Super Mario Bros. X - The Dark Emperor

Super Mario Bros.- The Dark Emperor
Demo Version 1.0
Engine - SMBX
Playtime - 15 to an Hour
Levels - 5
Stars - 8
Playable Characters - Mario\Luigi

This is a short demo for my SMBX episode, it's not much, however you will get a nice little intro to the game and be able to explore the world map a bit.

As always any comments / constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Some things I would like to know.

-There are 8 obtainable stars in the demo, how many did you get, did you get them all?
-What were things you liked/disliked?
-Is the game to linear? As in too cliche of a Mario game? If so then how would you change the story around to make it interesting or give it a twist?

And remember all your comments will be taken into consideration and I will get around to answering everybody eventually. There are periods of time when I'm away from my computer, so please don't feel ignored if I don't answer right away.

Thanks for playing my game!