A Helping Hand (2024)

Developer: NewPointless, schema_tuna
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Platform
Main story: about 5.0 hours
Completionist: about 10 hours
Where to get it: Website

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two-player cooperative Mario World hack requiring real-time coordination between players on separate systems.

co-opmultiplayerpuzzlesocialadventurefan-made

About

King Boo has returned to force Mario players to socialize. Players must work together through shadows, riddles, and schemes to thwart his evil plans. This QLDC Hackjam entry is designed to be played with a partner. You'll play together simultaneously, on different systems, with a way to communicate. The hack doesn't connect to the Internet. No special emulator is required.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.