Astral World

Original game : Super Mario Bros.

Platform : NES

Author : StudsX

Release date : 15 October 2023

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G, S, L, T, P

Downloads : 1294

ROM Information

Database match: Super Mario Bros. (World)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo Entertainment System (v. 20210216-231042)
File SHA-1: EA343F4E445A9050D4B4FBAC2C77D0693B1D0922
File CRC32: 3337EC46
ROM SHA-1: FACEE9C577A5262DBE33AC4930BB0B58C8C037F7
ROM CRC32: D445F698

Hack description

V1.1 ---
- Cloud level bugfix
- Music test text fix

V1.0 ---
A sci-fi themed hack consisting of 4 worlds with 16 levels in total. Mario has been erroneously teleported to an alien planet and needs to find his spaceship to get back home. The hack is of medium-hard difficulty and is mostly recommended to people who have already mastered the original SMB1. Some levels require you to go into the right pipe, walk through the right door, or hit the right vine to finish.

The concept for this hack dates to June 2017. Initially being nothing more than a graphical test created by Patty, it was reworked to be a proper hack starting in the Summer of 2020. In 2023 it received a massive upgrade in its music and coding, courtesy of StudsX. Most of the levels were done by Patty, with tweaks done by StudsX and Eden GT. 1-4 was designed by StudsX.

Levels:
*1-1 - Arrival at the Planet
*1-2 - Under the Surface
*1-3 - Island Hopping
*1-4 - The First Lair
*2-1 - Waterfront Stronghold
*2-2 - Waterfront Cave
*2-3 - Starry Paradise
*2-4 - Firebar Fortress
*3-1 - Amethyst Ice Cave
*3-2 - Abandoned Underworld
*3-3 - Pink Velvet
*3-4 - Convoluted Citadel
*4-1 - In the Pink of the Night
*4-2 - Night-Time Madness
*4-3 - Heavenly Stronghold
*4-4 - Maze of Freedom

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Peppermint Patty	Hacking	Director, Level Design, Logo, Graphics
StudsX	Hacking	Director, Level Design, ASM, Music
Eden GT	Design	Title Screen Design, Secret Level Designer (post-game)
Hellfire	Graphics	Graphics

Reviews

A challenging yet rewarding experience	e20norr	2023-10-01	Version 1.0
Visually stunning graphics, great music and some pretty good level design. Few hacks pay this much attention to detail. In short, this is a solid hack that's easy to recommend if you're up for the challenge. I can barely get past 1-2 yet, but I can definitely see myself putting in some serious practice to try to beat this one. It's that good. By the way, here are two minor suggestions: Avoid inconsistent spelling. The main menu says "music test", while it's referred to as "soundtest" in the music test menu. Please stick to only one of these phrases. Also, "soundtest" should be spelt "sound test". It would be cool to have a new coin-collecting animation when jumping into boxes with coins that align with the new square coins. Right now, the animation is for the old, round coins. However, this would also require the coin icon on-screen to change accordingly.

"Mario's unique adventure in a new world"	diablo666	2023-09-28	Version 1.0
"Mario's unique adventure in a new world" - this is my general slogan for the hack. But in more detail, this is: Unique in graphic terms. Uses more animation frames and animating the world. Good and high-quality music. To some extent, I think they used a different sound engine Difficult, but well-developed levels. They are a pleasure to study and play In general: A good project, in which a lot of effort is really invested and it deserves to get into your collection of games

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