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Castlemania

Super Mario World Hacks → Castlemania

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Submission Details

Name: Castlemania
Author: xMANGRAVYx
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Demo: No
Hall of Fame: No
Length: 6 exit(s)
Type: Standard: Hard
Description: This rom hack is inspired by the early Castlevania series and attempts to channel the spirit of 'NES difficulty'. It's designed to be a throwback hack of sorts- with instant-death blocks, secrets, and familiar enemies to fans of the franchise. Each level was designed with a custom graphics set and soundtrack paying homage to the source material. Some sections offer tighter platforming than others without feeling cheap or unfair to the player. Most importantly- each level has a clear path forward with the player never wondering where to go or what to do next. Fans of the Castlevania series know of it's difficult nature and shouldn't be surprised by any obstacles within the hack. To channel the concept of 'NES difficulty', this hack will not save until you complete all 6 levels, and GAME OVER will result in the player having to start over.

NOTE:
In playtesting, a few testers thought it necessary to offer an alternate version of this hack. It was decided the download file will also include an 'EASY VERSION' which will allow the player to save their progress after every level is cleared. This also lets the player CONTINUE after Game Over. Other than slight palette changes to differentiate the two- both versions are exactly the same. It also should be noted some of the level bosses don't indicate damage, however as long as your attacks are making contact it is in fact taking damage. These are attributes of the sprites used unfortunately..

Good luck, have fun and THANK YOU for playing!
Tags: asm chocolate exgfx retro
Comments: 11 (jump to comments)
Rating:
5.0 (1 rating)
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Comments (11)

S3pti Pinned Link
Another great hack by Gravy. Mario in Castlevania style, how can you not like this #tb{^V^}
Fun levels, some more challenging than others.
Well balanced in difficulty
Great design, good music, fun bossfights.
Theres a Lot to explore.

KaGoodPlayer999 Link
Really liked the level design and vibe! This was my first time getting comfortable with SMW controls, so I struggled a lot with the 2nd boss and the 3rd one a little too, but the rest were simple enough to get past for a beginner like me. To my surprise, on my succesful run I only died twice! Anyway, just wanted to say that I had fun overcoming this challenge!

Here's the video of my run:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHnOa-8ecWk
ShinyPikablu Link
Good play for the spooky month. I was always a sucker for any SMW hack that utilizes 8-bit graphics. It is also a fun game, reminds me of some older hacks I enjoyed. Level 3 is indeed pretty rough, but it felt great getting past it.
SuperRyan Link
Nice hack. I liked the NES-style sprites.
Nastadon Link
Great little hack! To be honest I hated level 3 and rage quit with that low ceiling lol, but I came back here and saw it was only 6 exits and pushed forward. The last 3 levels were so cool so I am glad I went back.
WONIU Link
You guys didn't want to play this game in 2001, I have SMWC in Castlevania.#smrpg{y}
 DonWafle Link
Approved, I left the difficulty in Standard Hard, considering the harder difficulty for the patch with no saves.
Game overall was fun to play, if you play the "easy mode" first then the Normal mode won't be any trouble to beat.

Congrats! #smrpg{:D}
FrostyLosty Link
Dude, this is so good! Perfectly captures that NES difficulty, you managed to transformed SMW into a completely new game and pulled it off perfectly. Great stuff as always #smrpg{y}
Klug Link
Kinda reminds me of an old Mario fangame called Super Mario XP...
X_Koitlyn_X Link
Always creating such amazing hacks! This one is yet another great hack
BlackNProud Link
Amazing work as always Gravy

(also because I'm immature FIRST)