Kill the Plumber
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| Kill the Plumber | |
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| Developer | Keybol |
| Series | Mario (unofficial) |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, Adobe Flash |
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| Genre | Platform game |
| Mode | Single-player |
Kill the Plumber is a platform game developed by Filipino independent game developer Keybol. The game is a parody of Super Mario Bros. Players control the inhabitants of a kingdom invaded by a plumber and must stop him before he can reach a princess. It was released in 2016 for Windows and Android, but Apple rejected it for violating Nintendo's copyright. After the graphics were changed, Apple accepted it.
The game is a parody of Super Mario Bros. in which players, as Mario enemy parodies, attempt to stop a hostile plumber (a parody of Mario). He has invaded their kingdom to stalk a princess (a parody of Princess Peach).[1]
Development
The initial design pitch was to control various enemies from platform games, becoming stronger as the game progressed.[2] The game was initially developed as a browser game. After it proved popular on YouTube, Keybol ported it to mobile platforms. Development for both platforms took a month. However, Apple rejected it from their App Store for potentially violating Nintendo's copyright. While negotiating with Apple, Keybol ported the game to Windows, which took another six weeks of development time.[1]