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This Halloween game was released at the same time as [[Malloween Commercial]], and prior to [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]. It's similar to the game ''Ikaruga'' for the Arcade, Japanese Dreamcast and GameCube in that you must master two different "colors" (in this case black and orange). You can collect marshmallows of the color that your aura is, but watch out for marshmallows that don't match your color!
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'''Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up''' is a [[Games|game]] based on [[Malloween Commercial]], released simultaneously with the toon.
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{{Film|Marshie}} must drop the orange and black [[Color flavored|flavored]] [[Fluffy Puff Malloweens]] into their appropriately-colored treat sacks to earn points. Marshie can be toggled between the two colors to collect and bomb the proper marshmallows {{--}} but if he collides with malloweens of the wrong color, he loses energy.
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'''Date:''' Monday, October 20, 2003
'''Page Title:''' More Marshie for the Kids!
'''Page Title:''' More Marshie for the Kids!
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==How Do I Do It? (Instructions)==
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==Gameplay==
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When [[Marshie]] looks like (Marshie icon with orange circle), collect (orange marshmallow icon) and press (SPACE bar) to bomb them into (orange bag icon). If Marshie looks like (Marshie icon with black circle), collect (black marshmallow icon) and press (SPACE bar) to bomb them into (black bag icon). Press (A key) to switch between (Marshie icon with orange circle) and (Marshie icon with black circle). If Marshie looks like (Marshie icon with black circle) and collects (orange marshmallow icon), he loses energy (and vice versa). Press (P key) to pause the game. (Can icon) increases speed. (Bag of malloweens icon) refills your bombs. (Brown bag icon) increases your capacity. Do it!
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[[File:Malloween Instructions.png|thumb|How to do it]]
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== Glitches ==
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Marshie glides through the air above the [[spooky woods]], controlled by the arrow keys. The game scrolls horizontally; Orange and black malloweens appear constantly scattered throughout the screen, while orange and black bags appear occasionally at the bottom of the screen. Marshie glows with a colored aura, toggled between orange and black with '''A'''. Marshie will collect malloweens of his matching color (up to a total of five, collecting a satchel will increase the current color's capacity by one), and will take damage from colliding with a marshmallow of the wrong color. The '''Spacebar''' drops a malloween of Marshie's current color (if available). Points are earned by bombing marshmallows into the appropriately-colored bag, a certain number of points are required to advance to the next level. Collecting "Can D" cans will increase Marshie's speed. The game can be paused with the '''P''' key.
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*After the first level, the level counter in the corner displays the ''previous'' level, rather than the current level.
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The game ends once Marshie runs out of extra lives. The "game over" screen shows the player's score, play time, level reached, and accuracy percentage. [[The Sad Kids]] (wearing [[Other Halloween Costumes|their Halloween costumes]]) stand in the corner next to orange and black bags.
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*If you press caps lock, the A key will no longer work. (Seems they just programmed it for lower case.)
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*In the flash file if you pause the game you can't move yet you can still switch and drop the bombs.
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== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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===Explanations===
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*The title screen credits the game to [[Jonathan Howe]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Mike Chapman]].
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This game used to be a [[Secret Pages|Secret Page]], not accesable by any other page on the website.
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*This game was originally only accessible by clicking the [[Main Page Messages|What's New]] button, briefly becoming a [[secret page]] before it was added to the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] in 2004.
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*This is the only game on the New Games Page not made by [[Videlectrix]].
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*This and [[Make-o Your own Stinko]] are the only games on the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu not made by [[Videlectrix]]. Malloween is the only one of these games that is not in a retro graphics style.
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*The Scrolling Shooter Games Menu abbreviates the game's name to "Marshie Ween".
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
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*Instead of "Loading", it says "lourding". This may or may not be a reference to the [[Heavy Lourde]]
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[[File:Lourding.png|thumb|"lourding..."]]
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*[[Irregular Loading Screens|The loading screen reads "lourding"]] instead of "loading". This may be a reference to the [[Heavy Lourde]].
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===Goofs===
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*The full [[page title]] reads "More Marshie for the Kids! - ''Mrshie's'' Malloween Mix-Up", omitting an ''a''.
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===Glitches===
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*After the first level, the level counter in the upper left corner displays the ''previous'' level, rather than the current level.
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*If Caps Lock is on, the "A" and "P" keys do not function.
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*If the player pauses the game while a bag is on-screen, the bag shows but nothing else does.
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*Marshie's color can still be changed on the pause screen.
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**This is an advantage: if there is a situation such as an orange marshmallow and a black marshmallow (or vice versa) directly next to each other, the player can collect the first one, pause, press a, then resume and get the other one.
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*If the player gets a high enough hit accuracy during the game, upon finishing it may record the hit percentage as over 100%.
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The creepy song at the beginning is Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D".
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*The game ''{{w|Ikaruga}}'' uses a similar polarity-swapping feature.
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*The sound [[Marshie]] makes when he dies is from the Mega Man games, as is the pattern of circles left behind.
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*The creepy music heard in the beginning is adapted from "{{w|Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata and Fugue in D Minor}}", a {{w|Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach}} composition that is often associated with horror and Halloween. It is played in a different key.
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*The sound made when you pause is used in a lot of the NES games made by [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]], examples being Bayou Billy, Blades of Steel, and Contra.
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*Marshie's health bar, the sound he makes when he dies, and the pattern of circles left behind are from the ''[[Mega Man]]'' games.
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*The instructions look like the picture stories in the kids magazine [http://www.highlights.com/ Highlights for Children].
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*The sound made when the game is paused is used in many of the [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|NES]] games made by {{w|Konami}}, such as ''[[bedtime story|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' and ''{{w|Contra (video game)|Contra}}''.
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*The energy bar is from Capcom's Mega Man series.
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*The instructions are formatted like the picture stories in the children's magazine ''{{w|Highlights (magazine)|Highlights}}''.
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*The "one color hurts and the other helps" feature is from Atari's Ikaruga
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===Fast Forward===
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*The "Speed Increased" voice clip is used by [[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|Marxie]] in the [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]-themed [[Main Page 26]].
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*The [[videlectrix.itch.io|Videlectrix itch.io page]] refers to this game as "Malloween Mix-Upp".
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* Play the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/weengame.html Game]
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* Play the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/weengame.swf Game (flash file)]
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Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up

Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up is a game based on Malloween Commercial, released simultaneously with the toon.

Marshie must drop the orange and black flavored Fluffy Puff Malloweens into their appropriately-colored treat sacks to earn points. Marshie can be toggled between the two colors to collect and bomb the proper marshmallows — but if he collides with malloweens of the wrong color, he loses energy.

Date: Monday, October 20, 2003

Page Title: More Marshie for the Kids!

Contents

[edit] Gameplay

How to do it

Marshie glides through the air above the spooky woods, controlled by the arrow keys. The game scrolls horizontally; Orange and black malloweens appear constantly scattered throughout the screen, while orange and black bags appear occasionally at the bottom of the screen. Marshie glows with a colored aura, toggled between orange and black with A. Marshie will collect malloweens of his matching color (up to a total of five, collecting a satchel will increase the current color's capacity by one), and will take damage from colliding with a marshmallow of the wrong color. The Spacebar drops a malloween of Marshie's current color (if available). Points are earned by bombing marshmallows into the appropriately-colored bag, a certain number of points are required to advance to the next level. Collecting "Can D" cans will increase Marshie's speed. The game can be paused with the P key.

The game ends once Marshie runs out of extra lives. The "game over" screen shows the player's score, play time, level reached, and accuracy percentage. The Sad Kids (wearing their Halloween costumes) stand in the corner next to orange and black bags.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

[edit] Trivia

  • This game was originally only accessible by clicking the What's New button, briefly becoming a secret page before it was added to the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu in 2004.
  • This and Make-o Your own Stinko are the only games on the Scrolling Shooter Games Menu not made by Videlectrix. Malloween is the only one of these games that is not in a retro graphics style.
  • The Scrolling Shooter Games Menu abbreviates the game's name to "Marshie Ween".

[edit] Remarks

"lourding..."

[edit] Goofs

  • The full page title reads "More Marshie for the Kids! - Mrshie's Malloween Mix-Up", omitting an a.

[edit] Glitches

  • After the first level, the level counter in the upper left corner displays the previous level, rather than the current level.
  • If Caps Lock is on, the "A" and "P" keys do not function.
  • If the player pauses the game while a bag is on-screen, the bag shows but nothing else does.
  • Marshie's color can still be changed on the pause screen.
    • This is an advantage: if there is a situation such as an orange marshmallow and a black marshmallow (or vice versa) directly next to each other, the player can collect the first one, pause, press a, then resume and get the other one.
  • If the player gets a high enough hit accuracy during the game, upon finishing it may record the hit percentage as over 100%.

[edit] Real-World References

  • The game Ikaruga uses a similar polarity-swapping feature.
  • The creepy music heard in the beginning is adapted from "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", a Bach composition that is often associated with horror and Halloween. It is played in a different key.
  • Marshie's health bar, the sound he makes when he dies, and the pattern of circles left behind are from the Mega Man games.
  • The sound made when the game is paused is used in many of the NES games made by Konami, such as The Adventures of Bayou Billy and Contra.
  • The instructions are formatted like the picture stories in the children's magazine Highlights.

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] External Links

Halloween Toons
Big Toons
(Teasers, Costumes)

2000: Homestarloween Party (costumes)
2001: The House That Gave Sucky Treats (costumes)
2002: Pumpkin Carve-nival (costumes)
2003: 3 Times Halloween Funjob (costumes, theme song)
2004: Halloween Fairstival (costumes)
2005: Halloween Potion-ma-jig (costumes)
2006: Happy Hallow-day (costumes)

2007: Jibblies 2 (teaser, costumes)
2008: Most in the Graveyard (teaser, costumes)
2009: Doomy Tales of the Macabre (teaser, costumes)
2010: Which Ween Costumes? (costumes)
2014: I Killed Pom Pom (teaser, costumes)
2015: The House That Gave Sucky Tricks (teaser, costumes)
2016: Later That Night... (teaser, costumes)
2017: Haunted Photo Booth (teaser, costumes)

2018: Mr. Poofers Must Die (teaser, costumes)
2019: The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods (teaser, costumes)
2020: Halloween Hijinks (costumes)
2021: Halloween Hide & Seek (costumes, walkthrough, responses, v2.0 trailer)
2022: 2022 Costume Pack Now Available (teaser, costumes)
2023: The Show: Ween Edition (teaser, costumes)
2024: A Prickly Scary Short (costume)

Other Site Components Main Page 7, Ween Intro, Punkin Stencils
Toons halloweener, ghosts, Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0, Malloween Commercial, That a Ghost, Halloween Awards Show, Costume Commercial, Decomposing Pumpkins, Punkin Show, Halloween Safety, Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition, Large Bean, Kooky Moonlight
Puppet Stuff Homestar vs. Little Girl 2, Marshie vs. Little Girl, Greatest American Homestar, Action Cool News-oween Report
Games Egg Throwing Game, Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha, Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up
Fan Costumes 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Costumes Rejected Costumes, Other Halloween Costumes, Strong Bad's Teaser Costumes, What are you supposed to be?, I really like your costume, Icon References
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