Mario.exe

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Mario.exe is a creepypasta .exe game created and uploaded to GameJolt by CoolRash on March 25, 2015. It's one of the popular .exe games based around Super Mario Bros.

Gameplay

The game opens on the original main menu, but with a few unsettling differences: Mario is full-sized, and the player options are replaced by Mario (top) and Luigi (bottom). The player can only select Luigi. The moment they do, the screen flashes with terrifying changes for a split second:

1. The background turns into a realistic, blood-red landscape.
2. The title block becomes splattered with blood, flanked by flaming torches.
3. The copyright year 1985 shifts to 666, and the high score Top- 000000 changes to God- 5403.
4. The player text updates to read "immortal" for Mario and "they must die" for Luigi.
5. The top-screen text turns black, the coin turns white, World 1-1 changes to World E-0, and the timer is replaced with #the word "killlll."
6. Mario's colors dull; his eyes turn pitch-black with red pupils, crying tears of blood over a blood-splattered floor.
7. The bushes ignite into orange flames, developing the same black and red demonic eyes.

World 1-1

Luigi spawns at full size with five lives. The first level starts off playing very much like the classic World 1-1, but when Luigi reaches the end, he encounters Mario.exe. The demonic figure laughs evilly before burning down the iconic castle, forcing Toads to flee while burning alive. Luigi must then sprint to avoid being crushed by falling spikes. If he survives and reaches the exit pipe, an ominous message appears: "HELLO, LUIGI. I WANT TO PLAY WIT YOU."

World 1-2

Whatever you do, don't touch the mushrooms.

The second stage is an underground level filled with scattered Toad corpses and toxic green mushrooms. Luigi must carefully dodge these hazards, or he will cough up blood and die. Near the exit, he has to evade spikes shooting from the right side of the screen before approaching a Toad with closed eyes. As Luigi gets close, the Toad appears with a screamer, revealing itself as a monster. The player must then rapidly press "F" to wrestle and defeat the creature, with the loser getting decapitated. If Luigi wins, he escapes through another pipe as a new message appears: "THAT, WHICH AWAITS FOR YOU ON THE LOCK WILL SOON LEAVE. HASTEN...". If Luigi loses, they can try again with the remaining lives.

World 1-3

The third stage is a platforming level introduced by red text: "Hello, Luigi. I want to play with you. Are you ready?" Missing a jump is fatal; if Luigi falls, he hits the ground and shatters into pieces. After navigating the platforms, Luigi reaches a castle bearing the blood-red message, "Luigi, look back." Turning around reveals Mario.exe holding Princess Peach. The demon laughs before mercilessly pushing her off a cliff to her death. Mario.exe then charges, forcing Luigi to sprint back to the castle, which now reads, "you'RE NEXT." Reaching the end triggers a screamer: Mario.exe headbutts the screen alongside the infamous Five Nights at Freddy's scream, followed by the text again, "HAS COME YOUR TURN."

World E-0

The "Final" level in question.

The fourth and final level takes place in a castle, interestingly named E-0. As Luigi runs right, the screen glitches with static, and demonic symbols line the walls. At the end of the hall, he touches Mario.exe, who instantly vanishes. Luigi is forced to backtrack to the left through a thick, red fog. Reaching the far left wall, he must turn back to the right once more, clearing the fog.

At the very end, Mario.exe flies at Luigi wielding a knife. The moment they collide, the screen cuts to black with a blood splatter. The game concludes on a deeply unsettling "GAME OVER" screen: a realistic, blood-red tunnel where a bloodstained Mario.exe stares directly at the player. In the background, a mutilated Toad is pinned to the wall by a knife through its exposed spine, while Luigi's decapitated head and impaled body are displayed nearby.

Trivia

• The CoolRash version of Mario.exe had been frequently referenced, redesigned, and featured in massive community crossovers, most notably getting musical nods and fan-made concepts for the massive Friday Night Funkin' mod, Mario's Madness.
• In various spin-off wikis and Roblox adaptations (like Outcome Memories), CoolRash's Mario is often classified as an "Executioner" class enemy because his kill count and methodical torment of Luigi are much more structured than the chaotic, random killing sprees of other creepypasta monsters.

Links

NOTE: The following game contains multiple screamers!

• gamejolt.com/games/mario-exe/424431
• Permalink: web.archive.org/web/20250921165752/tmpfiles.org/dl/1501728/mario.exe
• Showcase video: youtube.com/watch?v=LNYQjvV0Rmo

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