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SMW Central is the largest ROM hacking community on the internet, and the gathering place for all the resources you need to create your own ROM hack. We offer a large selection of completed hacks as well, ready for you to play! Traditionally SMW Central focuses on hacking Super Mario World, but over the years we've collected a ton of resources and hacks involving other games, too. Our community is ever-growing — sign up now and be part of it!
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Hack Testing in SMW Central Discord!
If you're a member of the SMW Central Discord server, we've recently opened a space to connect creators with people interested in testing hacks.At this stage we're actively recruiting people who are interested in volunteering to test hacks from the community, if that sounds like you join the server and read the guidelines for becoming a tester and apply!
QLDC #3 Results!
The results are out for 2025's Questionable Level Design Contest: See Who Won! →
We're HIRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is not part of an april fools joke. In matter of fact, we have some news for you.Applications for SMW Hacks Helper are now CLOSED!!
We will be hiring two helpers, specifically for standard hacks, so if you want to try it follow the instructions within the first post in this thread to apply!! Your application can be sent through site PM or discord DM. Feel free to message me if you have any questions prior you apply. I'll be looking forward for your messages!
04/07/2025 Edit: I'm adding one additional position for a helper for smw kaizo hacks, so there's in total three available spots.
04/12/2025 Edit: applications closed.
Latest Content
You Have No Life

Overworld Layer 1 Events

Sparkster - Lakeside
Lakeside Adventure from Sparkster. Update: Corrected all the ADSR values and made the overall volume a little more accurate. Whew, fixing all that was quite a doozy. Additionally, you can set… (read more…)Custom Switch Block

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Rip Van Fish Z

Johnny Test Whip Crack
The whip cracking sound effect from Johnny Test that probably gave you brain damage as a childspct

Event Camera Pan

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Coin Hunt Pack
This pack includes a custom coin and a block that will change its behavior once a certain amount of the custom coins is collected. By default, the amount is 30, and the block will turn from solid… (read more…)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Faron Woods
The soothing music which plays in the Faron Woods of Twilight Princess (assuming it isn't submerged by twilight, that is).Good for forests, though it can also be similarly used for ruins.
SM64: Stars of the Beast 1.2v

Horizontal/Vertical Autoscroll

Enter Star Roads Using L+R
This patch allows you to enter Star Road tiles using L+R. It can be enabled/disabled by submap. It's intended to fix the softlocks in Super Demo World-type Star Worlds, where one of a level's two… (read more…)Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu - Virtual Hell (Second Section)

Secrets of Yoshi's Island

Metroid
