🕹️ Mario: IEEE Time-Travel Quest 🚀 Overview
Mario: IEEE Time-Travel Quest is a 2D side-scrolling platformer built on a classic Mario-style base game. This project was developed for a hackathon, combining creativity, gameplay mechanics, and strong IEEE-themed storytelling.
Mario is on a mission to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the IEEE Conference, but things go wrong…
🧠 Storyline
Mario is testing his time machine for the IEEE 80th anniversary conference. Due to a critical bug, the machine breaks apart and sends him back in time to the early days of the IEEE Computer Society.
Now, Mario must:
Collect all the broken time machine parts Avoid dangerous code bugs Solve optional puzzles Use his anti-gravity device
His ultimate goal: 👉 Fix the time machine and return to the IEEE 80th anniversary celebration.
🎬 Cutscenes 🎥 Cutscene 1 (Game Start)
After clicking Start, Mario is teleported back in time, surrounded by broken time machine parts.
🎥 Cutscene 2 (Game End)
Once the game is completed, Mario stands beside the repaired time machine while people around him cheer and celebrate.
🎯 Game Objective Collect 20 time machine parts to win Avoid obstacles (bugs in the code) Optional: Solve puzzles to improve your final score ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Collectibles ✅ Time Machine Parts → +1 score ❌ Bugs (Obstacles) → -1 score 🧠 Puzzle System (Bonus Feature) Special collectibles trigger popup puzzles Game pauses while solving Non-trivial, challenging puzzles Affects final “Paper Status” ranking 🪂 Parkour Paths Optional alternate routes with higher difficulty Includes: Challenging jumps One puzzle collectible placed strategically Players can choose: Safe route OR Parkour challenge 🧲 Anti-Gravity Feature Toggle using Shift key When ON: Gravity is disabled Mario can move freely in all directions Constraints: Active for 10 seconds Cooldown of 20 seconds 🏃 Movement Mario movement speed is slightly reduced from base game Continuous side-scrolling gameplay maintained 🎨 UI & Design Clean, calm, and modern UI Improved visibility for: Collectibles Score Strong IEEE-themed visual elements integrated 🧾 Scoreboard
Displayed after Cutscene 2:
Metric Description ⏱ Time Taken Total time to complete the game 📄 Paper Status Based on puzzles solved 🏆 Paper Status Ranking Q1 → 2 puzzles solved Q2 → 1 puzzle solved Q3 → 0 puzzles solved 🛠️ Tech Stack HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript (Game Logic) 📌 Features Summary 🎮 Classic 2D platformer gameplay 🧠 Interactive puzzle system 🪂 Optional parkour paths 🧲 Anti-gravity mechanic with cooldown 🎬 Story-driven cutscenes 📊 Performance-based scoreboard 🧩 IEEE-themed narrative and elements 🏁 How to Play Open the HTML file in your browser Click Start Use keyboard controls to: Move Mario Avoid obstacles Collect parts Press Shift to activate anti-gravity Solve puzzles (optional but rewarding!) Collect 20 parts to win 💡 Future Improvements More levels with increasing difficulty Advanced puzzles Sound effects & background music Multiplayer or leaderboard system 🤝 Contribution
This project was built during a hackathon. Feel free to fork, improve, and expand it!
📜 License
Open for educational and hackathon use.