MURI

MURI is a throwback to the early days of DOS platformers. They days with EGA graphics and pc speaker sounds. It does a remarkably good job. The game is split into 4 episodes with five levels each, including the boss fight. The levels themselves are well designed and very fun. There's a lot of secrets. Combat is basic but fun, with a few different ammo types and enemies that is easy to defeat but still fun to fight. The biggest positive for me is the framerate and smooth scrolling. Smooth screen scrolling on DOS wasn't a thing before id software's Commander Keen. The dev's were smart enough to use smooth scrolling here, even if it's not totally accurate for the type of platformers they're emulating. The framerate in those days were often 16 fps and for me, that's not playable. Luckily, the game has the option to run at 32 fps, which is a lot better. Overall, it's a good game and smart design choice Give it a go.

as all the other reviews say, pick this one up if you have any place in your heart for the games this one pays obvious tribute to, though I'd also recommend to any other ludoheads out there, especially if you liked iji.

just beat MURI a really good dos like run and gun plataform game i like how they went to easy to old shcool in the difficulty settings is nice for people who just want a casual gameplay it feelt quite anime too xD it would make a good tv show xD

The game has a few situations where the background visuals resemble Duke Nukem 1, but overall the feel of the game is completely different. The story especially is quite strange and it could not be more far removed from any Duke Nukem game. But the gameplay is quite good and ultimately this is an okay game. Whether you want to pay the full price for such a short game is another story. My experience with MS-DOS games from my childhood mainly consists of the later era titles where you could save the game when you liked. I tended to dislike the older DOS games with no ability to save. You cannot save your game in MURI. However, the four episodes each are very short so this is not a big problem. MURI has the feel of the older DOS titles, which I personally dislike. I am not a fan of the limited color palette either. However, if you liked the older DOS titles then this game is definitely for you.

When i`m seen this the first time, i thought "wow, nice duke nukem clone" . Now, after completed, i`m don`t change my opinion. In fact, game contains more things, than original - more guns, more bosses more functional elevators (you can as moved up as down, with precision control). Sad, but game lost differents mechanics, as more high jump or climbing on ceiling. And no more helicopters. After all, i recommend this, if you like old duke (1-2-3, parts, espesially the first).

Throwback retro games are a dime a dozen but how many have actually referenced old DOS games? [b]MURI[/b] does that, with inspiration especially from the original 1991 [b]Duke Nukem[/b]: large, haphazardly designed multi-directional levels littered with collectible items for score and extras, complete with choppy 16 FPS scrolling but with an option for a smoother one. It is even split into episodes, always in remembrance of the shareware games of yore. Little frills, besides the ability to shoot in a direction while retreating towards the opposite. The jump is really high and floaty, somewhat justified by the idea that the player is wearing a super suit. There is no way to change weapons, it automatically defaults to the most powerful currently collected, meaning that even some really powerful ones can't be easily conserved. True to that era, the 4:3 window has even smaller space for playing, with a fairly large HUD. 16 color palette, even the same primitive parallax in some levels (the background is static), just solid black background in some other places, and besides a little intro and ending music, all beeper effects. It's a fantastic recreation that feels genuinely out of an 80286 PC. Contrary to its inspirators, it's got a story that is more than just an accessory, but it gets quite esoteric and weird (especially the nature of the final boss). Some enemies are smarter than what they were capable of doing in 1991, jumping over obstacles and down from platforms, certain robots even have their torsos and legs still active if the other half is destroyed. But it's not a terribly difficult game, nor a long one, and not everyone may enjoy this gameplay style but after all, it's made to recall some specific old games and it succeeds perfectly in that regard. Still, even a more modern gamer may find enjoyment in [b]MURI[/b]'s simplicity. Unfortunate that this is the only game Daniel Remar has ever published on Steam - one would think it would be a perfect place for [b]Iji[/b], just to name one...

Cool little retro game.