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To start off, this hack is pretty easy and I consider myself an expert at playing SMB3 but not a master. The level designs are a 'hit and miss' for me. Some are very creative while others are too linear though I know how difficult it is to create 70 to 80 good quality levels. It wouldn't be right for me to compare this 2004 hack to the games released today because Recovery1 had very little reference among the few hacks back then. I respect this hack as one of the first to lead the way for future hackers and level designers.

Good things:

• Perfect Power-up placements.
• The ease of gameplay makes it enjoyable.
• The Level Design: There are definitely a few hidden gems among the levels. (7-7 my favorite)
• Does well to give that SMB3 experience.
• I'm a fan of some custom palettes on here.

There are a few hiccups worth noting, however:

• Stumbled on some misplaced pipe pointers (1-2) and entering a pipe in (6-2) will freeze the game. Though the game is easy, I recommend using savestates just in case that happens.
• Once in a while, enemies fall from above the screen, no way to see them.
• Some blinds jumps (though I didn't die from any of them.)

Overall, Recovery1 did a good job. I can tell the hack wasn't finished with the world 6 and 7 maps and World 8 being untouched, but it was worth releasing. It was a good experience playing through it.

Recommended.

Got all the way through this hack thinking it was released recently. I didn't realize it was actually released in 2004. OH well!

Anyway, this is a neat hack that is preeeetty close to SMB3 in terms of difficulty and creativeness. It has a couple of incredibly frustrating levels, but those only pop up in world 7. World 8 is not changed at all.

I did a Let's Play series on this one, feel free to check it out! I'm currently still uploading it but it should be done soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwCcSGqPtag&list=PLaE0mwJnqG1px9NH6n9YfYB6BHSXKUYnh&index=1

Played everything up until World 3, and so far this is a really well put together set of new levels. The difficulty is a bit lower than what many probably come to expect from any Mario hacks, but there are still spots that can trip you up.

Just to me personally, these are my favorite kind of hacks. It's much more like an expansion pack for SMB3 instead of trying to make it into something its not. Uses the original sounds and graphics, and that's honestly a selling point for me, as long as the levels are good. These are great.

Really nice job! Will definitely play this one all the way through.