<s>
Super	B-Operating_System
Mario	I-Operating_System
Bros	I-Operating_System
.	I-Operating_System
Crossover	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
fan-made	O
crossover	O
platform	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
launched	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Exploding	B-Operating_System
Rabbit	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
mostly	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
major	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
characters	O
that	O
debuted	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
skins	O
"	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Operating_System
Mario	I-Operating_System
Bros	I-Operating_System
.	I-Operating_System
Crossover	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
browser-based	O
platforming	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
jump	O
on	O
enemies	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
,	O
use	O
Koopa	O
shells	O
to	O
knock	O
enemies	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
acquire	O
powerups	O
from	O
special	O
blocks	O
that	O
serve	O
to	O
boost	O
health	O
,	O
shoot	O
fireballs	O
,	O
or	O
remain	O
invincible	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossover	O
varies	O
this	O
formula	O
by	O
adding	O
in	O
several	O
additional	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
with	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
uses	O
a	O
sword	O
and	O
boomerang	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
with	O
fundamental	O
control	O
changes	O
from	O
his	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
being	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
and	O
thrust	O
his	O
sword	O
upwards	O
and	O
downwards	O
,	O
moves	O
that	O
originated	O
in	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
arm	O
cannon	O
she	O
can	O
fire	O
and	O
which	O
gains	O
power	O
with	O
powerups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Belmont	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
whip	O
and	O
can	O
throw	O
axes	O
at	O
foes	O
,	O
the	O
attack	O
strength	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
axes	O
on	O
screen	O
increasing	O
with	O
additional	O
powerups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Rizer	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
use	O
a	O
gun	O
to	O
fire	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
in	O
power	O
and	O
spread	O
with	O
further	O
powerups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
1.1	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophia	B-Application
the	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
,	O
the	O
tank	O
vehicle	O
from	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
1.2	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophia	B-Application
's	O
capabilities	O
include	O
hovering	O
,	O
clinging	O
to	O
walls	O
and	O
ceilings	O
,	O
and	O
homing	O
missiles	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
ammunition	O
and	O
power	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
refill	O
these	O
capacities	O
through	O
collection	O
from	O
defeated	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
uses	O
his	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
jump	O
higher	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
reduced	O
traction	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
harder	O
to	O
avoid	O
enemies	O
and	O
pitfalls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bass	O
,	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
2.0	O
and	O
has	O
similar	O
play	O
to	O
Mega	O
Man	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
arm	O
cannon	O
acts	O
differently	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
shoot	O
in	O
7	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bass	I-Application
,	O
he	O
can	O
double	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3.0	O
update	O
added	O
additional	O
character	O
skins	O
,	O
special	O
rendering	O
modes	O
to	O
mimic	O
other	O
earlier	O
computer	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
limited-release	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
using	O
ActionScript	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
CS5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
instantly	O
very	O
popular	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
where	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
posted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
next	O
update	O
,	O
version	O
1.2	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
included	O
Sophia	B-Application
the	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
minor	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
1.0	O
and	O
1.1	O
were	O
called	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Mario	I-Operating_System
Crossover	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
will	O
also	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
various	O
graphical	O
looks	O
resembling	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Zach	O
Robinson	O
made	O
a	O
poll	O
deciding	O
which	O
game	O
between	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Special	I-Application
will	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
received	O
more	O
votes	O
,	O
Jay	O
Pavlina	O
showed	O
more	O
interest	O
in	O
Special	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
released	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
in	O
version	O
3.1	O
,	O
slated	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari-style	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Mario	I-Operating_System
Bros	I-Operating_System
.	I-Operating_System
Crossover	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
created	O
as	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
joke	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
all	O
non	O
Exploding	B-Operating_System
Rabbit	I-Operating_System
related	O
topics	O
on	O
the	O
Exploding	B-Operating_System
Rabbit	I-Operating_System
forums	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
"	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
"	O
at	O
www.new-game-plus.com	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
site	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
owned	O
by	O
Pavlina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
WebGL	B-Library
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
under	O
Version	O
4.0	O
with	O
an	O
experimental	O
preview	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
getting	O
a	O
demanding	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Exploding	B-Operating_System
Rabbit	I-Operating_System
started	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
Super	O
Retro	O
Squad	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Crossover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Super	O
Retro	O
Squad	O
began	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Exploding	B-Operating_System
Rabbit	I-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
"	O
Super	O
Action	O
Squad	O
"	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Glitch	O
Strikers	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
resumed	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Greenlight	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
approved	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glitch	O
Strikers	O
will	O
contain	O
level	O
packs	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
pack	O
pertains	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
character	O
's	O
environment/game	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Manni	O
Pals	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
From	O
there	O
,	O
all	O
other	O
level	O
packs	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Operating_System
Mario	I-Operating_System
Bros	I-Operating_System
.	I-Operating_System
Crossover	I-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
positive	O
attention	O
from	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireds	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
thoughtful	O
8-bit	O
mashup	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
Pavlina	O
's	O
efforts	O
for	O
"	O
how	O
these	O
six	O
disparate	O
characters	O
all	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
ripped	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
classic	O
NES	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
fit	O
in	O
perfectly	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Margaret	O
Lyons	O
from	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
called	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
"	O
a	O
mindfrak	O
for	O
the	O
ages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
