10 Hilariously Bad Super Mario Rip-Offs
3. Super Jump World
Super Jump World, also known as Lep's World Plus, is a Super Mario Bros. clone, and the developers aren't shy about coming clean on the game's inspiration. It's described on the webpage as "perhaps the most well-made Super Mario clone ever."
Instead of taking control of a diminutive Italian plumber named Mario, the player has control of an adorable leprechaun named Lep. If you find a cloverleaf through your adventure, Lep will grow in size "just like Mario when he gets chaps, a red mushroom." The artwork and enemies are reminiscent of Super Mario Bros., though the sprites are original.
Gameplay for Super Jump World is basically identical to that of Super Mario Bros., and the level layout is also very similar. Instead of using pipes to get to another level, the player drops into hollow tree trunks, but instead of turtles, most of his enemies are snails and various insects.
It does employ an interesting mechanic for turning the character from one direction to the other. Doing so causes the character to flip on an axis, making him look entirely two-dimensional. Other than that, Super Jump World is Super Mario Bros. made to look slightly different, but otherwise, it's a near-perfect clone.