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This hack showcases a wide variety of what can be done in hacking SMW, including new graphics and new items. Unfortunately, the one thing not showcased is level design. It has some of the cardinal sins of level design, including:

• Item babysitting (carrying a p switch through most of the pyramid level)
• Unforeseen hazards (forth desert level is a headache of trial and error)
• Unstable levels (second desert level has platforms sometimes not appear, forcing death)

That being said, not all of the levels are bad, some are even fun. I made it as far as castle #2 and played through three of the star levels. After discovering that the key to star level 1 was down one seemingly bottomless pit at the end of the level, out of about 4 others, I quit. Trial and error with no clues is no fun.

FuSoYa made this Super Mario World hack to demonstrate just how powerful his editor, Lunar Magic, really was. Everything about the hack speaks for itself in terms of quality, innovation, and as a demonstration of what Lunar Magic can do. The bright, colorful backgrounds(mostly inserted from other games - a nice feature of Lunar Magic), awesome level design, decent difficulty, and clever secret placement make for something really memorable. All in all, it would be very difficult to top Super Demo World The fact that the hack is almost 6 years old and still has few rivals is a testament to that.