User:DoctorWho42/Ennuigi

Ennuigi (or Ennuigi 1.0 ) is a browser game that combines Super Mario Bros. and boredom. Ennuigi is a portmanteau combining the French word "ennui" with the name of Mario's fraternal twin brother Luigi. The game was designed by Josh Millard.

Inspiration
The story of Ennuigi centers on Luigi's inability to come to terms with the lack of narrative in the original game.

Gameplay
"Left" and "right" control "walk around," while "up" for "ruminate" and "down" for "smoke." The player cannot "jump" as, according to the game, "Jumping is not consistent with ennui!" Ennuigi is procedurally generated.

Music
Polygon's Owen S. Good said "That brooding chiptune will have you questioning what you've really done with your life, too." The Mary Sue's Jessica Lachenal described the music as "slow, plodding, aimless." Dangerous Mind's Martin Schneider reviewed "The slow, tinny music is a perfect complement" to the game.

Video game
In 2015, the game was received by various news publications favorably. In a review for the interactive movie video game Night Trap, TechCrunch's John Biggs recommended playing a little Ennuigi. The A.V. Club's Jennifer Billock appraised the game favorably stating "thankfully, you can play." Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Emily Gera praised the game with "It is excellent." Destructoid's Steven Hansen said it "makes for a fun, depressing little distraction as it looks literally at the cartoonish abstractions of the Mushroom Kingdom." Columbus Alive's Brad Keefe listed Ennuigi on their list of fictional siblings remarking "Think it wasn’t hard growing up in his brother’s shadow?"

The Mary Sue's Jessica Lachenal "hilarious parody." Motherboard's Emanuel Maiberg remarked while it is a "small and funny browser game," it is "not as fun to play as the original Super Mario Bros." Boing Boing's David Pescovitz called the game "excellent." GamesRadar's Sam Prell, despite the concept, implored "It's funny though, I promise." Dangerous Mind's Martin Schneider called Ennuigi a "dreary, Beckettian video game."

In 2016, Polygon's Owen S. Good said "[Ennuigi]'s gotten some attention lately." PC Gamer's Steven Messner reviewed the game with "Where Mario games are typically upbeat and energetic, Josh Millard's reinterpretation of the Mushroom Kingdom is glum, sometimes pretentious, and sometimes wonderfully insightful." The Nerdist's Blake Rodgers said "this side-scrolling game staring Luigi is equal parts hilarious and heart-wrenching."