Hack Category Changes Log - Hacks

This thread will be used to log changes to the categories hacks are in, usually for hacks that are already in the Hacks section, either to accommodate changes to the hacks database or to move an entry to a more appropriate category.

For each hack that has its category altered, a hacks moderator will post a reply in this thread with similar to the following (fake) example, to provide context for a change.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	An SMW Central Production
Date of Change	YYYY-MM-DD
Category Before	Standard: Normal
Category After	Standard: Hard
Reason for Change	Occaecati ullam et ab est. Sit porro nisi eligendi quia. Delectus assumenda et unde odio et.

We don't always get things right. That said, if you would like to appeal a hack re-categorization, feel free to reach out to a staff member on the hacks moderation team.

The old thread will be kept for archival purposes but it will remain closed.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	You Shell Not Pass v1.1
Date of Change	2024-07-09
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	I find this hack to be teetering on the edge of intermediate and expert. To be safe and give it a better indicator of what's to come, I moved it to expert.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	A Kaizo Adventure
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	Changed per the author's request.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Banzai Mario World
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	Changed per the author's request.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Super Linkdead World
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	Changed per the author's request.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	YUMP
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Standard: Very Hard
Category After	Standard: Very Hard, Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	It seemed appropriate to label the hack Kaizo: Expert, given the many intricate kaizo segments within the lategame of the hack. This change was discussed with other moderators and the contributors before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Tithered Mario
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Standard: Very Hard, Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	The hack has many standard elements, lending itself to a rather hybrid style. Originally submitted as a standard hack and then a kaizo one, it can now be aptly labelled as both, and at the correct degree of difficulty. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Shooey
Date of Change	2024-07-11
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	I was feeling that this hack was very high intermediate up until the final couple of levels. Those were tough enough to make me think this was a low expert hack, and therefore warranted a move into expert.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	20 Challenges: Episode 1 - A feard enemy
Date of Change	2024-07-10
Category Before	Standard: Normal
Category After	Standard: Hard
Reason for Change	Even though the hack is a "1 Room kill all enemies" style of hack, it took me a lot of tries to beat it, Author was informed of the change.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Hyperexcitability
Date of Change	2024-07-18
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	An extremely difficult hack. It has been recategorised to reflect this. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Salty Sagan World
Date of Change	2024-07-18
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	Quite a difficult hack. It felt appropriate in expert, given other similar-difficulty hacks. Sorry ck. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Ultra Kaizo World
Date of Change	2024-07-18
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	A fairly difficult hack. I felt it was appropriate in expert, given other similar-difficulty hacks. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Lil Mallow World
Date of Change	2024-07-31
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Beginner
Reason for Change	A short hack with short sections. A holdover from the kaizo difficulty split, it is now being categorised appropriately. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Hack for a dying culture
Date of Change	2024-07-31
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	A very challenging hack, particularly in the final level. A holdover from the kaizo difficulty split, it is now being categorised appropriately. This change was discussed with the author before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	The Team Shell Hack
Date of Change	2024-07-31
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate
Category After	Kaizo: Expert
Reason for Change	Though not too terribly difficult when it comes to shell hacks, it does ramp up a decent amount towards the end. This change was discussed with the project's lead before being made.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	INFERNVM
Date of Change	2024-01-24
Category Before	Kaizo: Intermediate, Misc: Troll
Category After	Kaizo: Intermediate
Reason for Change	Troll tag removed mainly because the troll elements in this hack don't belong into the misc: troll category, given that they are mostly the kaizo type troll obstacles you can find in most kaizo hacks.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Super Foss World
Date of Change	2024-09-02
Category Before	Kaizo: Expert
Category After	Kaizo: Expert, Misc: Puzzle
Reason for Change	Added the Misc: Puzzle category in order to give a more accurate description about the hack content in its page. Levels are mostly puzzles to solve beyond just a kaizo hack

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Mario's Keytastrophe
Date of Change	2024-09-02
Category Before	Standard: Normal
Category After	Standard: Normal, Misc: Puzzle
Reason for Change	Added the Misc: Puzzle category in order to give a more accurate description about the hack content in its page.

Hack Recategorization
Hack	Mario's Keytastrophe: Rebirth Edition
Date of Change	2024-09-02
Category Before	Standard: Normal
Category After	Standard: Normal, Misc.: Puzzle
Reason for Change	Same as the original Mario's Keytastrophe

Hack Recategorization
Hack	My little Puzzles - The Road to Wisdom
Date of Change	2024-09-02
Category Before	Standard: Hard
Category After	Standard: Hard, Misc.: Puzzle
Reason for Change	Added the Misc: Puzzle category in order to give a more accurate description about the hack in its page