Matari 800 (Game)

Matari 800 is a hardcore platformer video game developed by MeatCube Games, it is something like the spiritual sequel to 30'. Unlike most hardcore platformers, whose characters have infinite lives, here you have a limited number of lives, being 100. This game is also very important in the history of M.T.G.s, as it implements a new character selection system with ~~8~~ 6 available. It also includes references to other old video games like Ice Climber or Donkey Kong, whose most memorable objects appear in the form of hidden treasures in some levels.

## Prologue

"*Matari is fed up with video games, they do nothing but violate and rot youth, so he assaults a poor boy and steals his cartridges. Just as he is about to destroy them, something incredible happens. The cartridges come alive, and they escape from him. Now, Matari, screwed by this absurd plot, will try to do whatever it takes to destroy every cartridge.*"

Matari commits suicide at the end, after realizing that HE is a video game.

## Characters

(The information below is taken from the .txt file found in the game)

- Matari 800, he is fast and with a medium jump. He's pretty easy to play with, although he can be a bit of a pain at times.

- Haparie 500, he is literally the opposite of Matari 800, he's the slowest character in the game, but he has the longest jump. For players who want a more challenging character.

- Red Blob, it's a smaller character than usual and has an average speed. It has a bit of a short jump ~~but can go faster if the "A" key is pressed~~.

- Matari's ball/Ballboy, it is a very small character, it's fast and has the smallest hitbox in the game. So it can slip through hazards many times. But it can't perform a double jump.

- Matari 400 (removed char.), the previous version of Matari, is a bit odd to use. He is the fastest character in the game, but his speed is usually one more danger. Luckily, to go slower you can press "A" (like a inverse running).

- Ogmo, from Jumper!, he is a big character, has a very low double jump and has higher speed, he is a very comfortable character to play.

- Cramar, from Cramar & Demii, similar to Ogmo in gameplay, only that he has a higher jump and goes a little slower.

- Egg (removed char.), from Egg and Fries and the many spin-offs of him, he is a very heavy character, he has low jumps, he goes slow and falls faster than the others. However, by pressing the "A" key the character will do a third jump, a little more uncontrollable but long.

## Enemies

It's the second game with the most enemies, the first being Cramar & Demii. As a reference to The End Is Nigh wiki's enemies page, I'll divide the enemies into groups and add their images separately.

### Passives

They are enemies that stay put without moving or following a pattern.

**Screw**, Broken nails that act as spikes, when Matari touches them, he will automatically die.

**Nails**, Longer version of the nuts. Kills Matari if touched.

**Instaspike**, Spikes that come out of the floor, from time to time they get in and then they come out again.

**Woundmaker**, Black balls (🤨) with pink faces. Their expression changes according to their size, they are usually stuck somewhere although sometimes they float.

**Gauzy**, White balls (🤨🤨🤨🤨) that alternate between visible and invisible. Touching them when they are transparent will still kill you.

### Actives

They are enemies that move in a defined pattern, either rotating or horizontally.

**Cartridge**, Cartridges from different video games, their name is usually a parody of arcade or old video games, such as Dig Drug or Wrecking Shrew. They are very important enemies in the game, because they have to be stomped to go to the next stage.

**Barrels/Poops/Fire**, enemies that move in a straight line, turns around when near a cliff.

**Wrecking Ball**, floats horizontally or vertically.

**Rotarory**, It orbits certain platforms.

**Countenance**, chases Matari 800 upon seeing him move.

### Shooters

They are enemies that shoot towards the character or in a specific direction.

**Denos**, dinosaur fossil that constantly shoots bones to the right or left.

**Voyeur**, blob of skin with a rifle in its eye, watches the character's movements and eventually shoots. There is a blue version that shoots much faster.

**Hypothermia**, ice cube that launches snowballs. It is faster and harder to dodge than Denos.

## Trivia

* At first it was planned that Matari would have a Christian religion, however the idea was scrapped for being "an offensive prejudice".
* Matari 400 (and Egg) were removed from the game. They can still be played with by manipulating the game's code.