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==Development== ''Meat Boy'' began as a [[flash game]] created by Edmund McMillen and programmed by Johnathan McEntee, released on [[Newgrounds]] on October 5, 2008.<ref>[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/463241 Meat Boy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It has currently garnered over 840,000 views since its release. A map pack for the flash version was later released on December 8, 2008.<ref>[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/472826 Meat boy (map pack)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Super Meat Boy'' began development after Nintendo requested the game be brought over to WiiWare, having been impressed by the success of Team Meat's Flash game ''Aether'' and the previous ''Meat Boy'' title.<ref name=escapist/> According to the developers, the game is "a big throw back to a lot of super hardcore [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] classics like ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins]]'', ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' and the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''",<ref name=www/> with the plot "a mash-up of every videogame story from the early 90s".<ref name=escapist/> In April 2009, Team Meat announced that Tim, the protagonist from ''[[Braid (video game)|Braid]]'', would be the first unlockable indie game character.<ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/news/super-meat-boybraid-crossover-event/1217/ Super Meat Boy/Braid Crossover Event!]</ref> Later, [[Commander Video]] from the ''[[Bit.Trip]]'' series and [[Alien Hominid]] were revealed to be additional unlockable characters.<ref>[http://www.twgnews.com/20/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=202%3Adual-interview-with-commandervideo-and-meat-boy&catid=14%3Ainterviews&Itemid=40&limitstart=1 Dual Interview with CommanderVideo and Meat Boy]</ref><ref>[http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/alien_hominid_joins_the_meat_team Alien Hominid Joins The Meat Team]</ref> Fly Wrench from [[Fly Wrench]] and Ogmo from the Jumper series were also recently confirmed as playable characters for the game too. Each character has different attributes, such as Commander Video's ability to float midair. Meat Boy himself makes a cameo appearance in the game ''[[Bit.Trip|Bit.Trip Runner]]''.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-trailer-bit-trip-runner/62790 Bit.Trip Runner Video Game, Debut Trailer | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The game was initially announced for WiiWare and PC, but a picture released on Team Meat's [[Twitter]] page on February 22, 2010 revealed that the game would also come to Xbox Live Arcade.<ref>[http://twitpic.com/14rsa7 Its a secret to everyone! on Twitpic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They announced the next day that, whilst all versions will be released in the same month, the game would be released for XBLA first due to 'contractual obligations'.<ref name="XBLAreveal">[http://bluebaby.newgrounds.com/news/post/441578 Meat Boy on XBLA!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The XBLA version will contain an exclusive level.<ref>http://www.destructoid.com/first-shots-of-super-meat-boy-s-teh-internets--182972.phtml</ref> In response to the removal of Tommy Refenes' [[iPhone OS]] app, ''Zits & Giggles'', from the [[iTunes]] store, a week after Refenes criticised the App Store, likening the [[iPhone]] to a [[Tiger Electronics|Tiger Electronics Handheld]],<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5497459/apple-bans-game-days-after-developer-publicly-trashes-app-store Apple Bans Game, Days After Developer Publicly Trashes App Store<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Team Meat created ''Super Meat Boy HANDHELD'', an iPhone app styled on a Tiger Handheld, which was released on the iTunes store on April 3, 2010.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5509221/super-meat-boy-makes-iphone-into-tiger-handheld Super Meat Boy Makes iPhone Into Tiger Handheld<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/super-meat-boy/news/tiger-handheld-version-super-meat-boy-is-supposed-to-suck/a-20100405153146123067/g-20091120134115469086 Tiger Handheld version of Super Meat Boy is supposed to suck, Super Meat Boy PC News | GamesRadar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Edmund McMillen has also released a Meat Boy microgame for ''[[WarioWare D.I.Y.]]'' A Meat Boy shirt will be released in the [[Avatar (Xbox 360)#Avatar Marketplace|Avatar Marketplace]],<ref>http://twitpic.com/2n90a2</ref> replicating the one available in the Newgrounds store.<ref>http://www.newgrounds.com/store/product/meat-boy-shirt</ref>
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