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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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Latest Content
Play To Win
"Play To Win" is a hack that i started creating in the last months of 2021 with the idea of being polished, traditional, gimmicky, fun and creative.
Updates:
- Fixed a softlock in the midway… (read more…)
Super Koopa Sound Effect When Spawning
This patch adds a sound effect to super koopas when spawning similar to bullets so its easier to react to them especially in fast paced levels.
You can seperately edit the sound effect for the… (read more…)
China Warrior - Game Over
Did an port of the Death Jingle from China Warrior (aka The Kung Fu in Japan) for the TurboGrafx-16 / PC-Engine. Really fitting for any eastern themed romhacks. Important: There's an option to… (read more…)Popful Mail (SEGA CD) - Mine (Outside)
The background seen in the exterior of the Mine, from the SEGA CD version of Popful Mail. A great fit for mountain levels in general. It has a mustard-like palette due to the mines being located… (read more…)
Star Wars - Darth Vader Breath
The iconic breathing sound of Darth Vader from Star Wars.Wave Muncher Launcher + Jumping Muncher
FOREWARNING:
- Sprite Memory is recommended to be put on 10.
JumpingMuncher.asm is an enemy sprite that replaces the tile it is set on as it spawns, then jumps up, falls back down, and becomes a… (read more…)
SMW MultiTools Launcher v2.27s
Improve your creativity and productivity by forgetting the annoying management of all the tools you need by centralizing all your tools and other frequently used files in one place!
Link your… (read more…)
Donut Lift Block v1.2
An updated and optimized version of the donut lift block included in Spritetool. This custom block spawns a custom sprite when touched from above or the corners. Details in the… (read more…)
Content of the Day
Yoshi Disappears After Eating Too Much
This UberASM will make so that Yoshi disappears in a puff of smoke after he eats (and swallows) a certain amount of sprites. Check out the readme for more details.
Kill Player On Star
Basically a block that either kills the player when he has a star or when he doesn't have a star.Re:timer (OOF patch v2.0)
Makes the game timer jump to a number and stay there upon reaching a certain other number. Both numbers are customisable inside the patch and a texture map is included.
To customise:
1. Edit… (read more…)
Somari 64: DASH!
Complete the race course under a minute! and become the King of Speed! but can you make it in one piece? The New Nimbus City Trial await!
Somari 64: DASH! is a 6 stars mini hack (Not a demo) but… (read more…)
Super Mario World
A sample pack of every sample found in Super Mario World, the game we all love and like.SMW2+
My first and the first full-length Yoshi's Island hack ever released, containing 54 brand new levels.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Mini Battle
The background used in the mini games that pit Yoshi against Bandit. No credit needed.
Super Yeet World
This hack took over two years to make. Contains 7 levels with a few sections each. Difficulty is pretty intermediate for kaizo standards throughout and features un-trolly level design. Also contains… (read more…)