If you tire of this tiny red Watchmen analogue, you’ll be thrilled – yes, thrilled! – at the playable inclusion of characters from various indie games. “Each of the five chapters of SMB has four hidden warp zones,” says McMillen. “These will send you into retro level sets, as well as levels from other indie games. When you finish the level you unlock that indie character and will be able to play as them in the main game.”

I can think of a few indie game characters I’d love to see playable. However, I have no doubt in my mind they’ll appear in the game in some shape or form. Perhaps before we even get Cave Story WiiWare. Oh darn, I said it. Well, I meant it. As much as I love Cave Story WiiWare, it’s becoming the Duke Nukem Forever of WiiWare. Super Meat Boy however, I believe will see the light of day very soon. And it will arrive into the most gracious of hands, when it does.

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