Welcome! SMW Central aims to be the Super Mario World hacking site, hosting everything you will ever need in order to create your own hack. We have sections with tons of content including graphics, music, sprites and more - ready to use in your own projects! We also host a big selection of completed hacks, so if you need some inspiration or simply just came here to find something to play, you will surely be satisfied, as well. Over the years, we have built up quite a large community, so if you need help with anything or feel the need to chat with other Super Mario World enthusiasts, be sure to check out our forums where you can join hundreds of friendly users in the discussion of a big variety of topics. Enjoy your stay!
Help getting started
The Getting Started section of our F.A.Q. contains general information about SMW hacking, ROMs and emulation. In order to play a hack from our hacks section, you will need to know how to use BPS patches. If you ever want to create your own hack, be sure to read all the F.A.Q. sections. They contain lots of helpful information! You should also check out our tutorials section where you will find tutorials to help you with many different aspects of SMW hacking.
Lunar Magic
The latest version of Lunar Magic is 3.11, released on February 9th, 2020. You can download it here.
Latest News: On your marks... Get set... Go!!
It's here! This Summer's C3 has arrived. Come on in and take part in the Super Yoshi Race to celebrate 30 years of Super Mario World!
This Summer's C3 event is just around the corner! Starting this Friday 3rd Noon EST (4pm GMT, 9am PST) - if you're unsure, take a look at the giant red counter at the top of each page! We can't wait to see what you've all been working on for this summer's event.
Not sure what C3 is? I's a SMW Central Creativity Convention! A chance for members of SMW Central to show-off their creativity and showcase their recent projects. Take a look at the C3 Museum archives to get a taste for what's to come!
Latest News: SMW Central's first ever charity marathon stream: Streaming Mario World for Charity!
We will be raising money for The Bail Project on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26 on our Twitch channel, and we'd like for you to help us out: we are looking for people interested in either playing and racing SMW/SM64/YI hacks as part of the stream, or showcasing their creative work, to fill out this form: HERE! All submissions are welcome and will be considered.
**UPDATED JUNE 30** In order to get a schedule together with enough time to prepare, the deadline for submitting to the marathon is Tuesday, July 7 at noon (UTC-5).
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