Toad Strikes Back by Bowser Technologies
Characters and concept (C) Nintendo

Controls:
Arrow keys left/right - move Toad
Arrow keys up/down - look up and down, aim vegetables, enter pipes
Shift (or fire1) - jump
Ctrl (or fire2) - pick vegetables from ground and throw them, use item, hold to run
Space Bar - select item
Enter - advance to next level after pressing "!" switch

How to play:
You've played the real Mario games, yes?  Toad Strikes Back plays just like any of these games, and was intended to combine the elements of SMB and SMB2USA as well as playing as Toad to create a unique fanmade game.
All you have to do is get through the levels and jump on the switch at the end to advance to the next level.  On the way, you will encounter enemies, ? blocks, and a lot of the other items from the classic Mario games.


Items:

"?" Blocks - these contain various items.  Jump at them from underneath to see what is inside!

Fire Flower - allows Toad to throw fireballs which bounce along the ground.

Hammer - allows Toad to smash enemies on the ground at close range.  It can also break bricks.

Yoshi Egg - allows Toad to ride Yoshi the Dinosaur!  Use his long toungue to swallow any enemy.

Coins - add points to your score.

Red Mushroom - restores your health.

Green Mushroom - gives you an extra life.

Small Mushrooms - recovers one hit from your health bar.

Grass - stand on it and press CTRL to pick a vegetable.

Vegetable - throw these at enemies to defeat them!  You can aim them by holding the up or down arrow keys.

Pipes - there are certain pipes that you can enter with the down arrow key, and some you can enter with SHIFT+up arrow key.  Some take you to different parts of the stage, and some take you to bonus rooms.  Try them all out!

"!" Switch - jump on it to end the stage.


Enemies:

Goomba - these evil mushrooms pace around in an attempt to kill you.  One jump on their heads will take these wimps out!

Para Goomba - flying Goombas.  After you stomp them, they will lose their wings and become normal Goombas.

Koopa Troopa - these turtles patrol a given sector.  Give them one good stomp to knock them out of their shell, then kick the shell at other enemies!

Nokobon - nasty-looking black-shelled Koopa Troopas.  After you stomp them, look out - their shells will explode!

Pihrana Plant - they lurk in pipes, waiting to jump out and strike!  However, if you stand on a Pihrana's pipe while it is still inside, it will not come out.

Shy Guy - these maked menaces can't be taken out with a stomp - but no worries!  You can easily deal with them by jumping atop them and picking them up with CTRL.  Then, you can toss them at other enemies!

Bob-omb - like Shyguys, these walking bombs can be picked up.  But, you will not want to hold on to them for too long, do to obvious reasons...

Bullet Bills - fired from cannons or the side of the screen.  Jumping on them can take them out.

Torpedo Ted - Bullet Bill's underwater counterpart.  Stomping on it won't do, however...

Cheep Cheep - many of these fish swim about in the seas.

Blooper - big, white squids.  They swim about in a somewhat unpredictable pattern.

Boss Bass - all these big fish want is some sleep... and food!  If you get near one, it will awaken and chase you around until it gets a good bite at you.

Jelectro - large jellyfish that stay in one place, but touching them is deadly!  They cannot be defeated by Toad alone.


Credits:
MARIO, TOAD AND ALL RELATED ITEMS ARE PROPERTY OF NINTENDO.  Game designed by SuperToad and Thunder Dragon.  Game programmed by  Thunder Dragon and Kyle Heard.  Sprites made and/or ripped by SuperToad, Thunder Dragon, Daniel Absolom/Kritter3k, Jays2s, and Fanguy.  Sounds courtesy of The Mushroom Kingdom, Thunder Dragon and the Trasher.  MIDIs from Bouche, 4Eyes and vgmusic.com.