Web Mario

This project is developed for the "2025 Spring CS241002 Software Studio" course at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). The goal is to create a Mario-style platformer game using Cocos Creator, closely mimicking the gameplay and appearance of the original Super Mario Bros 3.

Scoring

Basic Components	Score	Check
Complete Game Process	5%	Y
Basic Rules	55%	Y
Animations	10%	Y
Sound Effects	10%	Y
UI	10%	Y

Advanced Components	Score	Check
Firebase Deploy	5%	Y
Leaderboard	5%	Y
Offline Multiplayer Game	5%	N
Online Multiplayer Game	10%	N
Others [name of functions]	1-10%	N

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Features & Scoring Items

Complete Game Process (5%)

• Start menu and level selection: Players can choose between Level 1 (normal difficulty) and Level 2 (same map, but with more and larger enemies).
• Game view includes game start and game over screens.
• The game process is managed according to the current game and player status.

Basic Rules (55%)

• World Map (10%):
  • Correct physics (gravity, collision detection).
  • Background and camera follow the player.
  • At least one world map, designed to closely resemble the first stage of Super Mario Bros 3.
• Level Design (5%):
  • Static walls and interactive question blocks.
  • Hitting question blocks from below triggers an animation and either awards points or spawns a mushroom, after which the block becomes a regular tile.
• Player (20%):
  • Physics-based movement and jumping (A/D to move, Space to jump).
  • Player starts with three lives; losing a life on falling off the map or touching an enemy, with respawn at the initial position. Game over returns to the menu.
• Enemies (15%):
  • Includes flower, goomba, and fly goomba, each with correct physics and unique behaviors.
  • Only goombas can be defeated by jumping on their heads; flowers cannot be killed and must be avoided.
• Question Blocks (5%):
  • At least one type (super mushroom) that makes Mario bigger, able to jump higher, and take one extra hit.

Animations (10%)

• Player has walking and jumping animations.
• Each enemy type has its own animation.

Sound Effects (10%)

• Includes BGM, jump, death, power-up, game over, win, and enemy defeat sound effects.
• Sound effects do not interrupt the background music.

UI (10%)

• Displays player lives, score, and timer.

Appearance (10%)

• The game’s visuals are highly faithful to the original Mario, with pixelated graphics to evoke a retro feel.

Bonus Features (up to 10%)

• Firebase Integration (5%):
  • Deployed to Firebase.
  • Membership system: Sign up, login, and save/restore game progress.
  • Real-time updates of player life, score, and coins to Firebase Realtime Database.
• Leaderboard (5%):
  • Displays the top five players’ names, scores, and emails.

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Summary

All required features and bonus items have been implemented, including advanced appearance and Firebase-based leaderboard. The project is expected to achieve 90% (core features) + 10% (bonus) + ?% (appearance).