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The First Round

Super Mario World Hacks → The First Round

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Name: The First Round
Author: GamesInTweed
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Demo: No
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Length: 0 exit(s)
Type: Kaizo: Beginner
Description: It's Friday night and we're late to the pub!

Join Mario as he journeys through a series of short but fun levels suitable for even the newest of players. Unlock routes, meet new friends, and awaken your kaizo skills on what is likely Mario's most vital mission yet: avoiding to pay for drinks!

Features:
- Mostly vanilla beginner romhack suitable for both new and experienced kaizo players
- Unlockable routes of progressive difficulty, up to three unique courses!
- Four unlockable endings, including a secret "true" ending
- Progressive save feature; pick up right where you left off!
- Interactive characters old and new, with a charming narrative
- Custom artwork
- Post-credit content

Remember: last one to the pub buys THE FIRST ROUND! Good luck!

NOTE: Hack is reportedly incompatible with BSNES due to the way uncleared sprites are treated. Recommend using another emulator.
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Version 1.11 update
- Fixed rare teleport glitches
- Slight tweaks to remove cheese
- Some graphic fixes
- Simplified Ending 4
Tags: asm custom boss exgfx lore music no overworld
Comments: 24 (jump to comments)
Rating:
4.4 (9 ratings)
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Comments (24)

Simbossa Link
This was an incredibly delightful hack! I highly recommend this for a light fun kaizo adventure with a cute story :)
bridge Link
as a certified beginner, i really like this hack but
i'm at the start of the beach route and i think this regrab jump is ludicrously hard compared to everything in the game before it. i'm surprised something this hard appeared at the end of an otherwise super easy section

Tripii Link
Adorable little hack, saw Poo and Barb had played in my notifications and decided to play through it before watching them. Aesthetics are amazing, some parts were tight but nothing you can grind through. 5/5
The end game secret wasn't too cryptic and a cool way to end things!


For compatibility, I was on bSNES until the rope glitch in the city level, swapped over to RetroArch with the SNES9x core at that point and carried on till the end. Minor annoyance, but not the creators fault. Same thing happened with the mole level in Hark bros as an earlier commenter mentioned.

GLHF #smw{:peace:}
Joosh Link
Loved this hack, levels are all fun and creative
Finding the secret fourth ending is a bit cryptic however and I felt more irritated than triumphant when I finally figured it out.
mario_was_fun Link
1.11 (latest) version of the game crashes in BSNES v115 on the rope level in the City section, and the game doesn't load at all on snes9x v1.6. Game was alright up to that point, thought there are a lot of very tight areas and the water levels, being water levels, are not good.
GamesInTweed Author Link
Hullo, ty for playing.

Yes, BSNES has been an issue with other players, there is something that this emulator does differently to others that breaks the game. I tried installing a fix into 1.11 but it appears not to have worked. Recommend switching to any other emulator and transferring over the save.

Also, I was curious about the SNES9x v1.60 not loading, so I downloaded v1.60 myself and it seems to work fine? Perhaps maybe re-installing SNES9x v1.60 in case something's amiss?

Hope that helps.
RetroSwim From older version: The First Round Link
A beautiful, heartful hack. It's apparent that a lot of love went in to this!

This is something a newly trained kaizo player can sink their teeth in to, and put their skills to work.

I got pretty bad slowdown at the peak of the optional stage, where you are tasked with a double-shelljump. It was making my timing impossible, so with a heavy heart I save-stated just before the double-shelljump. This was on a real Japanese SFC with SD2SNES/FxPak Pro flash cart. If this is fixed somehow, I'll re-do it without savestating, for realsies. <3

But also that disco shell can go to hell #wario{X_X} hahaha
muzzl From older version: The First Round Link
Fun levels and funny dialogue, but not so much that it breaks the pacing. Lots of extra details that make it all the more charming. The non-traditional branching path system is fresh and interesting and implemented perfectly.

I'm glad I had some help. There was a part I could not figure out myself. 5/5
BallisticAristocrat Link
This was a genuine delight to play, and i'm so blown away that this is your first hack. I raised a very fine glass to this one!
Rainbowmon From older version: The First Round Link
Originally posted by GamesInTweed
Hullo! Ty for playing.
I saw this happen to another player and unfortunately it's 100% the emulator. Something about the emulator not knowing what to do with uncleared sprites (I don't know the specifics). Recommend you switch to any other emulator (SNES9x?) and transfer the save file. I'm hoping a fix in 1.1 will correct the issue but tbh, I don't really understand the issue, as every other emulator is fine. I'm also told this is not an uncommon issue with hacks being played on the Bsnes.
Hope that helps, and cheers! :)


Yep, SNES9X works. Good to know; thanks!

I've finished the 3 main routes now, just need to get the secret route... Though I'm not sure I'm going to do that right now. I looked it up, and I know where to go to start it, but I accidentally went into the pipe, which is... Well, annoying, because now, in order to get back to the previous room, I need to either rebeat the ocean route, or start a new file and rebeat the forest route - neither of which is ideal. It'd be nice if you could Start/Select to warp back to the hub area (and also just pause in general - I don't know why that was removed).

Beyond that, great hack; I enjoyed it!
Rainbowmon From older version: The First Round Link
I've been enjoying this thus far, but I've bumped into a huge problem...

In the city route, near the start of the first room where the factory song from Donkey Kong Country plays, there's a rope. Upon grabbing this rope, it falls a certain distance... And then everything but the music freezes. It seems to be impossible to progress past this point.


Anyone know what might be causing this? I'm guessing it's an emulator issue since no one else is mentioning it, but not sure what's causing it... Using bsnes v115.
GamesInTweed Author From older version: The First Round Link
Hullo! Ty for playing.
I saw this happen to another player and unfortunately it's 100% the emulator. Something about the emulator not knowing what to do with uncleared sprites (I don't know the specifics). Recommend you switch to any other emulator (SNES9x?) and transfer the save file. I'm hoping a fix in 1.1 will correct the issue but tbh, I don't really understand the issue, as every other emulator is fine. I'm also told this is not an uncommon issue with hacks being played on the Bsnes.
Hope that helps, and cheers! :)
XGAMER 2009 From older version: The First Round Link
Me too. I really liked the hack, but I had this problem. I'm using Bizhawk with BSNES core. I had problems using BSNES core in mole's level on Hark Bros too.
Neuromancer Link
Very fun hack!
Astrakitu From older version: The First Round Link
I'm intrigued to play this! I didn't know you make romhacks too lol
NastyTriangle From older version: The First Round Link
Fun hack. Starts out almost too easy. I wasn't willing to search aimlessly for the 4th ending. It's a shame.
Roob From older version: The First Round Link
This is a really fun hack, easy recommend. 5/5.
Greedydave From older version: The First Round Link
Everything about this hack is delightful. I'm only about 10 or so kaizo hacks into my SMW life, but this has set the bar incredibly high.

Thoroughly impressed with the boss fight found from jumping in the water at the brewery and the entire secret area when the main hub is covered in snow. I genuinely had a fantastic time playing this - thank you!
bravetoaster From older version: The First Round Link
:O
 Blaagon From older version: The First Round Link
:O
mmBeefStew From older version: The First Round Link
:O
MarioFan22 From older version: The First Round Link
Despite me being terrible at Kaizo, I had a ton of fun with this hack. A challenging but very fun playthrough.
I love the graphics especially
the cute little Boos holding a glass <3
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Really enjoyed the story, lots of funny moments. I won't spoil it here.

5/5
mytimecouldbeyours From older version: The First Round Link
Super fun hack with lots of humour! Many cute details,
for example the raincoat Chuck and the koopas with sunglasses
and a very nice overall aesthetic. Difficulty curve is good with the three different paths all having their own challenges. Recommended for beginners looking for something a little more challenging, with the third part leaning towards the higher end of beginner, and those looking for something chill and lighthearted.
Jordan From older version: The First Round Link
#smrpg{<3}