still devastated beyond repair, they are safe for now.]]
** Stuck Forever Ending: [[spoiler: Secret ending only obtainable by entering the Mario Coin before killing all the Toads. [[AndIMustScream Luigi becomes stuck with an unresponsive Mario.exe for all eternity.]]]]
** True Worst Ending: [[spoiler: The other secret ending. Luigi jumps into the first pit he sees, swerves right to hit a glicthed blue block, and ends up corrupting the entire Mushroom Kingdom, horribly derailing Mario.exe's plan and making ??? stronger beyond comprehension. Mario.exe, with no other options left, uses his mind to destroy the entire multiverse and everything in it, including himself.]]
** A weird non example happens along the pathway to the [[spoiler: Yoshi and Luigi Duo Ending. If you choose Yoshi at the beginning of the final segment instead of Luigi, Yoshi will encounter Wario.exe. They exchange taunts, and then Wario.exe yells it's time to kill Yoshi. [[NoEnding Then the game just closes.]]]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: At least, murder at Mario.exe’s hands. Murder to the virus people will supposedly result in a much worse fate. [[spoiler: Indeed, Corrupted Waluigi seems much more of a mindless killing machine compared to anybody Mario.exe killed.]]

* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: A literal example. [[spoiler: ???, the leader of the viruses]], is always referred to as ??? and is never properly named.
** [[spoiler: Toad.exe]] also briefly goes by ??? until he reveals his name.

* NoEnding: At the end of Yoshi and [[spoiler: Wario.exe’s]] conversation, [[spoiler: Wario.exe]] tells Yoshi that he won’t get past him, and the game abruptly closes.

* PopQuiz: [[spoiler: Toad.exe’s]] boss battle is composed solely of trivia questions from across the game. Player's must run into the letters containing the correct answer to advance. The catch? As [[spoiler: Toad.exe]] says, “You get a question wrong, you die!”
* LateToTheTragedy: Wario doesn't return to his house until after [[spoiler: Waluigi dies]].
* {{Projeggtile}}: Used by Yoshi (who else) in his fights against [[spoiler: Bowser.exe]].
* PsychicPowers: Mario.exe has these, and uses them to [[spoiler: destroy all of reality]] in one ending.
* SchmuckBait: Jumping into the awkwardly placed bottomless pit in the beginning of Luigi’s first level. It is the only pit in the level and it is basically impossible to fall into by accident. [[spoiler: So of course, jumping into it is necessary to obtain the True Worst Ending]].

** At one point Mario.exe does Sonic.exe’s signature laugh. (Which is actually Kefka’s laugh).
** In The Yoshi and Luigi duo ending, Wario makes a few parallels to Sonic.exe. Yoshi has no idea what he’s talking about.
** The GoldenSuperMode [[spoiler: Mario takes on right before challenging Mario.exe in the best ending]] seems to be a reference to ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'', especially in the visuals department.
* SidetrackBonus: The [[spoiler: True Worst Ending]].

* TheBigBadShuffle: By the end of the game, it’s not quite clear whether Mario.exe or [[spoiler: ???]] is the bigger threat, or even what their endgames are, let alone why they are doing this.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Naturally happens in some of the endings, given this is an .exe game. Unlike most .exe games, this trope is potentially averted depending on the ending.]]
* TheBigGuy: Wario of course. He’s the only character who can actually attack enemies outside of Boss Battles.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Bowser.exe.]] is the most frequently fought boss in the game.
* TheGhost: Princess Peach is never seen ingame. The only references to her are a handwritten note early in the game warning Luigi of Mario.exe’s “pets” and a few offhanded mentions.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Mario gets the power to [[spoiler: transform into a Super Saiyan like form during the final boss battle of the best ending]] and attributes it to his friends.
* TheStinger: At the end of the [[spoiler: ''Luigi and Yoshi Duo Ending.'']]
--> '''Mario.exe''': ''[[OhCrap Not for long]].''
* TheUnfought: While several people that seem to be part of [[spoiler: ???]]’s army appear as obstacles and his [[spoiler: Waluigi corruption]] appears as a boss, [[spoiler: ???]] himself is never fought, nor do the heroes even meet him. In fact, [[spoiler: ???]] only makes one physical appearance in the game, and it’s in a cutscene no less.
* TheVirus: This appears to be what [[spoiler: ???]] and his people are. They corrupt individuals and potentially the entire world. In fact Mario.exe even describes him as a virus.
* TheVoice: While [[spoiler: Toad.exe]] has a lengthy conversation with Luigi in the main story path, we never actually see what he looks like.
* TimedMission: If Luigi, Yoshi or Wario dies in most areas of the game, Mario has 40-50 seconds to locate a Yellow Orb in the middle of nowhere to give them an extra chance. Later, during the Yoshi and Wario ending, Yoshi is dumped into a poison gas chamber, where he is given 33 seconds (Real Time) to find the exit.

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Yoshi’s battle with [[spoiler: Bowser.exe]], where the game will switch from a platformer to a old school Space Invaders type space shooter. Most of the game’s other boss battles follow a similar format.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: [[spoiler: Toad.exe’s]] boss battle is completely unlike any other in the game in that it's not even a fight, it's a quiz show where you have to answer questions correctly, lest you be crushed by a spike pit.
* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler: ???]] tries to accuse Mario.exe of being one on the title screen. How accurate this is is never cleanly answered.

* WhatTheHellHero: If Luigi chooses to help what is very obviously Mario.exe in disguise, Yoshi will call him out on his stupidity. [[spoiler: Right before Mario.exe kills him.]]

* AndIMustScream: Multiple endings solidly land in this category. Namely the [[spoiler: “Bad Ending”]] and [[spoiler: “Stuck Forever”]] endings, both of which render the player character (Mario and Luigi, respectively) stuck wandering in Mario.exe's black dimension without their friends for presumably all eternity.

* CorpseLand: [[spoiler: Yoshi’s Island]] becomes a corpse ridden wasteland in the [[spoiler: Yoshi solo Ending]].

* DeadAnimalWarning: There are several dead Goomba corpses strewn across Mario.exe’s home dimension. Touching one will prompt an unholy demon abomination to chase after the plumber.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Waluigi’s corpse is found cut in half.

* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler: Yoshi becomes this in the “Yoshi Solo Ending”]] and most likely all the other endings where he survives.

* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: A literal example. [[spoiler: ???, the leader of the viruses]], is always referred to as ??? and is never properly named. [[spoiler: Toad.exe]] also briefly goes by ??? until he reveals his name.

* SuperEmpowering: Mario.exe temporarily makes Luigi invulnerable to all harm and able to destroy anything on touch. Then it takes a really dark turn as he makes Luigi use this power to kill off the entire Toad species.

* Hologram: Mario uses one to talk to Luigi and try to break him out of his rut in the [[spoiler: ''Luigi Solo Ending'']].

** “Bad Ending”: The default ending, it happens if all three of the main playable characters die. Mario breaks into grief and tries to kill himself by jumping into a spike pit since everything he’s had to live for is gone. He is unable to do so, and is stuck with Mario.exe in his home dimension. Mario.exe gives him some cryptic details on

** [[spoiler: “Luigi Solo Ending”]]: TBA [[spoiler: If anybody has beaten this and could add the details, that would be nice.]]
** [[spoiler: “Yoshi Solo Ending”]]: [[spoiler: Yoshi returns to Yoshi's Island, and finds every last Yoshi dead. He walks to a giant hole, and leaps into it without any other choice. He survives a spike fall and as both the LastOfHisKind and the only surviving playable character, Yoshi decided to just use the island as a hangout.]]
** [[spoiler: “Luigi and Yoshi Duo Ending”]]: [[spoiler: Luigi and Yoshi traverse through Mario.exe's black home dimension, dodging bad guys and platforming, Eventually they reach Mario.exe, who is disguised as Mario and tries to convince Luigi to help him. If Luigi chooses to decline, he and Yoshi will leave the dimension alive. They regroup and start to celebrate, but are interrupted by Mario.exe's voice.]]
** [[spoiler: “To Be Continued”]]: [[spoiler: Luigi and Wario both individually find and explore Bowser's abandoned castle, with Wario kicking his fair share of ghost Mario ass. Eventually, Wario encounters a corrupted virus version of Luigi, and being too exhausted to fight back, he flees until he loses him. He meets up with the real Luigi, tries to warn him to get out, but then the screen turns chrome and everything explodes, leaving nothing but a "To be continued" (though if the Worst Ending is any indication, there's not much left to continue.)]]
** [[spoiler: “Yoshi and Wario Duo Ending”]]: [[spoiler: Yoshi reappears on Yoshi's Island, stuck in a maze of poisonous gas that he has 33 seconds to escape from. Meanwhile, Wario has a much more straightforward platforming segment in the same general area. Once both of them escape to a safe spot, they meet each other and decide to just use the island as a hideout.]]
** [[spoiler: “Best Ending”]]: [[spoiler: All three of the heroes decide to storm Mario.exe's home dimension. They split up and go on rampages of their own. Luigi is separated from the crew and has to go through a hellish game show from hell by Toad.exe, Yoshi has to fight Bowser.exe again in a harder rematch, and Wario has to face a corrupted Waluigi. Once they finish their battles, Mario gets the strength to transform into a FinalForm and challenges Mario.exe and Bowser.exe to a final battle. Once that is done with, Luigi, Yoshi and Wario are all freed. Though the Kingdom is still devastated beyond repair, they are safe for now.]]
** [[spoiler: “Stuck Forever” Ending]]: [[spoiler: Secret ending only obtainable by entering the Mario Coin before killing all the Toads. [[AndIMustScream Luigi becomes stuck with an unresponsive Mario.exe for all eternity.]]]]
** [[spoiler: ”True Worst Ending”]]: [[spoiler: The other secret ending. Luigi jumps into the first pit he sees, swerves right to hit a glicthed blue block, and ends up corrupting the entire Mushroom Kingdom, horribly derailing Mario.exe's plan and making ??? stronger beyond comprehension. Mario.exe, with no other options left, uses his mind to destroy the entire multiverse and everything in it, including himself.]]

** BiggerBad: [[spoiler: ???. [[TheBigBadShuffle Unless it's actually Mario.exe. Or maybe both. Depends on who you feel like trusting]]]].

* GoldenSuperMode: Mario enters one right before his showdown with Mario.exe in the best ending.

** A weird non example happens along the pathway to the [[spoiler: Yoshi and Luigi Duo Ending. If you choose Yoshi at the beginning of the final segment instead of Luigi, Yoshi will encounter Wario.exe. They exchange taunts, and then Wario.exe yells it's time to kill Yoshi. [[NoEnding: Then the game just closes.]]]]

* CameBackWrong: Everybody that Mario.exe and [[spoiler: ??]] kills comes back evil, horribly mutilated, or both.

* InstantWinCondition: Touching the Mario coin at the end of most platforming segments is this. For example, If Luigi steps on a walking Goomba in Mario.exe’s pet dimension, as long as he touches the Mario coin before the demonic Yoshi reaches him, he will still get transported to the next level.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: During the final battle against [[spoiler: Mario.exe and Bowser.exe and later Yoshi.exe and Wario.exe]] in the [[spoiler: Luigi solo ending]], you are allowed to Continue with no catch. This is the only time in the entire game you’re allowed to freely continue. Granted if you wait too long, then it will cut straight to the Game Over screen.

* BossRush: In the [[spoiler: ''Best Ending''], you face, in order, [[spoiler: Bowser.exe in a harder rematch, Corrupted Waluigi, and finally, Mario.exe himself, and it's a two part battle.]]

* EnemyMine: Mario.exe uses the reanimated corpses of the Kingdom residents to fight the surviviors, including [[spoiler: Bowser]], [[spoiler: Toad]], and even [[spoiler: Yoshi and Wario]] in the [[spoiler: ''Luigi Solo Ending'']].

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: A large part of the game's horrors come from just how much is unknown in the end. Most paticularly in Mario.exe and ???'s relationship. Who they are, what they want with the kingdom, who is the less evil among the two, all of these questions are brought up, but none are definitivley answered.]]
* MultipleEndings: One of the defining features of the game is just how many alternate endings there are, especially for a game of it’s length. Many are based on who does and doesn't survive and there are even some secret endings obtainable by digging a bit in certain areas. [[spoiler: No real attempt is made to establish a definitive canon ending, though.]]

** [[spoiler: “Luigi and Yoshi Duo Ending”]]: [[spoiler: Luigi and Yoshi traverse through Mario.exe's black home dimension, dodging bad guys and platforming, Eventually they reach Mario.exe, who is disguised as Mario and tries to convince Luigi to help him. If Luigi chooses to decline, he and Yoshi will leave the dimension alive. They regroup and start to celebrate, but are intterupted by Mario.exe's voice.]]

** [[spoiler: “Yoshi and Wario Duo Ending”]]: [[spoiler: Yoshi reappears on Yoshi's Island, stuck in a maze of posionous gas that he has 33 seconds to escape from. Meanwhile, Wario has a much more straightforward platforming segment in the same general area. Once both of them escape to a safe spot, they meet each other and decide to just use the island as a hideout.]]
** [[spoiler: “Best Ending”]]: [[spoiler: All three of the heroes decide to storm Mario.exe's home dimension. They split up and go on rampages of their own. Luigi is seperated from the crew and has to go through a hellish game show from hell by Toad.exe, Yoshi has to fight Bowser.exe again in a harder rematch, and Wario has to face a corrupted Waluigi. Once they finish their battles, Mario gets the strength to transform into a FinalForm and challenges Mario.exe and Bowser.exe to a final battle. Once that is done with, Luigi, Yoshi and Wario are all freed. Though the Kingdom is still devestated beyond repair, they are safe for now.]]

** [[spoiler: ”True Worst Ending”]]: [[spoiler: The other secret ending. Luigi jumps into the first pit he sees, swerves right to hit a glicthed blue block, and ends up corrupting the entire Mushroom Kingdom, horribly derailing Mario.exe's plan and making ??? stronger beyond comphrenension. Mario.exe, with no other options left, uses his mind to destroy the entire multiverse and everything in it, including himself.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: At least, murder at Mario.exe’s hands. Murder to the virus people will supposedly result in a much worse fate.

* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: A literal example. ???, the leader of the viruses, is always referred to as ??? and is never properly named. Toad.exe also briefly goes by ??? until he reveals his name.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Luigi staunchly argues against killing off the entire Toad species and senseless violence in general. Unfortunately, the universe (or more accuratley, Mario.exe) conspires against him there.

** According to the game log, this is actually because the game tries to load a sound effect that doesn't exist.

* LateToTheTragedy: Wario doesn't return to his house until after Waluigi dies.
* {{Projeggtile}}: Used by Yoshi (who else) in his fights against Bowser.exe.
* PsychicPowers: Mario.exe has these, and uses them to destroy all of reality in one ending.

** The GoldenSuperMode [[spoiler: Mario takes on right before challenging Mario.exe in the best ending]] seems to be a reference to ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'', especially in the visuals deparment.

* TheBigBadShuffle: By the end of the game, it’s not quite clear whether Mario.exe or ??? is the bigger threat, or even what their endgames are, let alone why they are doing this.

* TheGhost: Princess Peach is never seen ingame. The only references to her are a handwritten note early in the game warning Luigi of Mario.exe’s “pet” and a few offhanded mentions.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Mario gets the power to transform into a Super Saiyan like form during the final boss battle of the best ending and attributes it to his friends.

* TheUnfought: While several people that seem to be part of ???’s people appear as obstacles and his [[spoiler: Waluigi corruption]] appears as a boss, ??? himself is never fought, nor do the heroes even meet him. In fact, ??? only makes one physical appearance in the game, and it’s in a cutscene no less.
* TheVirus: This appears to be what ??? and his people are. They corrupt individuals and potentially the entire world. In fact Mario.exe even describes him as a virus.
* TheVoice: While Toad.exe has a lengthy conversation with Luigi in the main story path, we never actually see what he looks like.

* UnendingEndCard: Most of the endings stay on the screen until you exit out of the game.

* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler: ??? tries to accuse Mario.exe of being one on the title screen. How accurate this is is never cleanly answered.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: If Luigi chooses to help what is very obviously Mario.exe in disguise, Yoshi will call him out on his stupidity. Right before Mario.exe kills him.

''Mario.exe: The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' is a Game Maker platformer created by [[https://gamejolt.com/@Zario11112 Zario]] based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, and more specifically the .exe phenomenon popularized by games like Sonic.exe. It

* AChatWithSatan: Mario.exe is more than willing to divulge information on his motives to whoever wants i (typically Mario or Luigi).

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Mario.exe himself, surprisingly. This version of Mario.exe is still evil, no about about that, but he actually has a legitmate motive behind hunting down the Kingdom's residents (namely, using them as an army to fend of the army of ???, who is also trying to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.]]

** KillEmAll: [[spoiler: While it's become tradition for .exe games to use this trope, ''The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' normally subverts this with most endings having at least one of the targets alive by the end. However, the worst endings play this straight, including one where all of reality is wiped out.]]

* BossRush: In the [[spoiler: ''Best Ending''], you face, in order, [[spoiler: Bowser.exe in a harder rematch, Corrupted Waluigi, and finally, Mario.exe himself, and it's a two part battle.

''Mario.exe: The Mushroom Kingdom's Doom'' is a Game Maker platformer created by [[https://gamejolt.com/@Zario11112 Zario]] based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, and more specifically the .exe phenomenom popularized by games like Sonic.exe. It

The game starts like a normal Mario.exe game, but it becomes known by fans for twisting the formula quite a bit. It is an experimental take on the .exe style that plays with/subverts most of the traditional associated tropes. It is also known for using fear of the unknown/psychological horror over graphic violence (though there are still a few gory moments) and it's suprisingly deep gameplay rewarding multiple playthroughs via hidden Easter Eggs and heavy StoryBranching including multiple different endings based on a variety of factors.

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Mario.exe himself, suprisingly. This version of Mario.exe is still evil, no about about that, but he actually has a legitmate motive behind hunting down the Kingdom's residents (namely, using them as an army to fend of the army of ???, who is also trying to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.]]

* BittersweetEnding / PyrrhicVictory: These are what the best endings are like. Almost every ending has some cost for the survivors; even the ''best'' ending [[spoiler: ends on a rather somber note; while Mario has defeated Mario.exe and all the playable characters are alive, the kingdom is still jepordaized, Mario is still seperated from his friends, and none of them have any idea what is going on still.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: If Luigi chooses to help what is very obviously Mario.exe in disguise, Yoshi will call him out on his stupidity. Right before Mario.exe kills him.